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Mar 02
Research says early weekly alerts to parents increases student attendance in middle and high school Feb 7/23
Listen now to podcast at CircleForum Using Restorative Practices, communication with middle school and high school parents is all about building a partnership relationship with school and home. The research on these early and timely ALERTS shows improvement in student attendance. From our perspective, it adds to good conversations and connections. “ABSTRACT We partnered a …
Feb 07
Research indicates a curriculum connected to students improve achievement and attendance – Jan. 31/23
Listen now to Circle Forum Each person in a school plays a role in student attendance. Teachers can do something by connecting the curriculum to relevant issues and topics in the lives of their students. Research says that students feel more confident in their learning when the curriculum is frequently connected to their lives which …
Feb 07
Harvard study shows reduced absenteeism by 10% or more with personalized communication with parents – Jan 24/23
Listen now to Circle Forum “No way my child has missed that much school already!” Parents underestimate the number of days missed by a factor of 2. A relational approach to communicating with parents is firm and fair not punitive. Provide parents with the data AND with the support is part of the conversation this …
Feb 07
Attendance improves with Positive Greetings at the Door , a low-cost, high yield strategy – Jan.17/23
Listen now to Circle Forum Simple and proactive and doable! These are things we appreciate about the research on positive greetings at the door(PGD) “Results revealed that the PGD strategy produced significant improvements in academic engaged time and reductions in disruptive behavior. Moreover, results from a social validity questionnaire indicated that teachers found the PGD …
Feb 07
Research which shows that serving breakfast after the bell can reduce student absenteeism by an average of 6% – Jan.10/23
Listen now to Circle Forum We love research and data that supports initiatives to reduce student absenteeism. In this episode we do some restorative reflections on this Tier 1 intervention that is good for all. Moving a breakfast program into the school day promotes conversations and community for students and staff. “The study found that Breakfast …
Jan 02
Research says “supportive school climate improves student attendance” – Jan.2/23
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum For Season 6 of CircleForum, we’re going to be taking a closer look at the research on things that work to improve student attendance and how that fits with restorative practices. “Students reporting “moderate” and “negative” climate in their schools were more likely to attend schools with …
Jan 02
Start with data when addressing the complexity of student attendance – Dec.27/22
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum In this fourth of 4 conversations about the complex solutions required to address student attendance issues, Shelley, Steve and Stan end where schools need to start, with the attendance data. The article published in October 2022 by Dr. Jess Whitley of the University of Ottawa and Dr. …
Jan 02
School climate impacts student attendance – Dec. 20/22
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum Shelley, Steve and Stan continue part 3 of their discussion about an article published in October 2022 by Dr. Jess Whitley of the University of Ottawa and Dr. Beth Saggers Queensland University of Technology. It’s called“School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as …
Jan 02
Building relationships part of the complex solutions to student absenteeism – Dec.13/22
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum Shelley, Steve and Stan continue part 2 of their discussion about an article published in October 2022 by Dr. Jess Whitley of the University of Ottawa and Dr. Beth Saggers Queensland University of Technology. It’s called“School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as …
Jan 02
There are many reasons why students miss school or struggle with engagement – Dec.6/22
Listen now to recent podcasts on Circle Forum Shelley, Steve and Stan discuss an article published in October 2022 by Dr. Jess Whitley of the University of Ottawa and Dr. Beth Saggers Queensland University of Technology. It’s called“School attendance problems are complex, and our solutions need to be as well.” Restorative leadership is the lens …