Category: Indicators & Predictors of Absenteeism

Students with special education needs require coaching on strategies to keep them motivated and showing up for class in remote learning

“Guiding Special Education Students to Stay on Track for Success in Hybrid Classrooms”

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The Efficacy of Virtual Instruction in K12 Education: A Review of the Literature, Georgia State U

“given the current public health crisis, schools may have little choice in providing
some or all instruction remotely. Thus, a major concern is how to provide the best remote instruction
possible under the current circumstances. Unfortunately, existing research provides litle reliable evidence
on which online learning practices are most effective, and the few existing causal studies yield inconsistent
results. Similarly, there is a lack of consistent evidence on the relationship between teacher experience
and effectiveness in an online learning environment.”

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Survey: Students Want More Opportunities to Connect With Teachers During the Pandemic: Education Week

“the survey also found that Black students, in particular, were more likely to have experienced economic hardships as a result of the pandemic: 37 percent of Black students said that at least one of the adults in their household had lost their job due to the coronavirus, compared to 27 percent of Latino students, 23 percent of white students, and 16 percent of Asian American and Pacific Islander students.”

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Tracking attendance as pandemic stretches presents challenges for school districts

“the nonprofit Center for Reinventing Public Education found that little more than 1 in 4 districts required taking attendance at all once schools moved to remote learning during the first wave of pandemic quarantines. But there’s wide variation in how districts are asked to monitor student attendance, and experts argue existing systems intended to flag students who need support may fall short because of it.”

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62,596 Years of Instruction Are Lost Annually, and It Has Nothing to Do With COVID

The losses are quantified in often horrifying detail by Lost Opportunities, a report recently released by The Center for Civil Rights Remedies at the Civil Rights Project at UCLA and the Learning Policy Institute. NEPC Fellow Dan Losen of the UCLA Civil Rights Project wrote the report with Paul Martinez, also of the Civil Rights Project.”

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A Turning Point for Combating Chronic Absenteeism in American Schools by Gabby Smith

“The shift from simply keeping track of attendance to actively reaching out to struggling students and families may seem subtle, but it could have life-altering positive consequences. “

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Are Students Present and Accounted For? An Examination of State Attendance Policies During the Covid-19 Pandemic: a US study from Attendance Works

“This report discusses how the coronavirus pandemic impacted attendance data. It presents a summary of state attendance guidance developed since spring 2020, and examines the extent to which recent state guidance guarantees the availability of consistent, reliable data taken on a daily basis.”

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Vulnerable students more likely to slip through the cracks: check attendance stats to find out who needs support

“High proportions of teachers report that they are not receiving adequate guidance to serve many of these populations — especially if they are teaching them remotely — and low percentages of principals indicate that their schools are offering the tutoring needed to help students catch up. “

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The Effects of Absenteeism on Academic and Social-Emotional Outcomes: Lessons for COVID-19

Student outcomes generally suffer more from absenteeism in mathematics than in English language arts. Negative effects are larger in middle school. Absences also negatively affect social-emotional development, which can affect other student outcomes down the line.

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Teachers can build strong relationships with and between students to help them get through this very challenging time.

“educators need to be attuned to indicators that a student is struggling. They also need to embrace new strategies to support the social and emotional well-being of students during distance learning. “

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