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“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 episode with Shelley, Steve and Stan
“Parents of 28,080 high-risk Kindergarten through 12th grade students received one of three personalized information treatments repeatedly throughout the school year or received no additional communication (control). The most effective versions reduced chronic absenteeism by 10% or more, partly by correcting parents’ biased beliefs about their students’ total accumulated absences. The intervention reduced student absences comparably across grade levels, and reduced absences among untreated cohabiting students in treated households.” Reducing Student Absences at Scale by Targeting Parents’ Misbeliefs
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