Hardwiring Effective Parent Communications to Improve Attendance

Rates of chronic absenteeism have doubled nationwide since 2019, leaving districts in every state scrambling to get students back into classrooms. Traditional approaches to managing absenteeism are not sufficient for the scale of this challenge and don’t align with new root causes of the problem.

EAB research identified that, for most districts, reducing absenteeism starts with rethinking the process for communicating with parents about absences – focusing on partnership, not prosecution. Therefore, we’re now helping District Leadership Forum partner districts across 37 states update their practices and adopt a sustainable, research-based process for managing absenteeism in their schools.

By participating in this Collaborative, partners will receive:

• 5 working sessions with district and school leaders from around the country, facilitated by EAB experts.
• Weekly office hours to receive thought partnership and individualized support from EAB.
• Every resource needed, including data tools, project plans, and communication guides.

Sessions

Use the drop-down to register for a session. Registration for each session is limited to three attendees per institution.

• Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, March 27, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET
• Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. ET