Schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased implemented phone calls, mentorship programs, and text messaging with moderate or high fidelity more frequently than schools in which it increased¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased used phone calls, mentorship programs, and text messaging with moderate or high fidelity more frequently than schools in which it increased, with all differences greater than 5 percentage points. → Lavigne 2021 q2 i? About 88 percent of schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased implemented text messaging with moderate or high fidelity compared with 45 percent of schools in which it increased. → Lavigne 2021

Evidence¶

Lavigne 2021¶

Lavigne, H., Caven, M., Bock, G., Zhang, X., & Braham, E. (2021). Exploring implementation of attendance supports to reduce chronic absenteeism in the Providence Public School District (REL 2021–099). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands. https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/report/descriptive-study/exploring-implementation-attendance-supports-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-providence-public-school

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Descriptive comparison of district-coded fidelity ratings for 39 PPSD schools in 2018/19, contrasting 8 schools with decreases of more than 2 percentage points against 20 with increases. The report states "all differences were greater than 5 percentage points" and prints 88 percent versus 45 percent for text messaging (figure 3).

"Schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased used phone calls, mentorship programs, and text messaging with moderate or high fidelity especially more frequently than schools in which chronic absenteeism increased; all differences were greater than 5 percentage points."

Lavigne 2021 (2)¶

Lavigne, H., Caven, M., Bock, G., Zhang, X., & Braham, E. (2021). Exploring implementation of attendance supports to reduce chronic absenteeism in the Providence Public School District (REL 2021–099). U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands. https://ies.ed.gov/use-work/resource-library/report/descriptive-study/exploring-implementation-attendance-supports-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-providence-public-school

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Figure 3 comparison of text-messaging fidelity between the decrease group (n = 8) and increase group (n = 20), based on PPSD administrator interviews coded into fidelity levels. The report prints "88 percent" versus "45 percent" as descriptive percentages with no significance test.

"About 88 percent of schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased implemented text messaging with moderate or high fidelity compared with 45 percent of schools in which chronic absenteeism increased (figure 3)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• PPSD schools most frequently implemented nudge letters, phone calls, and attendance teams with moderate or high fidelity in 2018/19 — related
• During 2018/19, attendance-related text messaging increased more quickly in schools where chronic absenteeism decreased than in schools where it increased, where use remained flat — related
• Chronic absenteeism increased by more than 2 percentage points in 64 percent of elementary schools versus 35 percent of secondary schools between 2017/18 and 2018/19 — related
• Secondary schools, especially those with higher chronic absenteeism rates, used attendance-related text messaging more than elementary schools, suggesting use was better predicted by grade configuration than by absenteeism rates — related
• Meeting four or more implementation fidelity criteria is associated with course grades about 0.24 points higher than expected, a 0.58 grade-point swing versus meeting only two criteria. — related
• RJ implementation is associated with improved attendance, including lower chronic absenteeism relative to non-RJ schools — related
• CCSPP community schools reduced suspension rates by roughly 15% (0.5 percentage point) relative to matched comparison schools — related