Toolkit for improving attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for districts, schools, and early childhood providers¶

Element · All elements
Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 design), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

A companion artifact released Nov 21, 2019 by the same authors, titled "Strategies for Improving Attendance in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten: Toolkit for Districts, Schools, and Early Childhood Providers." It is a toolkit aimed at districts, schools, and early childhood providers, published alongside the fact sheet as part of the same Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic effort on early-grade attendance. Its role is to give those providers concrete strategies for improving attendance among the youngest learners.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Intended for use by districts, schools, and early childhood providers

Constraints¶

• The supplied text prints only the title and release information; the toolkit's internal strategies are not available

Target Learners¶

• Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improved school attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten

Claims¶

• The article asserts that the Go-Learn-Grow materials can help districts, schools, and early childhood providers improve pre-K and kindergarten attendance [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Early Grades Chronic Absenteeism Fact Sheet
• Attendance poster/infographic for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten audiences
• Fact sheet guiding districts and schools on early-grade attendance strategies
• Companion toolkit for improving attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
• Go-Learn-Grow toolkit for improving pre-kindergarten and kindergarten attendance
• Fact sheet on chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for New Jersey districts and school leaders
• Parent-facing infographic on the importance of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten attendance

Examples¶

• Pair attendance-improvement efforts with a companion toolkit for districts, schools, and early childhood providers
• Choose and implement proven strategies to improve early-grade attendance

Key Sources¶

• Martha Bleeker, Jaimie Grazi, and Felicia Hurwitz. (2019). Improving the School Attendance of New Jersey's Youngest Learners: Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: Risk Factors and What Schools Can Do. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/mid-atlantic