Fact sheet on chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for New Jersey districts and school leaders¶

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Description¶

This artifact is a fact sheet publication titled "Improving the School Attendance of New Jersey's Youngest Learners: Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: A Snapshot of New Jersey", published November 20, 2019 by Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. It is described as a "Fact sheet for districts and school leaders on the importance of chronic absenteeism in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten." The supplied text is a publisher landing page and prints no findings, data, or recommendations from the fact sheet itself.

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Context¶

Requirements¶

• Intended audience is districts and school leaders, as stated in the publisher's description of the fact sheet

Constraints¶

• The supplied text is a landing page; it does not print the fact sheet's data or analysis, so its content beyond topic and audience cannot be characterized from this source

Target Learners¶

• pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students in New Jersey

Target Learning Goals¶

• school attendance in the early grades

Claims¶

• Attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten is important, and early-grade chronic absenteeism has identifiable risk factors [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Attendance poster/infographic for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten audiences
• Fact sheet guiding districts and schools on early-grade attendance strategies
• Fact sheet on chronic absenteeism risk factors in the early grades for schools
• Toolkit for improving attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten for districts, schools, and early childhood providers
• Companion toolkit for improving attendance in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten
• Parent-facing infographic on the importance of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten attendance

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Key Sources¶

• Bleeker, M., Grazi, J., & Hurwitz, F. (2019). Improving the School Attendance of New Jersey's Youngest Learners: Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades: A Snapshot of New Jersey. Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/improving-the-school-attendance-of-new-jerseys-youngest-learners-chronic-absenteeism-in-the-early