District and school leaders explore barriers to high-fidelity implementation of attendance supports and embed fidelity criteria in attendance policy¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The report recommends that leaders identify why schools fail to meet district fidelity criteria and communicate guidance to raise fidelity. It suggests PPSD "could incorporate the fidelity of implementation criteria into its Student Attendance Policy to articulate to schools how use of attendance supports should look," and that leaders weigh whether investing in higher-lift supports is strategic given resource barriers and the magnitude of their absenteeism problem.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• School and district leaders must ensure schools understand the fidelity criteria and identify challenges schools can address.

Constraints¶

• Whether investing in higher-lift supports is advantageous depends on the magnitude of a school's chronic absenteeism problem and its financial or resource-related barriers.

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in districts implementing attendance supports, via district and school leaders

Target Learning Goals¶

• Reducing chronic absenteeism through faithful implementation of attendance supports

Claims¶

• PPSD schools most frequently implemented nudge letters, phone calls, and attendance teams with moderate or high fidelity in 2018/19 [+W]

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• 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