School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) Indicators Community Summary
This purpose for this community of practice (CoP) is to increase states’ capacity to implement indicators of school quality or student success (SQSS) under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), and scale effective practices within and across state and local education agencies that are likely to elevate student outcomes and help states achieve their long-term education goals. The goal of CoP activities is to increase states’ capacity to
identify opportunities and challenges in implementing their SQSS indicators;
identify strategies for using SQSS indicator data in a meaningful way to improve outcomes for students; and,
determine effective ways to embed these strategies into their accountability, reporting, and school improvement systems.
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Chronic Absenteeism in the Nation’s Schools:
Chronic Absenteeism in the Nation’s Schools: This interactive website from the U.S. Department of Education provides data on chronic absenteeism, who is impacted and where, and why it matters. About 1 in 7 students missed 15 or more days of school in 2013-14. The rate of absenteeism was highest among Native American and Pacific Islander students, and lowest among Asian students. The research points to three negative outcomes associated with chronic absenteeism: (1) it may prevent children from reaching early learning milestones, (2) irregular attendance can be a better predictor of whether students will drop out before graduation than test scores, and (3) frequent absences from school can shape adulthood.
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Chronic Absence Story Map:
Chronic Absence Story Map: This interactive map illustrates the findings of an analysis of national data from the 2013-14 school year described in Preventing Missed Opportunity. According to the analysis, half of all chronically absent students in the U.S. are concentrated in 4 percent of the nation’s school districts and 12 percent of its schools. (Source: Attendance Works)
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Preventing Missed Opportunity
Chronic Absence Story Map: This interactive map illustrates the findings of an analysis of national data from the 2013-14 school year described in Preventing Missed Opportunity. According to the analysis, half of all chronically absent students in the U.S. are concentrated in 4 percent of the nation’s school districts and 12 percent of its schools. (Source: Attendance Works)
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Preventing Missed Opportunity: Taking Collective Action to Confront Chronic Absence:
Preventing Missed Opportunity: Taking Collective Action to Confront Chronic Absence: This 36-page report from Attendance Works and Everyone Graduates (2016) describes the characteristics of schools and districts with the highest rates of chronic absenteeism and outlines six steps for using data on chronic absenteeism to take action: (1) invest in consistent and accurate data, (2) use data to understand need and disproportionate impact in order to target resources, (3) leverage data to identify districts, schools, and communities getting results, (4) share data with key stakeholders, (5) equip stakeholders to unpack barriers and take action, and (6) create shared accountability.
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Tiered System of Supports for Improving Attendance:
Tiered System of Supports for Improving Attendance: This Attendance Works webpage describes possible interventions within a tiered system of support for preventing chronic absenteeism. It includes downloadable worksheets and a toolkit for educators.
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Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), Volume 23, 2018:
Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), Volume 23, 2018: This special issue of JESPAR focuses on combating chronic absence and includes multiple articles on the topic. Note that these articles may need to be accessed through a library.
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Reference List for Causes and Correlates of Chronic Absenteeism:
Reference List for Causes and Correlates of Chronic Absenteeism: Dr. Brandy Maynard provided a reference list of 24 journal articles from such journals as American Journal of Public Health, Learning and Instruction, and Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
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Connecticut Department of Education Chronic Absence Overview:
Connecticut Department of Education Chronic Absence Overview: This webpage on Connecticut’s official state website provides an overview of chronic absence, with links to “how to” tips, documents/forms, related resources, laws/regulations, and contact information.
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Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut’s Schools: A Prevention and Intervention Guide for Schools and Districts:
Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut’s Schools: A Prevention and Intervention Guide for Schools and Districts: This guide from the Connecticut State Department of Education provides answers to the following questions: What is chronic absence? Why are students chronically absent? Why is chronic absence an important issue for Connecticut? How do we know if chronic absence is affecting learning in our district? What can a district do to improve attendance? Who else can be involved with reducing chronic absence?
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CORE Districts:
CORE Districts: This website provides information about the California CORE Districts and their work to improve student outcomes, including the CORE-PACE research partnership.
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