Reducing Chronic Absenteeism: Every Day Counts! (REL West)

This 19-minute video from REL West first describes the prevalence, causes, and academic consequences of chronic absenteeism in grades K-12 in Utah and across the nation. It then addresses promising strategies for reducing chronic absence, highlighting three schools in Utah that have built schoolwide cultures of good attendance, used data to identify students missing school to trigger outreach, and personalized outreach to support students. The video is designed to be viewed in its entirety or can be stopped after each segment for discussion and reflection.

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