.jpeg)
Objectives
Tahoma School District was facing a common problem in 2022-23: students were still not returning to pre-COVID attendance rates. The district wanted to take proactive steps to support students — before they crossed the threshold into chronic absence.
At a Glance
Challenges
- Cumbersome Absence Notifications
- Siloed Attendance Data
- Late Identification of Chronically Absent Students
Benefits
- Automated Absence Management
- Fewer Unexcused Absences
- Easy “Pulse Points” on Attendance
Testimonial
"Absence Alerts has been such an easy communication tool for parents. It really removes the barrier of picking up the phone or sending an email. And we’ve been able to reduce the number of unexcused absences in our system."
Maddy Boyer, Data Analyst and Systems Integration
Outcomes
Impactful Communications
New absence notifications to parents are not only more timely, but also help connect the dots between attendance and academic performance.
More Data-Informed Conversations
Sharing attendance data on dashboards increased collaboration between teachers and building staff, principals, and district administrators.
Easier Program Evaluation
Richerson notes that “being able to look at trend data over time will be critical” for Shelton and other districts who are facing budget shortfalls and trying to make the most effective use of their resources. Data from the CTE application will “give some shape to the conversation of what programs we’re going to need next year.”
Pursuing proportional enrollments
Factoring in attendance data gives educators more accurate insights into a program’s efficacy.
Solution
Tahoma School District streamlined and improved access to their attendance data with solutions from SchoolData.net including:
- Absence Alerts that notify families via text of unexcused absences on the day they happen
- Homeroom Dashboards that surface attendance figures specific to each user’s role
- Absence Response to automatically address each absence that requires action
