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ERIC Number: ED614716
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Sep
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Exploring Implementation of Attendance Supports to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in the Providence Public School District. Study Snapshot. REL 2021-099
Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that explored attendance supports aimed at reducing chronic absenteeism that Rhode Island's Providence Public School District (PPSD) schools implemented in the 2018/19 school year. The study investigated what attendance supports were most commonly implemented with fidelity in 2018/19 by schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased between 2017/18 and 2018/19. Schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased implemented text messaging, phone calls, and mentorship programs with fidelity more frequently than schools in which chronic absenteeism increased. The study also looked more closely at one support in particular--text messaging to parents and guardians of students--to examine how implementation varied across schools. Descriptive analyses showed that during the 2018/19 school year the use of attendance-related text messaging increased more quickly in schools in which chronic absenteeism decreased between 2017/18 and 2018/19 than in schools in which chronic absenteeism increased, where the use of attendance-related text messaging remained flat. [For the full report, see ED614715. For the appendixes, see ED614717.]
Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES); Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands (ED/IES); Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island (Providence)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES17C0008