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On-site analysis of current truancy issues and current practices to include data analysis, interviews, and observations.
Generation of a locally-specific report on root causes, effective and ineffective practices, and recommendations for next steps to improve attendance.
Conduct local data analysis to identify truant sub-populations and trends.
Assist local leaders to form school-site Attendance Taskforces.
Guide the inventory of existing attendance improvement initiatives and the Taskforce analysis of existing practices.
Advise leaders and Attendance Improvement Taskforces on selection and design of most impactful new attendance improvement action steps.
Monitor and evaluate the implementation of attendance improvement initiatives and provide periodic reports of effectiveness to local leaders.
Support for implementation of the locally developed Attendance improvement plan.