Absenteeism

Activities Publications Webinars

Absenteeism

Absenteeism is an important indicator of how well children will perform in school. A number of our partners are helping school districts understand chronic absenteeism in their communities.
Related Activities:
Children's Optimal Health launches new website
August 24, 2012
Children's Optimal Health
Austin


Children's Optimal Health is pleased to announce that we have launched a new  website. Many of our maps and all of our published reports are available for download through the site. There... [read more]

InfoWorks! Education Data
2012
The Providence Plan
Providence


InfoWorks is a collaborative effort between the Rhode Island Department of Education and The Providence Plan. The InfoWorks site is designed as user-friendly, easily accessible resource for... [read more]

CI:Now wins Kronkosky Charitable Foundation grant
June 2012
Community Information Now (CI:NOW)
San Antonio


CI:Now was awarded a one-year $50,000 operating grant from the Kronkosky Charitable Foundation to support child data integration and... [read more]

Chronic Absenteeism Project
July 2011
Community Link Capital Region
Sacramento


A collaborative project with the Sacramento City Unified School District and the UC Davis Center for Regional Change using student attendance data to determine the prevalence of chronic... [read more]

Urban Strategies Council Provides Analysis to African American Male Achievement Initiative
2010 - 2012
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland


In late 2010, the Urban Strategies Council and Oakland Unified School District, in partnership with the East Bay Community Foundation, launched a bold new initiative aimed at addressing the... [read more]

Related Publications:
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
Vital Signs 11
April 22, 2013
Report - By: BNIA-JFI
Vital Signs 11 Data
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
Children and Foreclosures in Baltimore City: Foreclosure Crisis and Mobility
October 2012
Report - By: Matthew Kachura
PDF
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Framing Page for Education Session
September 13, 2012
Meeting Materials - By: The Urban Institute
DOCX
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Using Data to Spur New Conversations about Public Schools
September 13, 2012
Video - By: Steve Spiker, Bob Gradeck, Jordan Wirfs-Brock, Matt Barry
Session materials
The Providence Plan
Providence
Providence Plan: Next Frontiers in Moving from Data to Action
September 12, 2012
Video - By: Pat McGuigan (chair), Rebecca Boxx, Peg Votta, Rebecca Lee, Dr. Robert Vanderslice, Nancy Sutton, Dr. Peter Simon
Session materials
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
A Closer Look at African American Males in OUSD: On Course to Graduate
May 22, 2012
Report - By: Steve Spiker, Junious Williams, Sarah Marxer, Rebecca Brown, Alison Feldman, Eron Budi, Anny Chang
PDF
On Track to Graduate
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
A Closer Look at African American Males in OUSD: Attendance
May 22, 2012
Report - By: Junious Williams, Steve Spiker, Rebecca Brown, Sarah Marxer, Anny Chang, Eron Budi, Alison Feldman
PDF
African American Male Attendance in OUSD
Community Research Institute
Grand Rapids
Developing a Master Data Sharing Agreement: Seeking Student-Level Evidence to Support a Collaborative Community Effort in Education
December 31, 2011
Journal Article - By: Neil E. Carlson, Edwin Hernandez, Chana Edmond-Verley, Gustavo Rotondaro, Eleibny Feliz-Santana, Susan Heynig
Link to purchase
The Piton Foundation
Denver
The Children's Corridor
August 2011
Website - By: The Piton Foundation
The Children's Corridor
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland
Chronic Absence in Oakland Public Schools: Another sign of persistent racial disparities
October 20, 2010
Presentation - By: Steve Spiker
Link
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
InfoWorks Memphis: Community Profiles
September 1, 2010
Report - By: Tk Buchanan
InfoWorks Memphis Community Profiles

Chronic Absence in the Early Grades: Presentation to NNIP
October 2008
Presentation - By: Hedy Chang, Consulant, Annie E. Casey Foundation
PPT
Community Research Partners
Columbus
Lessons Learned from Working with Absenteeism Data: A Local Evaluation
October 16, 2008
Presentation - By: Dr. L. Shon Bunkley, Community Research Partners, Columbus, OH
PPT
Link to Report

Present, Engaged, and Accounted For: The Critical Importance of Addressing Chronic Absence in the Early Grades
September 2008
Report - By: Hedy N. Chang, Mariajose Romero
PDF
The Providence Plan
Providence
Development and Use of Neighborhood Health Analysis: Residential Mobility in Context
April 24, 2003
Presentation - By: Katie Murray
PPT
The Providence Plan
Providence
Development and Use of Neighborhood Health Analysis: Residential Mobility in Context
October 30, 2002
Report - By: The Providence Plan
Link
Related Webinars:
African American Male Achievement in OUSD: An Overview
May 30, 2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Speakers: Junious Wiliams, Steve Spiker, Tony Smith, OUSD Superintendent, Chris Chatmon, ED for African American Male Achievement at OUSD


On May 30th at 10am Pacific, Urban Strategies Council and the Oakland Unified School... [read more]

The Challenges of Working with Truancy Data
October 21, 2008
Speakers: Hedy Chang, Dr. L. Shon Bunkley, Community Research Partners


In this webinar, Shon Bunkley of Community Research Partners and Hedy Chang, a consultant to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, present their recent work on truancy.    Shon was... [read more]