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DPS Comprehensive Attendance Strategy

from AttendanceWorks.org

The Denver Public Schools Comprehensive Attendance Strategy focuses on six 'Key Ingredients' (as illustrated above) to positively impact student attendance.

District Attendance Team Leads:

• Dr. Cori Canty, Primary Lead
• Scott Romero
• Elise Logemann
• Subcommittee Leads
  • School Support Subcommittee: Cori Canty
  • Actionable Data: Josh Allen
  • Adequate & Equitable Resources: Elise Logemann
  • Positive Engagement:
    • Communications: Bill Good and Selena Nakamura
  • Strategic Partnerships: Aviva Katz
  • Shared Accountability:
    • Systems Solutions: Marc Long
    • District Tier 3 Team: Scott Romero 

DPS Specific Research

• The Impact of Absenteeism on Academic Achievement (July 2023)
• Attendance Root Cause Analysis Report (2022-23)
• Attendance Root Cause Analysis Report (December 2023)

School Attendance Resources Coming Soon

School Attendance Plan Guidance and Templates

• Overall Attendance Guidance (link)
• School Attendance Team Resources
  • School Attendance System Overview template (link)
  • School Team Assessment
  • Sample Attendance Team Agenda
  • Sample Student Attendance Tracker
• Definitions (link)
• Tier 1 (Universal & Preventative) Resources
  • Guidance
  • Excused vs. Unexcused and Attendance Codes
  • Sample School Handbook Content
  • General Attendance Flyer
  • On-Time Attendance Flyer
  • Personalizable Template to communicate to ALL Families
  • Classroom or Grade Level Competitions
• Celebrations
  • Guidance
  • Resources
• Tier 2 Resources
  • Sample Teacher/Staff Script for phone calls
  • Sample Nudge Letter
  • Positive Postcards
  • Personalizable Template to send to Families meeting Tier 2 Thresholds
• Tier 3 Resources
  • Sample Tier 3 Letter
  • Family Meeting Agenda
• Unique Situations Guidance 

Attendance Data Resources

•  Infinite Campus Data Dictionary
• Attendance Data Guide
  • Resource: How to Pull Attendance Data

Office Hours every Friday

• 11:00 am - 12:00 pm, Scott Romero (use the hyperlink to join a Google Meet during this time)
• 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Dr. Cori Canty (use the hyperlink to sign up for a time; in the moment sign-ups are available)

For more information or support, contact Dr. Cori Canty.