Attending to Student Absences: New Laws Address Valid Excuses and Truancy Notifications

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith.  Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new bills into law impacting student … Read More

Attendance Achievers: Chronic Absenteeism in Kindergarten

Chronic absenteeism in kindergarten continues to be a pressing challenge across California. Chronic absenteeism rates (missing 10 percent or more … Read More

Impact Evaluation of PowerSchool’s Attendance Intervention Solutions

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose PowerSchool.  The Center for Research and Reform in Education is a research center … Read More

Four Bills Affecting Student Attendance Requirements

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith.  In October 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed four new bills into … Read More

Health Handouts for Families

Health-related absences are one of the top reasons students miss so many days of school they are at risk of … Read More

New Excused Absence for Student Participation in Political or Civic Event and Other School Calendar Updates

This resource is provided by ACSA Partner4Purpose Lozano Smith.  There have been several recent updates regarding authorized student absences and … Read More

Alternatives for Tracking Daily Participation from the CDE

The California Department of Education has provided Local Educational Agencies with a newly updated and optional resource to assist schools … Read More