Additional Information for Chronic Absence and Student Attendance

Research Articles

• Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next Generation Family Engagement: Engaging Families to Transform Education
• Every School Day Counts: The Forum Guide to Collecting and Using Attendance Data
• Data Matters: Using Chronic Absence to Accelerate Action for Student Success
• How Can Trusting Relationships with Adults Boost Student Success?
• Reducing Chronic Absence in Connecticut's Schools: A Prevention and Intervention Guide for Schools and Districts
• Chronic Absenteeism: An old problem looking for new answers
• National Association of State Boards of Education: Examining Chronic Absence Through A Student Health Lens

Tools and Information

Attendance Works is a non-profit agency committed to improving student success by reducing chronic absence through research, resources, tools, and information for schools, districts, families, communities.

MA Safe Routes To School (SRTS): SRTS is a free, federally funded program administered by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (DOT) that works to increase safe walking, biking, and rolling among public elementary, middle, and high school students. The program uses a collaborative, community-focused approach that bridges the gap between health and transportation.

Contact information

Questions about Department initiatives related to chronic absenteeism may be directed through Lisa Harney , Dropout Prevention and Recovery Specialist, in the Department's Office of College, Career & Technical Education: Lisa.M.Harney@mass.gov / 781-338-3903.

Last Updated: February 22, 2024