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Thank you for visiting our Attendance Resources Hub. Click a topic below to find ideas and resources for working with families to support student attendance! You can also click the search button at the top and type in a topic you are interested in. Have questions? Contact us at OhioSFEC@osu.edu.

Build Trust with Families Through Attendance Letters

Every school in Ohio sends letters home to families every year. One such letter received by families lets a family ...
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Texting to Improve Attendance

Schools need cost-effective strategies to improve student attendance. New research shows text messages from schools (and specifically teachers) to families ...
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Reduce Absences in Early Grades with Personalized Postcards

"Proving Ground works with education organizations—including school districts, state education agencies, and charter management organizations—to identify and test interventions designed ...
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Low Cost Attendance Intervention Involving Families

This article from the Harvard Graduate School of Education contains insight from research into low-cost interventions schools can use to ...
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Get 2 School: Resources in Ohio to reduce chronic absenteeism

Student success starts with school attendance. The Get 2 School Network is committed to providing Ohio’s educators, students, parents, families ...
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Report Card Resources

Ohio School Report Cards give your community a clear picture of the progress of your district and schools in raising ...
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