When educators reach the right families with the right information, kids come to school. This California school district proved it.
One year ago, Arvin Union Elementary School District’s chronic absenteeism rate was pushing 14%. Today it’s under 7% and still falling. Overall attendance hit 97.1%. Average absences per student dropped by more than half. Every school in the district improved.
Every absence has a story. Arvin Union built a system to uncover it. Instead of reacting after students were already chronically absent, the district used attendance data to identify which families needed outreach, uncover the real barriers keeping kids from class, and connect educators with families before patterns became permanent. They paired that insight with a cultural shift: from “you’re late again” to “we’re so glad you’re here.”
In this webinar, you’ll hear from leaders across the system, a principal, a student success facilitator, and a district parent ambassador, about what it took to turn district strategy into school-site action.
If chronic absenteeism is on your board’s agenda, this is the hour that changes your approach.