2. MPR Associates 1 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Shared Attendance Database Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance  An association of local school and statewide agency representatives  Focused on improving school attendance through data-driven planning  Funded by the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) What is the Consortium? Meetings and Training Grants to Local Districts

3. MPR Associates 2 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance Original Members  Ansonia  Danbury  Hartford  Killingly  New Britain  Norwich  Stonington  Winchester  Windham School District Members New Members 2005  Bristol  East Windsor  Hamden  New Milford  Plainfield  Sprague  Trumbull  Vernon

4. MPR Associates 3 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance  Connecticut Association of Boards of Education  Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents  Connecticut Association of Schools  Connecticut Consortium for Law & Citizenship Education  Connecticut State Department of Education  Department of Children and Families  Judicial Branch  Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee  Office of Policy and Management State Agency Members

5. MPR Associates 4 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Improving School Attendance in Connecticut I.Make attendance a higher priority at the state and local levels II.Collect student-level attendance data annually from each district III.Publish attendance data and adopt performance targets IV.Support data-driven planning processes in districts and school buildings Consortium Recommendations:

6. MPR Associates 5 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Consortium Findings Schools and School Districts Improve Attendance by:  Making Attendance a Priority  Establishing Effective Attendance Policies  Collecting and Monitoring Attendance Data  Using Data for Program Planning Success Factors: Leadership Accountability Good Data Analysis Skills

7. MPR Associates 6 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Attendance in the Consortium: 2003-04 On the average, students in the Consortium miss more than 12 days of school per year, ranging from as many as 29 days per year in high school to as few as 7 days in elementary school More than 1 in four high school students attend less than 90% of the school year

8. MPR Associates 7 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE A Challenge for the Consortium: High School Attendance

9. MPR Associates 8 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Declining Attendance Starts in Grade 6

10. MPR Associates 9 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Students with High Absenteeism in Grade 9 May Be Dropping Out

11. MPR Associates 10 ATTENDING — TO — ATTENDANCE Consortium Information  “Consortium” tab in your binder: How districts can join Membership application Consortium recommendations Consortium Data: 2001/02 – 2003/04  Consortium Summary Report Conference Materials: Visit the JJAC Home Page at: www.opm.state.ct.us/pdpd1/grants/jjac On the Web: