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NEW! Toolkit: Showing Up Matters for R.E.A.L.


As the ripple effects of the pandemic continue to rattle the nation, paying attention to attendance is more crucial than ever. In schools, students must be present and actively engaged in learning if...
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April 6 webinar: Relationships, Routines and Partnerships


Our first Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar, Keep Kids Engaged and Showing Up for Learning: Relationships, Routines and Partnerships, (April 6, 2022), highlighted the importance of community...
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Celebrating the Attendance Awareness Campaign’s 10th Anniversary!


Attendance Awareness Campaign 2022 marks 10 years of promoting the importance of regular attendance and engaging schools, district, states and other partners in supporting solutions to reducing...
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By the Numbers: AAC 2021!


Our theme this year, Rebound with Attendance! is more important than ever as we return to school this fall. Rebound with Attendance! can be a reminder to everyone that monitoring attendance and...
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Seeking Your Input on AAC 2021! Take a Short Survey


As the Attendance Awareness Campaign 2021 comes to an end, we would like your feedback on what worked this year and any ideas you might have about how we might improve. We’re asking...
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Handouts for Families – Now in Several Languages!


Parents do want their children to do well in school, surveys show. However, most don’t know how many days their student is absent each year, and few understand the connection between strong...
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Keep Up on the Latest Messaging and Resources!


Every few weeks beginning in the spring and every week in August and September we email a short Attendance Awareness Campaign Update. Chock full of links to information and resources, this newsletter...
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Sept. 29 Webinar: Mitigate the Impact of the Pandemic


The return to school this fall is more challenging than anyone could have anticipated. The surge in Covid-19 cases is increasing the number of students who miss school. In addition, families hard hit...
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August 4 Webinar: Welcome Students, Families and Staff


The first weeks back to school are an important time to strengthen and forge relationships, to rebuild routines and rituals, or make new ones to create community at school. Working together,...
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In Appreciation of our Corporate Sponsors


We would like to offer a special thank you! to our Attendance Awareness Campaign corporate sponsors: EveryDay Labs, French Toast and Kaiser Permanente. Our work to bring free resources to schools,...
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