Attendance

General Information

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Attorney General’s opinion on Compulsory Attendance Statute

Attorney General’s opinion on Academic Sanctions​ for non-attendance

Handbook

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2023-2024 Alabama Attendance Manual

2021-2022 Alabama Attendance Manual

Graduation Tracking System Guide​​

FY2016 State At-Risk Allocation for October 1, 2015 – September 30, 2016

The FY 2016 State At-Risk funds have been allocated to the local education agencies (LEAs) for at-risk programs, alternative education programs, school safety enhancement programs, and programs to prevent students from dropping out of school.

How To

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Every School Day Counts Pamphlet

Laws/Policies

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1st Grade Enrollment Date Law

Parent(s)

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PreK Success Plan for Parents to Improve Attendance

Presentations

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ACCESS Powerpoint from the 2015 Attendance Trainings

Addressing Chronic Absence in the Local Control and Accountability Plan

Alabama Career Information Network Powerpoint

Attendance and Discipline Procedures for Remote Learning

Hedy Chang’s Leading Attendance Principal’s Toolkit

The Hidden Factor of Low Performance: Improving Low-Performing Schools by Tracking and Tackling Chronic Absenteeism in Transitional Grades

Resources

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Count Us in Toolkit: Working Together to Show That Every School Day Matters

Hedy Chang’s Establishing School-wide Attendance Incentives

Every Student, Every Day: A National Initiative to Address and Eliminate Chronic Absenteeism

Network to Advance State Attendance Policy and Practice: Responding to COVID-19

Parent Project Implementation Guide

September Awareness Month Attendance Brochure

Hedy Chang’s Student Attendance Success Plans