{"product_id":"school-leaders-guide-to-tackling-attendance-challenges-9781416626817","title":"School Leader's Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"For students to be successful in school, they first have to be in school.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that simple statement, Jessica Sprick and Randy Sprick launch a compelling case for prioritizing student attendance. This comprehensive guide provides school and district-level administrators and teams with the background information, strategies, and tools needed to implement a multitiered approach to improving attendance and preventing chronic absence. The authors use the results of their work in schools throughout the United States to dispel the myth that educators have little control over student attendance and provide success stories from elementary and secondary schools that have reversed longstanding patterns of absenteeism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiting extensive research, Sprick and Sprick share details about the shocking prevalence of chronic absence in U.S. schools and its effects on students, teachers, families, and the school community. They explain how to replace punitive approaches to absenteeism with effective methods that begin with universal supports and continue through Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions for students with more persistent problems. Specifically, they explain how to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild an effective school team to address absenteeism .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate systems to collect accurate data and set priorities. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevelop an attendance initiative that generates student enthusiasm as well as staff, parent, and community support.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign and implement strategies that are tailored to specific schoolwide concerns and demographics that reach all students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquipped with the information and tools presented in this book, educators can ensure wise use of staff and other resources--and create a culture of attendance that is the foundation of successful schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a copublication of ASCD and Ancora Publishing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSprick, Jessica:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJessica Sprick\u003c\/strong\u003e has a master's degree in special education and is a consultant and presenter for Safe \u0026amp; Civil Schools and a writer for Ancora Publishing. She has been a special education teacher for students with behavioral needs and dean of students at the middle school level. Her practical experience in schools drives her passion to help school and district staff develop and implement effective behavioral, academic, and attendance approaches. She is the lead trainer for Safe \u0026amp; Civil Schools' model of absenteeism prevention and intervention, and is a coauthor of the following attendance resources: \u003cem\u003eFunctional Behavior Assessment of Absenteeism \u0026amp; Truancy, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbsenteeism \u0026amp; Truancy: Interventions and Universal Procedures.\u003c\/em\u003e Ms. Sprick is also a coauthor of \u003cem\u003eFoundations: A Proactive and Positive Behavior Support System (3rd Edition), Functional Behavior Assessment of Bullying, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBullying: Universal Procedures and Interventions.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSprick, Randy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Randy Sprick\u003c\/strong\u003e has worked as a paraprofessional, a teacher, and a teacher trainer at the elementary and secondary levels. Author of widely read books on behavior and classroom management, Sprick is director of Safe \u0026amp; Civil Schools, a consulting company that provides professional development throughout the United States for teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. He and colleagues at Safe \u0026amp; Civil Schools work with numerous school districts on longitudinal projects to improve student behavior and motivation. Sprick was the recipient of the 2007 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Wallin Lifetime Achievement Award. His publications include \u003cem\u003eLeadership in Behavior Support, CHAMPS: A Proactive and Positive Approach to Classroom Management, Discipline in the Secondary Classroom, Foundations: A Proactive and Positive Behavior Support System, Teacher's Encyclopedia of Behavior Management, START on Time!, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCoaching Classroom Management.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASCD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610465276178,"sku":"9781416626817","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_84ba40c4-f754-4a58-b7b8-b309bceb1082.jpg?v=1732343006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/school-leaders-guide-to-tackling-attendance-challenges-9781416626817","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}