Location: Santa Fe, NM
Enrollment: 10,569
Products Used: SchoolStatus Attend

Santa Fe Public Schools in Santa Fe, NM is taking a proactive approach to addressing chronic absenteeism and improving school attendance by implementing SchoolStatus Attend, an advanced Attendance Management Software. This comprehensive data-driven intervention solution enables the district to identify and understand student attendance patterns and automatically send letters to families. The district can now pinpoint specific students at risk of falling behind due to frequent absences and intervene at the right time, streamlining school communication and fostering family engagement. 

To support their data-driven strategy, the district uses Attendance Committees at both the school and district levels. These collaborative teams are designed to create a culture of accountability and shared responsibility for student attendance. The committees meet regularly to review detailed attendance data generated by SchoolStatus Attend, analyze trends, discuss individual student cases, and develop comprehensive action plans. The attendance plans go beyond simple tracking, focusing on understanding and removing barriers to attendance by engaging closely with families, identifying underlying issues, and providing appropriate support systems.

This multifaceted approach, which combines technological insights with human-centered strategies, has led to a 13% year-over-year decrease in chronic absenteeism in schools. By fostering open communication between schools, families, and students, Santa Fe Public Schools is not just tracking attendance but actively working to improve student engagement and academic success.