EDMS Expert Series – Aggregating and Disaggregating Attendance Data for Actionable Attendance Improvement Insights and Planning

Data is only as good as its use. Most US attendance data collection efforts are conducted to meet local or federal requirements. In sum, they are not collected to take action but to report on impactful progress or trends for early action. Using a workshop format, this session guides participants through answering 10 questions researchers use to determine data collection protocols and define hypotheses. These questions answer the biggest question of all "What story do you want to tell with data?" Participants are invited to bring a team of at least 3-4 of their colleagues, who are in the same room, to follow along and answer the questions for their own schools. They will then leave with a completed worksheet for their own schools. Perception of School Social Bonding  - Instrument and Scoring