Graduate Studies
First Advisor
Sarah J. Zuckerman
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Department
Educational Administration
Date of this Version
12-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Citation
A dissertation presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
Major: Educational Administration
Under the supervision of Professor Sarah Zuckerman
Lincoln, Nebraska, December 2024
Abstract
This study examined a school’s improvement efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism in a rural, high-poverty elementary school. Through improvement science, it analyzed the effects of attendance interventions on attendance improvement. It is well known that students who do not regularly attend school will also struggle with adequate progress and growth in multiple subject areas. This study aimed to use Multi- Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) to conduct specific attendance-based interventions and then evaluate their effectiveness in one rural high-poverty elementary school. It also analyzed the effect of attendance on literacy achievement measured by Acadience data. How can an elementary school post-Covid19 increase attendance and create the achievement results necessary for student success? This improvement science project examined effective strategies to increase regular student attendance.
Advisor: Sarah J. Zuckerman
Recommended Citation
Brant, Charla S., "Chronic Absenteeism: The Journey toward Improved Attendance and Achievement in a Rural Elementary School" (2024). Dissertations and Doctoral Documents from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–. 220.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissunl/220
Comments
Copyright 2024, Charla S. Brant. Used by permission