Graduate Studies

 

First Advisor

Sarah Zuckerman

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Educational Administration

Date of this Version

11-25-2024

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 Studies (Educational Leadership and Higher Education)

Under the supervision of Professor Deryl K. Hatch-Tocaimaza

Lincoln, Nebraska, February 2020

Comments

Copyright 2024, the author. Used by permission

Abstract

CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM: THE JOURNEY TOWARD IMPROVED ATTENDANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN A RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Charla Suzanne Brant, Ed.D. University of Nebraska, 2024 Advisor: Sarah J. Zuckerman 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.

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