Report
Forum Guide
Every School Day Counts. The Forum Guide to Collecting and Using Attendance Data
NCES
Author(s):
National Forum on Education Statistics
Publication date:
February 2009
Survey areas:
Publication number:
NFES 2009804
Summary
This Forum guide offers best practice suggestions on collecting and using student attendance data to improve performance. It includes a standard set of codes to make attendance data comparable across districts and states. There are real-life examples of how attendance information has been used by school districts.