Teachers can use the proven strategies and tools in this book to implement a multitiered approach to improve the attendance of K-12 students. Students can succeed in school-but they must be in school to do so. Addressing absenteeism is as important as addressing problematic behavior and academic difficulties in the classroom. To address chronic absenteeism-that is, missing 10 percent of school days for any reason-educators must begin to move away from a reactive and punitive approach and toward a preventive and positive one that uses proven principles of behavioral change. This title provides the information and resources needed to build a strong classroom-based initiative to improve the attendance of all students, creating a classroom culture of attendance with easy-to-implement strategies. It provides concrete and practical strategies to implement in classrooms to address chronic absence and improve the attendance of all students. Co-published by ASCD and Ancora Publishing.