Build Connections

Explore resources to encourage parent and student engagement.

Attendance Matters!

Learn about the impact of chronic absenteeism and learn effective strategies for monitoring and responding to attendance challenges.

Data-Driven Change

Utilize a collaborative, multi-tiered, and adaptive approach to attendance data.

Our Impact in Maine

During the 2022-20223 School Year

37+

Schools served

10,000+

students Supported

970+

Adults Trained

The Challenge

During the 2021-2022 school year, more than 1 out of 4 Maine Students was chronically absent.

What You Can Do

Improving family and student engagement can reduce chronic absenteeism. Discover resources for schools to improve student attendance.

How We Can Help

Partner with us to improve student attendance. We offer professional development and technical support.

Educators

Engage students, monitor attendance, and address chronic absence beginning in the early grades through secondary school

Families

Build routines, set expectations for good attendance, and support kids to become more engaged in learning

Family Engagement

Families are considerably more open in coming to us, as they now view our staff as a support system. We’ve been able to foster a welcoming environment for families, strengthening relationships and building new ones. Count ME In helped open up that door of connection and communication.

- Steve Bussiere, Assistant Superintendent of Schools at Sanford School Department

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Workshops for Educators 

Learn strategies to build connections, monitor attendance, and effectively intervene.

These interactive sessions are held via Zoom and not recorded.

Feb 29, 2024 12-12:30 PM
Lunch & Learn: Interventions Toolkit
What are the most common challenges to everyday attendance at your school? When do you intervene? How do you intervene? Review a variety of evidence based supports and interventions. Register

March 28, 2024 12-12:30
Lunch & Learn: Community Partnerships
Students and families often need resources that you can’t easily provide in a school setting. Hear from school leaders who have built community partnerships about how they leverage a broader circle of community resources to support their students’ success. Register

April 25, 2024 12-12:30
Lunch & Learn: Transitions
Absence rates are often magnified in times of transition. Review practical strategies for supporting students and families who are new to your school or who may be moving to a new community. Register

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