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Tuck, Kathy D.; Shimbuli, Frieda N. – 1988
On the average, 10 percent of District of Columbia Public School (DCPS) students--approximately 8,500 students--are absent from school each day. In order to combat truancy, which often leads to dropping out, DCPS developed the Truancy Prevention Plan, part of a Comprehensive Plan for School Attendance Improvement, which was implemented between…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Communications
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Direct linkFiester, Leila M.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Bouffard, Suzanne M. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
Evidence that youth programs have real benefits has prompted efforts to get young people in the door of out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Once youth are enrolled, attendance plays a key role in the participation equation. Children and youth will not benefit unless they attend programs regularly, and evidence is emerging that those who attend more…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Improvement, After School Programs, Young Adults
