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Multi-Tiered Attendance Pyramid

A pyramid with four tiers. The pyramid is widest at the bottom level, with each successive tier narrower than the one beneath it. Starting at the bottom level and working toward the top, in order:

Foundational Supports Which Promote Positive Conditions for Learning (all students and families)

Tier 1: Universal Prevention (all students and families)

Tier 2: Early Intervention (students missing 10–19 percent)

Tier 3: Intensive Intervention (students missing 20 percent or more)

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Positive Conditions for Learning Lead to Students Being Engaged and Attending Regularly

A Venn diagram with four circles overlapping. Starting with the top circle and working clockwise, the four circles are:

Top circle: Physical and Emotional Health and Safety. It is represented by an icon of an apple.

Right circle: Belonging, Connection, and Support. It is represented by an icon of people standing next to and behind one another.

Bottom circle: Academic Challenge and Engagement. It is represented by an icon of a graduation cap.

Left circle: Adult and Student Well-Being and Emotional Competence. It is represented by an icon of conversation bubbles.

At the center, where all four circles intersect, is Relationships are Essential to Positive Conditions for Learning. It is represented by a hand with palm up toward the sky and a heart above the palm.

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Key Uses and Sources of Quantitative Attendance Data

Days Missed in School Year

Satisfactory Attendance: Missed less than 5 percent (fewer than 9 days in a 180-day year)

At-risk: Missed 5–9 percent (9–17 days in a 180-day year)

Moderate Chronic Absence: Missed 10-19 percent (18–35 days in a 180-day year)

Severe Chronic Absence: Missed 20 percent or more (36 or more days in a 180-day year)

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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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