Challenge
Most attendance systems are built to track a problem — not prevent one. By the time a student is flagged as chronically absent, weeks of opportunity for intervention have already passed. For school support staff, the challenge isn't just monitoring attendance; it's identifying the students who are trending toward a problem and reaching their families before the threshold is crossed.
Solution
Standard Education's attendance dashboard is designed specifically for the students who aren't yet chronically absent — but are getting close. Rather than waiting for a threshold to be crossed, the system surfaces early warning patterns so counselors and support staff can act while there's still time.
Andréa Okruhlik, Ed.S., Family & Community Engagement Specialist, helped lead the rollout of the dashboard and alert system at her district. Today, staff across every school receive automated alerts - administrators, deans, secretaries, social workers, and counselors - with each building determining who's on the list. The result is a shared, proactive view of students who may need early outreach, tailored to how each school operates.
Unlike most attendance tools, this dashboard focuses on students approaching chronic absenteeism, not just those who've already reached it. That distinction is what makes early intervention possible.
In their words
"The alerts continue to be very meaningful. They help catch attendance patterns earlier and ensure that we are reaching out to families in a timely manner. They've made it much easier to stay proactive in addressing attendance."
— Andréa Okruhlik, Ed.S., Family & Community Engagement Specialist
Results
The dashboard has become a core part of Okruhlik's regular workflow, which is used for monitoring, for collaboration with building leaders and teams, and for sharing data in real time. With staff across every building now receiving alerts, the team is better positioned to reach more families more quickly and deliver earlier, more targeted support.
Looking ahead, Okruhlik plans to integrate the dashboard into student support meetings and use the data to identify students who may benefit from early interventions and more comprehensive wraparound support before absenteeism becomes chronic.
If you'd like to learn how attendance dashboards may benefit your district, schedule a demo with us.