The School Practitioner's Concise Companion to Preventing Dropout and Attendance Problems

Here, readers will find an overview of the factors that put students at risk for missing school and dropping out. This Concise Companion presents strategies to improve school attendance and to engage under-served student populations such as those who are pregnant or in foster care. Each chapter is filled with charts, checklists, and cases and is organized around What We Know, What We Can Do, Tools and Practice Examples, and Key Points to Remember.