Teachers can use the proven strategies and tools to implement a multitiered approach to improve the attendance of K-12 students.
Jessica Sprick, MS, Special Education, is a consultant and presenter for Safe & Civil Schools and a writer for Ancora Publishing. Ms. Sprick has been a special education teacher for students with behavioral needs and dean of students at the middle school level. Her practical experience in schools drives her passion to help school and district staff develop and implement effective behavioral, academic, and attendance approaches. Ms. Sprick is the lead trainer for the Safe & Civil Schools model of absenteeism prevention and intervention, and she is a coauthor of the attendance resource School Leader's Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges. Ms. Sprick is also a coauthor of Foundations: A Proactive and Positive Behavior Support System (3rd Edition), Functional Behavior Assessment of Bullying, and Bullying: Universal Procedures and Interventions.
