Attendance USA Connection: September Attendance Awareness, Partnership, and Practical Action

Season-opening conversation focused on why Attendance Awareness Month matters and how schools can move from punitive policies to intentional, supportive systems. Hosts Shelneka Marsalone and Sharon Bradley discuss policy shifts, MTSS alignment, family and community partnerships, and concrete steps schools can take right now to strengthen attendance.

In this episode, Shelneka Marsalone and Sharon Bradley share how Attendance USA is helping connect research, practice, and resources across the country. They also unpack the urgent need to treat attendance as a foundation for safety, engagement, and academic success—not as an isolated compliance issue.

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Attendance Awareness Month is a call to action, with September framed as t ...