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7. Consolidate improvements and produce more change.

Use your success and improvements (yes! this project is going to work and the guiding
coalition is behind the initiative) to further change systems, structures, etc.
• Evaluate and plan for changes/improvements for the following/year.
• Address policy changes as needed. Do you need additional support resources (i.e. Staff)
to further understand the problem? If yes, how will you show a return on investment.

8. Institutionalize new approaches.

Articulate connections between new behaviors and success of the program. Share the
successes and your results.
• For example, benchmarking the data from this school year with the previous year indicates
that there was a decrease by 52% in students with asthma. It was clear that parents/guardians
were more aware of the impact attendance has on school performance. Coordination and
communication between the school and physicians regarding medication administration
was suggested as an area for future improvement. A possible next step for the following
year may include following other chronic diseases, and implementing a healthy school
environment initiative, Asthma Friendly School Initiative (http://www.lung.org/lung-health-
and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/asthma/asthma-education-advocacy/asthma-friendly-
schools-initiative/).
• Getting engaged with the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign, local housing authorities or
department of health to examine home environment. For more information visit: www.
njhcqi.org

What are the attendance requirements in NJ?

State of New Jersey Department of Education. (2017). School register. Retrieved from
http://www.nj.gov/education/finance/register/

Administrative Code 6A:32 Subchapter 8: Student Attendance and Accounting. Retrieved from
http://www.nj.gov/education/code/current/title6a/chap32.pdf

What are my resources?

National:

NASN. (2017). Attendance works resources. Retrieved from http://www.attendanceworks.org/
tools/

Attendance Works. (2017). Count us in! Toolkit 2017. Retrieved from http://awareness.
attendanceworks.org/resources/count-us-toolkit-2017/

Healthy Schools Campaign. (2017). State ESSA plans to support student health and wellness:
A framework for action. Retrieved from: https://healthyschoolscampaign.org/wp-content/
uploads/2017/03/ESSA-State-Framework.pdf

Balfanz, R., & Byrnes, V. (2012). Chronic absenteeism: Summarizing what we know from
nationally available data. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Organization
of Schools. Retrieved from http://new.every1graduates.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/
FINALChronicAbsenteeismReport_May16.pdf
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