8-Hour Attendance Improvement Program

Welcome & Course Overview

What this program covers and why it takes a family-wide approach.

Truancy Law, Court Process & Family Responsibility

A deeper look at compulsory education law and what happens as a case escalates.

Module 1 Quiz: Law & Family Responsibility

Test your understanding of the legal process and family responsibility.

Family Dynamics and the Attendance Cycle

How household patterns can quietly reinforce chronic absence.

How Family Systems Shape Attendance Patterns

Practical ways to map and interrupt patterns that quietly support absence.

Module 2 Quiz: Family Dynamics

Test your understanding of how family systems affect attendance.

Root Causes: Health, Mental Health & Learning Barriers

The most common underlying drivers of chronic absence, explained in depth.

Identifying and Documenting Underlying Barriers

How to pin down the real cause and build a documented record.

Module 3 Quiz: Root Causes & Barriers

Test your understanding of underlying causes and how to identify them.

School Engagement: Building a Real Partnership

Moving from an adversarial relationship with the school to a working one.

IEPs, 504 Plans & Formal School Supports

What these formal supports are and how to pursue them.

Module 4 Quiz: School Engagement & Supports

Test your understanding of school partnership and formal support plans.

Building Sustainable Routines & Communication

Turning insight into a routine that actually holds up over time.

Relapse Prevention & Your Family Action Plan

Putting everything into a single written plan the whole family can follow.

Module 5 Quiz: Routines, Communication & Action Planning

Test your understanding of sustainable routines and action planning.

Final Comprehensive Quiz

A comprehensive review of everything covered in this program.