How Ricardo Turned Tardy Data into Student Attendance Intervention

Ricardo has spent years building a positive attendance culture for his District. As Director of Attendance Services for the District, Ricardo has made it his mission to build and support an organization committed to student success – something he is really proud of.

Ricardo has been struggling lately to find a way to incorporate student accountability to his current tardy process. He knows this would encourage his students to take responsibility for their actions and develop skills they need in order to be in charge of their own success. He has researched this off and on for the past year, but hasn’t been able to find the right solution.

At a recent PowerSchool Users Group event, Ricardo saw a compelling video at one of the vendor booths and couldn’t stop thinking about it. He scoured his conference materials and JACKPOT! He found what he was looking for. Ricardo immediately called identiMetrics and scheduled a demo.

During the demo, Ricardo could hardly contain himself. There it was! AutoTardy for PowerSchool is a way to automatically assign an intervention action associated with the tardy total for each student. It’s completely configurable. BONUS: It’s fully automated!

The price was a no-brainer and the first installation, the attendance office in Northeast High School, was up and running in about 30 minutes. A pat on the back from Superintendent Peterson at the monthly staff meeting wasn’t too bad either!