Signature tool
Strategy Builder Tell the builder where you are, what the barrier appears to be, what you know, and what has already been tried. It returns strategies to consider — you retain professional judgment.
1. Tier Where is this case right now?
Tier 1 Universal Tier 2 Site-Level Intervention Tier 3 SST / MTSS team SART Tier 4 SARB Re-Engagement
2. Barrier Unknown is a valid answer.
Transportation Family / caregiving responsibility Morning routine Academic avoidance School connection / belonging Peer conflict / safety Social-emotional / behavioral health Basic needs Health / medical Housing instability / mobility Migrant / seasonal mobility Employment / income need Understanding of attendance Unknown — gather information
3. What we know Select everything that applies.
Pattern is clustered on specific days Pattern is one specific period Tardies more than full-day absences Frequent early checkouts Student has been asked Family has been reached Academic decline alongside absence Health-related absences Recent change in housing or address Seasonal or travel-related pattern
4. What we've already tried
Phone calls home Required attendance notification Student conversation Family meeting Morning check-in Transportation fix Academic support or tutoring Counseling or SEL support Basic needs or community referral School Success Meeting Nothing yet
