In 1984-85 the Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Program was conducted in 32 New York City community school districts. A total of 32,387 students in kindergarten through grade 9 participated. Across all districts, 66 percent of the program students met the suggested criterion of 24 or more absences in 1983-84; and an additional 6.4 percent of the students were long-term absentees (LTA). Almost half were overage for their grade. The numbers of students targeted in districts and the characteristics of district populations varied considerably. AIDP funds enabled school districts to provide a combination of incentives and services to students, including counseling, family outreach, referrals to outside agencies, and attendance monitoring. Some apparently successful program features were: a clearly defined procedure for selecting students; a multidisciplinary team approach; active involvement by program administrators and district staff; competent and energetic staff; regularly scheduled staff development activities; immediate follow-up on student absence; and individualized attention to students on a regular basis. The greatest weakness was that the extraordinary effort required to get LTA students to return to school detracted from the more productive efforts with other students. The average daily attendance of program students improved in all but one district. Program areas in need of improvement include the program policy, staffing, and student selection. Statistical data on student attendance are presented in 15 tables. (KH)