ERIC Number: EJ1388524
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Sep
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3535
Hidden in (Virtual) Plain Sight: A Charter District's Focus on Attendance during COVID-19
Childs, Joshua; Grooms, Ain; Mozley, Mollie Purcell
Education and Urban Society, v55 n7 p876-893 Sep 2023
COVID-19 placed a significant burden on urban students of color and their families. Changing environmental, community, and schooling factors influenced students' ability and desire to attend school regularly. To ensure that students would attend school, district and school leaders were challenged with creating school environments and cultures that would promote attendance and overall safety. This case study of a charter school district in Texas highlights how organizational commitment by leaders and desire to get students to attend school during the pandemic, was pivotal as the school was transitioning during uncertain times. Interviews with district and school leaders revealed that supports, resources, and integration of technology helped to influence student attendance and helped to create plans for safely reopening.
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Districts, Attendance, COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Superintendents, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, School Closing, School Policy, Job Satisfaction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas (Dallas)
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