SchoolStatus, a K-12 attendance solutions provider, has expanded its Attend product to include flexible, time-based attendance tracking. The update helps districts comply with varying state-level mandates by measuring missed learning time rather than just full-day absences. The enhanced system tracks attendance by class period, instructional time or rolling basis, supporting block scheduling and different school schedules. It includes Early Warning Insights that identify at-risk students after 60 instructional days and automated family outreach. A new Positive Notes feature enables educators to send encouraging messages to families. Districts using SchoolStatus Attend average 19% chronic absenteeism at the 2025-26 school year's midpoint, four percentage points below the national rate of 23%. The company serves over 22 million students across all 50 states.

SchoolStatus has launched a literacy solution to help US school districts engage families in improving reading outcomes. The product addresses a widening gap since the pandemic, with only 11% of students currently in districts that have returned to 2019 proficiency levels. The solution combines data from assessment platforms to send personalised reading progress updates to families, including scores and comparisons with peers. Messages are delivered via mail and digital channels, translated into families' preferred languages. Research shows students with higher absenteeism rates score significantly lower in literacy. However, nearly 90% of US parents believe their child reads at or above grade level, despite standardised tests showing fewer than half are actually proficient. SchoolStatus serves over 22 million students across all 50 states.

SchoolStatus wins Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence 2025. By SchoolStatus - 3 min SACRAMENTO, CA, January 28, 2026 - SchoolStatus today announced that SchoolStatus Attend has been named a winner in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2025. This marks the second consecutive year SchoolStatus has received the award, underscoring the company's continued innovation and leadership in helping districts address chronic absenteeism through early identification, positive communication, and ongoing improvement for partner districts for over two decades. This latest recognition follows SchoolStatus's Tech & Learning Back to School Award for the 2025-26 school year, further validating the company's ability to support districts at critical moments throughout the academic calendar. The Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence celebrate educational technology introduced or significantly enhanced over the last 12 months that has demonstrated outstanding support for teaching, learning, and school operations. Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts and represent products that are delivering meaningful, real-world impact for educators and students. SchoolStatus Attend was recognized for helping elementary districts proactively reduce chronic absenteeism by combining predictive analytics, automated multilingual outreach in more than 130 languages, and automated attendance interventions. Early warning insights identify students at risk of becoming chronically absent within the first 60 days of school so educators can act before absence patterns become entrenched. "Winning our third Tech & Learning award is a powerful affirmation of the hard work our district partners and dedicated team are doing to ensure more kids come to class," said Dr. Kara Stern, Director of Education at SchoolStatus. "Attendance is the strongest predictor of long-term academic success. Districts that take a proactive, systematic approach have chronic absenteeism rates nearly 3 percentage points lower than the national average." In 2025, districts using SchoolStatus Attend reported measurable improvements in attendance, including an 11.8% reduction in chronic absenteeism for fifth grade, a critical turning point, and consistent gains across grade levels. SchoolStatus Attend also reduces attendance-related administrative work by up to 75%, enabling staff to spend more time supporting students and families rather than managing paperwork and manual outreach. SchoolStatus takes attendance beyond compliance and helps districts build partnerships with families. Easy-to-understand dashboards that show patterns that enable district leaders to act quickly, and conference logging that provides further visibility into the root causes of attendance. With this knowledge, districts can create targeted interventions such as transportation adjustments, health-related follow-up, and other barriers to attendance in their communities. Mailing positive postcards and letters that celebrate attendance excellence and improvement build trust with families and reinforce attendance as a shared priority grounded in encouragement rather than punishment. "The awards brought a huge number of high-quality entries," the Tech & Learning editorial team shared. "Our panel of industry experts judged the winning products to be those that were most impactful in helping schools improve teaching and learning during 2025. Every winner should be really proud of their accomplishments - a well-deserved congratulations from the entire awards team." Media Contact Annmarie Ely Zer0 to 5ive for SchoolStatus [email protected] 267.454.4686 SchoolStatus SchoolStatus gives educators the clarity and tools they need to get students to class and keep them moving ahead. Through its integrated suite of data-driven products, SchoolStatus, LLC. help districts spot attendance patterns early, reach families in ways that work for them, and support teacher growth with meaningful feedback. Its solutions include automated attendance interventions, multi-channel family communications in 130+ languages, educator development and coaching, streamlined digital workflows, and engaging school websites. Serving over 22 million students across thousands of districts in all 50 states, SchoolStatus helps teachers and staff see what matters, act with speed, and stay focused on students. Attendance is everyone's mission. Get practical tools and resources to reduce absences and keep students in class.