View a sample School Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) form. This form, or one containing similar information, should be used in partnership with the family and school to help improve a child's ability to attend school.
Are you having a hard time getting your child to go to school? Watch our 20-minute video featuring Attorney Margie Wakelin from the Education Law Center. You'll learn the difference between truant and habitually truant and what changes if your child is habitually truant, plus the steps a school must take before they can take truancy actions against your family.
Our friends at the PEAL Center devoted an entire newsletter to the topic of truancy. Find guidance on your rights and suggestions for adapting your child's IEP to allow for appropriate absences.