EdCircuit Staff 
RIDGELAND, Miss.—January 8, 2025—SchoolStatus, a leading provider of K-12 family engagement and student success solutions, today announced that SchoolStatus Attend was awarded District Administration’s Top EdTech Products Award in the Administrative & Management Systems Technology category. This recognition highlights the platform’s innovative approach to combating chronic absenteeism and revolutionizing attendance management in K-12 schools nationwide.
SchoolStatus Attend combines cutting-edge technology with proven school communication strategies to drive significant improvements in student attendance while reducing administrative workload by up to 75%. The platform’s automated intervention system generates and sends school-branded, multilingual communications directly to families, ensuring critical messages reach their intended recipients across diverse communities.
“This recognition from District Administration validates our commitment to developing solutions that make a real difference in education,” said Russ Davis, founder and CEO of SchoolStatus. “SchoolStatus Attend isn’t just about tracking attendance—it’s about creating stronger connections between schools and families to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed.”
The platform’s impact is demonstrated through impressive metrics:
- 54% of students return to school after initial contact
- 46% improvement in attendance following intervention conferences
- Up to 75% reduction in staff time spent on attendance management
As Candice McGhee, Director of Preventions and Interventions for Troup County School System (TCSS) in Georgia shared, “The biggest piece is the organizational aspect. Everything is in one location. You can see everything.” Through strategic interventions enabled by SchoolStatus Attend, TCSS reduced chronic absenteeism by 25% over the last two school years, from 16.6% in 2022-23 to 12.2% in 2024-25.
What sets SchoolStatus Attend apart is its holistic approach to attendance management, featuring:
- Data-driven insights for proactive intervention
- Granular learning time loss tracking across classes, teachers, and individual students
- Seamless integration with existing Student Information Systems
- Automated, customizable intervention systems
- Positive reinforcement through celebratory school-home communications
This is the second year in a row SchoolStatus has won a District Administration and FETC® Top EdTech Products of the Year Award.
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