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Central Ohio Attendance Network COAN

The Central Ohio Attendance Network (COAN) brings together attendance professionals, administrators, school social workers, counselors, and community partners from across Central Ohio to collaborate, learn, and share effective practices that improve student attendance.

Through professional learning, networking, and problem solving, participants gain practical strategies, statewide updates, and opportunities to learn from colleagues who are addressing similar attendance challenges. Whether discussing legislation, intervention strategies, family engagement, or community partnerships, COAN provides a collaborative space focused on improving outcomes for students.

What You'll Gain

  • Collaborate with attendance professionals from districts across Central Ohio.
  • Learn practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.
  • Stay informed on Ohio attendance requirements and emerging best practices.
  • Explore data driven approaches to improving attendance.
  • Share challenges, successes, and innovative solutions with colleagues.
  • Build partnerships with schools, community organizations, and state agencies.
  • Access resources that support student engagement and family partnerships.

 

Register for the meetings here 

Attendance Services

Regular attendance is essential to every student's academic achievement, social emotional development, and long-term success. Ohio's attendance framework, including the requirements established under House Bill 96, emphasizes prevention, early intervention, and collaborative problem solving to improve student attendance and engagement.

The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio partners with districts by providing a comprehensive continuum of attendance services delivered by Licensed Social Workers. Our services are designed to strengthen district attendance systems, build staff capacity, remove barriers to attendance, and support students and families through evidence based, relationship centered practices that align with House Bill 96 and current Ohio attendance requirements.

Our goal is to help districts improve attendance, increase student engagement, reduce chronic absenteeism, and improve graduation outcomes through practical, student centered solutions.

Contact Us

For more information, please contact Ramel.Mitchell@escco.org.

Our Committment

Attendance is more than showing up. It is about creating schools where students feel connected, supported, and engaged. By combining relationship centered practices, data informed decision making, and collaborative problem solving, we help districts build sustainable systems that improve attendance and create better outcomes for every student.