ATTENDANCE AND ENGAGEMENT
UWNCNM’s Attendance Team Support Group collaborates with the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) to present annual statewide conferences for schoolbased attendance teams. In May 2025, over 500 school staff and students attended the statewide attendance conference.
UWNCNM also partners with NMPED to present virtual workshops to address the needs of attendance teams in between conferences.
The Attendance Team Support Group also partners with APS to offer two annual APS specific conferences that support APS attendance teams as they create and implement their statewide attendance improvement plans. A major attendance topic in 2024-25 for all conferences was the importance of developing relationships with students and families as an important factor in reducing barriers to attendance. In total, 56 districts and over 150 schools participated. 93% of survey respondents said that after the conference, they felt positive about the direction of their attendance work and 97% of survey respondents agreed that, after the conference, they felt their school is more prepared to start their attendance strategies next school year more quickly.
For more info on Attendance and Engagement, please contact Teri Wimborne.
