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AdventHealth and district target chronic absenteeism with incentives and community supports
Summary
AdventHealth and Volusia County Schools described a joint $50,000 initiative and incentive program to attack root causes of absenteeism—transportation and food insecurity—reporting a ~2.8% decline tied to the work.
AdventHealth told the board it redirected $50,000 in partnership funds toward addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, including transportation and food insecurity, and is supporting schools with recognition incentives for improved attendance. Anna Lohmann said the combined incentive and community‑support approach coincided with an approximate 2.8% drop in chronic absenteeism over the last year.
Board members praised the strategy. Ms. Thompson and Ms. Haynes both described cases in their districts in which targeted supports—bicycles, washers/dryers or direct food assistance—helped remove barriers to school attendance. AdventHealth and district staff agreed to continue collaborative planning to scale interventions where needs are greatest.
