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Ehrlich, Julia A. Gwynne, Amber Stitziel Pareja, and Elaine M. Allensworth with Paul Moore, Sanja Jagesic, and Elizabeth Sorice  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \n1 Executive Summary  \n5 Introduction  \nChapter 1  \n9 The Extent of Absenteeism in Preschool and the Early Grades  \nChapter 2  \n17 Preschool Attendance and Primary Grade Outcomes  \nChapter 3  \n25 Reasons for Preschool Absences  \nChapter 4  \n37 Interpretive Summary  \n41 References  \n43 Appendices  \n57 Endnotes  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the many people who contributed to this work through their partnership, support, encouragement, and feedback. This work is the result of a collaboration between the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (UChicago CCSR) and the Office of Early Childhood Education at Chicago Public Schools (CPS), with funding from the McCormick Foundation. From CPS, Serah Fatani, Noriko Magari, and Sheila O’Connell were critical partners throughout every stage of the project. They not only provided us with essential data for this research, but they also supported our efforts in data collection, gave feedback on research questions and findings, and collaborated on dissemination activities. Elizabeth Mascitti-Miller has already started to incorporate the implications of key findings from this study into preschool programs across the district. We also thank Barbara Bowman for having the foresight and conviction to learn more about how absenteeism affects preschool children in the district, which was the impetus for this research.  \nOur collaboration with The McCormick Foundation was equally important. This project was generously funded by the McCormick Foundation, and Sara Slaughter, Lindsay Alvis Cochrane, and Erika Okezie-Phillips at the Foundation were important thought partners at every phase of this work. They provided critical feedback on research questions and findings, but most important, they pushed us to think carefully about how to make this work relevant and meaningful for schools, teachers, and preschool students and their families.  \nThe authors also benefited from the feedback and support from our colleagues at UChicago CCSR. We want to thank Stuart Luppescu for his work analyzing the Kindergarten Readiness Tool (KRT) data; Laney Shaler, Eric Brown, Michelle Huynh, and Josie Glore for assistance with data collection, transcription, and analysis; Lauren Sartain and Eliza Moeller for their detailed comments on draft versions of this work; and Jennifer Cowhy, Holly Hart, and Valerie Michelman for their careful technical read. Emily Krone provided countless hours of support and feedback, always finding ways to improve our writing and message.  \nWe are also grateful for the opportunity to connect this work with that of Hedy Chang of Attendance Works. Hedy works tirelessly to connect the research focusing on attendance and with practitioners in the field nationwide.  \nAs always, we are indebted to the members of our Steering Committee, who exhibited engagement and excitement over this work. A special thank you goes to Kim Zalent and Reyna Hernandez for their careful read of this document and their feedback.  \n\n| This report was produced by UChicago CCSR’s publications and communications staff: Emily Krone, Director for Outreach and Communication; Bronwyn McDaniel, Communications and Research Manager; and Jessica Puller, Communications Specialist. | Graphic Design: Jeff Hall Design\u003Cbr>Photography: Cynthia Howe\u003Cbr>Editing: Ann Lindner |\n| --- | --- |\n\n[05.2014/pdf/jh.design@rcn.com](05.2014/pdf/jh.design@rcn.com)  \nPRESCHOOL ATTENDANCE IN CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS  \nExecutive Summary  \nSignificant attention is currently focused on ensuring that children are enrolled in preschool. 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