Monica Ruzicka-Stout

📊 Families are key partners in supporting student attendance! @FamsInSchools and Los Angeles Unified School District, share insights from Latino parents to inform solutions for kindergarten attendance. Read the report: familiesinschools.org/2025/09/12/add…

Students who are chronically absent in 6th grade have lower achievement than their peers: bit.ly/1oqfID7 @schooltechassoc @attendanceworks #HereTodayReadyforTomorrow

Feeling incredibly grateful and excited to welcome staff back for a new school year! Our SIP team kicked off the day with a read aloud of Be You! by Peter Reynolds. Thanks to the PTO, every teacher received a copy for their class! This year’s theme; Be You…Be Fox! 🦊 @sdu46

MTSS invites a partnership among students, teachers, parents, & the community whereby all students achieving positive behavioral, social-emotional, & academic outcomes is the priority. Here are 5 critical components of #MTSS. 🔗bit.ly/3Nupdyr #RTI #Interventions #K12

Had a great time at the @sdu46 Play, Learn, and Grow event this evening facilitated the Early Learning Department! Also thank you to the Gail Borden Library for their partnership in supporting our families!

A new white paper from @JohnsHopkinsSPH, @attendanceworks & @Kaiser Permanente outlines a public health framework for tackling chronic absence. 📘 It highlights 3 guiding principles & real-world strategies to help students show up & thrive. 🔗 schoolhealth.jhu.edu/all-in-for-att…

One of my favorite traditions in @sdu46 is the EOY all admin mtg awards. As the lead of the attendance campaign, my favorite is the “Seats in Seats Award” celebrating a bldg per network with the highest attend rate. Be on the lookout for their prized lawn chair proudly displayed!

Excellent turnout and feedback from the first @sdu46 Community Resource Fair! Excited to see how the schools maximize the many community support in our area!

The assistant principal & school social worker @sdu46 Community Resource Fair hasn’t even begun yet, but the energy and excitement is buzzing in the room! Very appreciative of our community with so many dedicated people and resources!

Chronic absence is a public health issue. Join @AmericanHealth, @aboutKP and @attendanceworks on June 10 at 9:30AM ET for a virtual discussion on how missed school days affect learning and long-term well-being. 📺 Watch live: youtube.com/live/yKlx6WgA8…

May Attendance Madness has begun in @sdu46!! Schools compete within their network to be crowned the champion! Finishing the year with 💪 attendance!

Had a great time on Saturday with my daughters and MIL at the Bartlett High School The Little Mermaid character meet & greet and amazing performance! @sdu46

For “Take Your Child to Work Day” our @BrightHorizons made cutouts so we can take pictures throughout the day with our children to teach them about our work. Happy to teach my girls and their friends about the meaningful work I do in @sdu46!

Looking forward to tomorrow! Can’t wait to share how we built the capacity of our staff to lead a data driven & student centered MTSS framework! @SarahRabeU46

Was honored to join @sdu46 Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Annette Acevedo, and Chief of Staff, Brian Lindholm, to receive the Attendance Proclamation from the City of Elgin at the council mtg. S/o @attendanceworks for the many resources to help our campaign come alive!

Highlighting “The ultimate goal is not to get your way. It's to help similar people consider different ways.”

Today over 1,000 #EveryMinuteMatters attendance awareness campaign t-shirts were sorted, packaged, and sent to schools/depts. Excited to see ppl wearing them on 4/11 to celebrate Attendance Awareness Week in @sdu46! Let’s finish the year with 💪 attendance! @attendanceworks

The highlight of my Friday was the staff vs students soccer championship at Dream Academy! Principal @marypmangione was out there alongside the Assistant Superintendent of Finance, Frank Williams, and many other skilled staff and students! @RafaelM45366958 @sdu46

A Rhode Island middle school cut chronic absence from 50% to 29%! Learn how a principal’s leadership can make a difference: 🔗 principalproject.org/how-we-cut-chr… @principalproj @DrWJReilly

We missed you @SarahRabeU46 but I had a great time supporting the Larkin Network tonight at the District SILT cohort! Shoutout to @NataliePoliU46 and the Lowrie Elementary SILT Team for decorating and bringing the spirit! @sdu46