Attendance Follow-up · for NYC schools and community school partners

Attendance follow-up, kept simple.

BrainBridge helps New York City schools and community school partners follow up with families when students miss school.

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The Today screen with sample data: a staff member’s follow-ups due today, a student’s last two weeks of absences, the family’s phone number and language, and buttons to log the call outcome and reason.

What it does

Built for attendance teams, counselors and family workers at New York City public schools, and the community-based organizations that partner with them.

  • A daily follow-up list

    Each morning, every staff member sees which students to check on and what has already been tried.

    Sample Due today list with two students, their attendance and status tags.

  • ATS file in, lists out

    Drop in the morning ATS absence report and everyone’s follow-up list is ready.

    Sample panel: Today’s attendance file, with a button to drop today’s ATS file.

  • The weekly meeting agenda builds itself

    Built from last week’s data, with an owner and a due date for every next step.

    Sample weekly attendance meeting agenda: 13 students grouped by reason, attendees and a Start meeting button.

  • Texts from each staff member’s own line

    Families reply to the person who wrote to them, and every conversation is logged.

    Sample text thread: a staff member checks in and the parent replies that the student missed the bus.

  • One click to the ILOG entry

    Each logged contact has a Copy for ILOG button with the date, outcome and reason.

    Sample logged call: Reached family, Transportation, follow-up closed, with a Copy for ILOG button.

  • Aligned with Chancellor’s Regulation A-210

    See what A-210 requires and where each requirement happens in BrainBridge.

    Sample panel listing Chancellor’s Regulation A-210 requirements next to where each happens in the product.

All screens show sample data. No real students.

How it works

Three steps, every week.

  1. Step 1: Drop the ATS file

    Each morning, drop in the ATS absence report (RCUA or RDAL). Every staff member’s follow-up list is ready.

    Sample panel: Today’s attendance file, with a button to drop today’s ATS file.

  2. Step 2: Work the list

    Call or text families from your own school line, then log what happened in a tap.

    Sample outcome buttons: Reached family, Left message, No answer, Wrong number, and reasons for absence.

  3. Step 3: Meet weekly

    The agenda builds itself from last week’s data, and every next step gets an owner and a due date.

    Sample weekly attendance meeting agenda with 13 students grouped by reason.
The Overview screen with sample data: summary cards for last week’s attendance and chronic absence, and a panel showing what Chancellor’s Regulation A-210 requires and where each requirement happens in BrainBridge.
Overview: the school’s attendance picture next to what Chancellor’s Regulation A-210 requires. Sample data, no real students.

Built to be trusted with student data.

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  • Stored in the United States

    All customer data stays in the US.

  • Encrypted everywhere

    In transit with TLS and at rest.

  • Only what you’re assigned

    Staff see only their schools, programs and students.

  • A person presses send

    Nothing goes to a family without a staff member.

  • Never sold

    No selling, no advertising, no marketing profiles.

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