Interest Form — Let’s Explore How We Can Tackle Attendance, Together
Whether you’re an athlete, organization, or community leader, we’d love to learn more about your interest in partnering to Tackle Attendance.
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The Power of Showing Up
Tackle Attendance. Build Better Futures.
Addressing chronic absenteeism requires awareness, collaboration, and results-driven solutions. Tackle Attendance is an initiative that brings schools, communities, athletes, and corporate partners together through a unified, technology-powered solution.
Tackle Attendance is turnkey and empowers schools to improve attendance through team-based competition, peer accountability, and real community support.
Step One
Athletes Partner
to spark excitement
Step Two
Brands Sponsor
schools and provide incentives
Step Three
Student Teams
compete based on attendance
Step Four
Rewards & Recognition
keep students motivated
Why Attendance Matters?
Students are considered chronically absent when they miss 10% or more of their total school days. This has serious academic, social, and economic consequences for students and communities.
1 in 4
Right now, 1 in 4 students in U.S. public schools are chronically absent and compromising their futures.
50%
of urban districts have chronic absenteeism rates of 30% or more, with some reaching upwards of 60%.
7x
Students who miss more than 10% of school are 7x more likely to drop out.
$260k – $1M
Studies show that failing to graduate high school reduces lifetime earnings by $260,000–$1 million.
How We Partner
We’re Stronger Together.
Tackle Attendance succeeds because athletes, sponsors, and schools each play different, important roles. Here’s how you can partner and make an impact.
Professional & Collegiate Athletes & Teams
Inspire your community, lead by example, and leave a legacy.
Tackle Attendance teams up with cornerback Leonard Moore and Gentleman & Scholars to spark student engagement across South Bend middle schools.
I know firsthand how important it is to show up every day — on the field and in the classroom. Tackle Attendance gives me the chance to inspire younger students to stay committed and show up to school every day.
Leonard Moore
Cornerback, Notre Dame
in their own words
Why Showing Up Changes Everything
“I don’t think I would have been able to carry over my competitiveness in sports to tangible things in real life if it wasn’t for Team Excel.”
Rebecca Childress Team Excel Alumni
“Using the app for constant communication and feedback, I really believe that [it] was a game changer for our students.”
Dr. John B. Gordon III Superintendent, Suffolk Public Schools
“Tackle Attendance is helping us expand our current programming, while opening doors for new corporate and community partnerships”
William Douglass Founder/CEO, Gentleman & Scholars
Our Sponsors & Partners
Early partners — from local nonprofits to national brands — are fueling this movement. Together, we’re building stronger schools and communities.
Together, We Can Tackle Attendance.
Whether you’re an athlete, a sponsor, or a school district, your involvement helps students thrive. Join us in the game of student success!
