$29.5M
Taken back from California districts in 2025
A new book from Attendly
The Compliance Gap
What California districts can’t see is costing them millions
After 3 years, 1,000+ conversations, reviewing 1,000 districts — the most data-dense book ever written about California expanded learning.
Coming January 2027Free now: 5 Questions Every District Should Be Asking About Their Attendance Data
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The Gap Nobody Named
966,454
Students chronically absent last year
$697M
In funding going to districts above 25% chronic absenteeism
Between what the state requires and what districts can actually see in real time, there’s a gap. That gap is where funding, students, and staff get lost. This book names it, measures it, and shows what closing it looks like.
“Most districts we review cannot answer whether a site is below its ASES attendance threshold without asking someone to pull a report. That visibility gap is where the clawbacks start.”
From 1,000+ district conversations across California — the research behind Attendly and this book.
What’s Inside
Part 1: The Gap
4 chaptersWhat California districts can't see, and what it costs them.
Funding clawbacks, invisible attendance drift, and the ASSIST surprises that show up after the money is gone.
Part 2: Why It's This Bad
3 chaptersThe structural forces that created the gap.
Dual-funded sites, disconnected systems, and the compliance work split across four people with no single owner.
Part 3: How the Best Districts See
3 chaptersWhat changes when you close the gap.
Real-time thresholds, student-level triggers, and the documentation habits that survive a Fiscal Crisis review.
Plus: Epilogue with 5 actionable steps + Data Methodology appendix
About the Author
Who This Is For
- Superintendents who feel the cost but can’t quantify it
- CBOs and Finance Directors facing $29.5M in clawbacks
- Ed Services Directors bridging LCAP goals and operational reality
- Expanded Learning Coordinators who finally feel understood
- Board Members asking “where are we on this?”
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