An Evaluation of the 2016 Act to Promote Attendance and Reduce Truancy Meta-Analysis Appendix

For example, we report on the effects of participation in a specific program like the Repeat Offender Prevention Program on its own rather than reporting on the combined effect of participating in all similar programs with intensive supervision for youth on probation. [...] We included the remaining 20 programs for meta-analysis.12 2) WSIPP’s 2009 Meta-Analysis on Truancy Interventions In 2008, WSIPP was directed by the legislature to study various aspects of truancy policy and research.13 One component of the assignment was to review evidence-based practices for truancy reduction and dropout prevention among middle and high school students. [...] Exhibits 1 and 2 present the full list of examined programs and indicate whether the intervention has an effect on each of the primary outcomes measured in the analysis. [...] A program effect is labeled “poor” if a meta-analyzed effect size is statistically significant and in the undesired direction and labeled “not significant” if it is not statistically significant.20 Exhibits 1 and 2 are sorted into two tables based on the policy area and the typical institution(s) responsible for implementing the program. [...] A Board of Directors—representing the legislature, the governor, and public universities—governs WSIPP and guides the development of all activities.