Intervention Tracking

Intervention Tracking

What Is Intervention Tracking?

Intervention tracking refers to the process of documenting, organizing, and monitoring the supports provided to students in response to attendance issues. This includes who received an intervention, what type of support was offered, when it occurred, and whether it made an impact.

Effective tracking helps schools ensure students don’t fall through the cracks — and that every action taken is purposeful, documented, and measurable.

Why It Matters

Tracking interventions is essential to:

• Ensure follow-through on support plans
• Evaluate effectiveness of Tier 1, 2, and 3 attendance strategies
• Avoid duplicated efforts and confusion across teams
• Demonstrate compliance before escalating to SARB or truancy court
• Improve equity by monitoring which students are getting support — and who isn’t

Without a clear tracking system, schools struggle to coordinate interventions or scale what works.

How Schools Use This Term in Practice

Most districts track interventions related to:

• Chronic absenteeism
• Unexcused absences / truancy
• SART/SARB processes
• MTSS-aligned attendance supports
• Success plans, home visits, and outreach touchpoints

Historically, tracking has been done using:

• SIS notes or attendance comments
• Google Sheets or Excel
• Physical binders or case folders

Now, more districts are moving to centralized platforms like Nudge, where intervention tracking is integrated into real-time dashboards and follow-up workflows.

What’s the Difference Between Intervention Tracking and Intervention Delivery?

• Intervention delivery is the action itself (e.g., a counselor check-in).
• Intervention tracking is the process of logging that it happened, when, by whom, and what the result was.

You can’t manage what you don’t measure — tracking ensures accountability and insight at scale.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Attendance Intervention – Actions that should be documented in your tracking system
• MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) – Tracking helps align supports across Tier 1, 2, and 3
• SART / SARB – Tracking is often required before escalation to SARB
• Early Warning Systems – Often trigger the need for intervention tracking
• Attendance Success Plan – A commonly tracked Tier 2 intervention

Example Scenario

A student in Anaheim Union High School District has missed 8 days of school. The attendance team assigns a Tier 2 intervention — a weekly check-in with a staff mentor and an attendance goal. Using Nudge, the staff member logs each check-in, marks whether the student met their goal, and leaves a comment. When the team reviews progress after three weeks, they see the intervention is working — no need to escalate further.

How Intervention Tracking Impacts Districts

With strong intervention tracking, districts can:

• Identify which students need more support
• Analyze which interventions are most effective by site or grade level
• Stay compliant with truancy and SARB requirements
• Support data-informed decision-making
• Promote consistent processes across schools

Without it, interventions happen in silos — and student support becomes fragmented and hard to measure.

How Are Schools Across the U.S. Improving Intervention Tracking?

Districts are modernizing tracking with smarter systems and clearer structures:

1. Centralized Dashboards
Instead of notes buried in SIS fields, teams use shared dashboards to monitor interventions by student and status.

2. Tier-Based Tagging
Many schools now tag interventions as Tier 1, 2, or 3 to align with MTSS and simplify reporting.

3. Assigned Ownership
Interventions aren’t just logged — they’re assigned to specific staff with deadlines for follow-up.

4. Weekly Attendance Reviews
Schools meet regularly to review intervention data and adjust support based on real-time insights.

5. Outcomes and Notes
Districts are going beyond “checkbox” tracking and encouraging short reflections or results for each action logged.

How Nudge Helps

Nudge is built for real-time, structured intervention tracking — no spreadsheets or sticky notes required.

With Nudge, schools and districts can:

• Automatically surface students in need of support
• Assign interventions by staff, tier, or student group
• Log notes, outcomes, and follow-up actions
• Monitor intervention effectiveness across schools and grade levels
• Export documentation for SARB, compliance audits, or grant reporting

When teams know what’s happening — and what’s working — they can respond faster and smarter.

Want to Simplify and Scale Intervention Tracking?

See how Nudge helps school teams document attendance interventions consistently, measure impact, and close the loop — all in one place.