A Holistic Approach to Absenteeism

March 11, 2021 interview with Miriam Altman the CEO and Co-Founder of Kinvolved.

Interview Conducted By:

Elly-Han Beaulieu, Maria Padilla, Stephanie A. Shaw, and Patricia Watts as part of the AIM2Flourish project for MGT 653: Managing for Sustainability at St. John's University.

Kinvolved is the only organization that addresses attendance at its roots so that every student is set up for success. The organization takes an equitable and holistic approach to tackle absenteeism, combining their software KiNVO with research-based human interventions to change the deeply ingrained behaviors and external factors affecting student attendance, including poverty, racism, and socio-economic exclusion.