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Donna Puhalovich

Donna Puhalovich

Consultant at The Patterson Foundation, working on the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, Advancing Philanthropic Leadership, and Digital Access for All initiatives.

Aug 20, 2026

Beyond The Blog

Beyond The Blog

School Attendance Matters: Susan Flores and Donna Puhalovich Share How Engaging Families and Communities Helps Children Reach Success

Aug 20 · 42m

Leah Verier-DunnHOST
1:57
And why is it so important to bring awareness to attendance? Like, what's the big deal?
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:05
Right.
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:05
So, and a lot of parents will say, what is the big deal? And, you know, to be at risk is missing 10% of school or more a year.
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:17
That sounds like a lot.
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:18
But if you think about it, it's only one day every two weeks.
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:23
And there are children that miss a day of school and is like, that's not a big deal.
Donna Puhalovich
Donna PuhalovichGUEST
2:28
The parent doesn't think it's a big deal.

7 MINS LATER

Leah Verier-DunnHOST
9:42
Do we have like a million elves working for the Patterson Foundation? So we do have a

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