(a) A school district shall consider the following best practices for truancy prevention measures.(1) Develop an attendance policy that clearly outlines requirements related to truancy in accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 25, Subchapter C, and communicate this information to parents at the beginning of the school year.(2) Create a culture of attendance that includes training staff to talk meaningfully with students and parents about the attendance policy and the root causes of unexcused absences.(3) Create incentives for perfect attendance and improved attendance.(4) Educate students and their families on the positive impact of school attendance on performance.(5) Provide opportunities for students and parents to address causes of absence and/or truancy with district staff and link families to relevant community programs and support.(6) Develop collaborative partnerships, including planning, referral, and cross-training opportunities, between appropriate school staff, attendance officers, program-related liaisons, and external partners such as court representatives, community and faith-based organizations, state or locally funded community programs for truancy intervention or prevention, and law enforcement to assist students.(7) Determine root causes of unexcused absences and review campus- and district-level data on unexcused absences to identify systemic issues that affect attendance.(8) Use existing school programs such as Communities In Schools, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Restorative Discipline, and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to provide students and their parents with services.(9) At the beginning of each school year, conduct a needs assessment and identify and list, or map, services and programs available within the school district and the community that a school, a student, or a student's parent or guardian may access to address the student's barriers to attendance and make the information available to staff, students, and parents. The information must include, but is not limited to:dropout prevention programs and programs for "at risk" youth;(A) services for pregnant and parenting students;(B) services for students experiencing homelessness;(C) services for students in foster care;(D) federal programs including, but not limited to,