Total

737

7

0.95

0

0.00

06

200

10

5.00

0

0.00

07

263

5

1.90

0

0.00

08

274

7

2.55

0

0.00

Plan Type

The mission of Silver Lakes Middle Magnet School (SLMS) is to ensure that all students, achieve success while preparing them for college, to meet tomorrow’s global challenges in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) within a safe and civil environment. The SLMS leadership team, faculty and staff place a premium on student attendance; student time in the classroom and being on-task are pillars of our educational practice.

 

Purpose of Plan:

Upon review of attendance data from last year and the first quarter of this year, SLMS has determined that the number of truancies, defined as a student who missed 18 or more days in a school calendar year, is approximately 7-9% of our student population.  For the 2015-2016 year, SLMS had 51 truancies.  As of October 14, 2016, SLMS has 23 students who have missed 5 days, putting them on a trajectory of accumulating over 18 absences in the school year. If the threshold number of days missed is reduced to 4, then SLMS has approximately 50 students who are on pace for 18 or more absences.
 
With this data in mind, SLMS proposes to implement a dual-prong model that will serve as a prevention and intervention measure to lower truancy and improve attendance school-wide. The design promises to be successful as it (a) uses data to measure outcomes, (b) captures incentive and rewards features that students have shown a positive response to in the past, (c) addresses the Social and Emotional (SEL) needs of students, (d) addresses family and students as stakeholders in the process, (e) provides opportunities for students to attain intrinsic success by meeting their goals, (e) engages adults as mentors and cheerleaders who support students and celebrate their success; (f) includes progress monitoring for implementation, process improvement and outcome measures

At-Risk Students (ARS) Goal – By June 2016, the number of truant cases for the 2016-2017 school year will be at least 25% lower than the number of cases identified at the end of the 2015-2016 school year.
 
School-Wide (SW) Goal (a) –  SLMS will show a quarterly increase in School-Wide perfect attendance by a minimum of 3% at the end of each quarter.
 
School-Wide (SW) Goal (b) –  SLMS will show a quarterly minimum 3% increase in the number of students having a maximum of one (1) absence at the end of each quarter.
 

Unexcused Absences

Silver Lakes Action Plan will targets two distinct tracks of students –At-Risk Students (ARS) and the School-Wide population (SW).

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments. 
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system. 

• Student Government, Peer Counseling students will develop and implement a multi-media attendance campaign that will focus on:

• Student Government will work with guidance counselors to design and implement an attendance tracking system by grade level.  This will be displayed on the data wall in the cafeteria to help students visualize how they are doing as a grade level.  Guidance counselors will use this data as part of data and success tips conversations with their respective grade levels.

Excessive Excused Absences
(5 or more in a single month)

Silver Lakes Action Plan will targets two distinct tracks of students –At-Risk Students (ARS) and the School-Wide population (SW).

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments in addition to parent/home contact.
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system in addition to parent/home contact.

Tardiness

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments. Also, Parent Conference, if matter proceeds a social worker referral may be written..
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system. Also, Parent Conference, if matter proceeds a social worker referral may be written.
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Excessive Early Sign Out

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments. Parent Conference, if matter proceeds a social worker referral may be written. In addition, No child may be picked up at 3:15pm or 30 minutes before school is out.
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system. Parent Conference, if matter proceeds a social worker referral may be written. In addition, No child may be picked up at 3:15pm or 30 minutes before school is out.
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Pattern of Non-Attendance
(Combinaton of the 4 previews strategies)

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments. Parent Contact, if matter proceeds a parent cofnerence will be scheduled to address pattern of non-attendance. 
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system. Parent Contact, if matter proceeds a parent cofnerence will be scheduled to address pattern of non-attendance. 

Chronic Absenteeism

• At-Risk Students (ARS):  ARS are students with 4 or more absences in quarter 1 (Q1), 8 or more absences in quarter 2 (Q2), and 12 or more absences in quarter 3 (Q3). The ARS track will receive intensive case management to include measurable goal setting that aligns with the ABCs of the School Is Cool (SIC) framework. The school’s Social Worker will provide one-and-one and small group sessions with these students to assess their cases, provide support and guidance to both them and their families with resources and other allowable measures to curtail the students’ absence from school. The case management process will be supported by progress monitoring from grade-level guidance counselors. Students will receive incentives and rewards for meeting set attendance goals over 10 day increments. Parenct Contact, then parent conference. If problem persist social work referrals may be written.
• Whole School (WS): This comprises of the entire student body that does not meet the threshold of ARS classification. Working with the remainder of the school population provides a prevention measure to reduce the probability of other students falling into the ARS category, by recognizing and celebrating good attendance through an incentives and rewards system. Parenct Contact, then parent conference. If problem persist social work referrals may be written.