Office of School Performance and Accountability

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Schoolwide Attendance Plan
School Name	Westglades MS (3871)
School Year	2016 - 2017

Data for 2015 - 2016 (Last year)

	Population	Chronic Absenteeism (10% or More Days)		Excessive Absences (21 Days or More)
Grade Level	Total Number	Number	%	Number	%
Total	1639	7	0.43	0	0.00
06	543	3	0.55	0	0.00
07	555	6	1.08	0	0.00
08	541	11	2.03	0	0.00

Purpose of Plan

Describe where the school is currently, using quantitative data. Include other data if needed, cite the source of the data, (e.g. Data Warehouse)
Describe where the school wants to be (use precise data points), be specific and simply state what you plan to do, using the SMART guidelines in writing your goal statement.

Specific
Measurable
Attainable/Achievable
Results-focused, and
Time-bound.

Strategies To Be Implemented

Describe each strategy and include benchmarks/data points per quarter.

2: Section #1: Plan Type

Plan Type

We will continue to promote the importance of daily attendance via parent communication and maintaining a daily academic focus. We currently have 0 students with 21 days or more absent and less than 5% with 10 days or more.

2: Section #2: Purpose of Plan/Projection

Purpose of Plan:

With each day that students attend class they are exposed to daily rigor, enrichment and remediation. All of which is vital to increase student achievement.

2: Section #3: Strategies to be implemented

Unexcused Absences

Increased diligence in teachers taking daily attendance via Pinnacle.
Parent links attached to period by period absences.

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

Guidance counselors will make the inital contact with parents to set up conferences to discover reasons for excessive absences.
School Social Worker will be retained for cases that warrant their participation.

Tardiness

After the 4th tardy, students are referred to their grade level Assistant Principal.
Students beyond the 4th tardy are brought to the MTSS team to create and implement an attendance plan.

Excessive Early Sign Out

Guidance counselors will make the inital contact with parents to set up conferences to discover reasons for excessive early sign outs.
School Social Worker will be retained for cases that warrant their participation.

Pattern of Non-Attendance
(Combinaton of the 4 previews strategies)

Guidance counselors will make the inital contact with parents to set up conferences to discover reasons for patterns of non-attendance.
School Social Worker will be retained for cases that warrant their participation.
Students are referred to the MTSS team.

Chronic Absenteeism

Guidance counselors will make the inital contact with parents to set up conferences to discover reasons for chronic absenteeism.
School Social Worker will be retained for cases that warrant their participation.
Students are referred to the MTSS team.

Schoolwide Attendance Plan