Goals for the Attendance Plan

1. A school's response for this section should be in SMART format for improving attendance for each category reported in the data tables.
• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic/Rewarding
• Timely
2. Address early grades at your school level (K & 1, 6th Grade, 9th Grade). Analyze school-wide data to determine needs at grade levels and times of year when challenges occur more often.

School attendance data are provided reporting percent of students with satisfactory attendance, at-risk attendance, chronic absenteeism, and severe chronic absenteeism. The two-year trend allows for comparison of attendance over time and an indication of how strategies implemented to improve attendance are working.

The focus of the plan is to decrease the percentage of students who have excessive absences. The purpose of our plan is to reduce the absenteeisms by 5% for 2017-18 School Term.

Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance

Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance - Address all five core ingredients. Tier 1 is aimed at 100% of students, parents, school staff, and community stakeholders. This is where you cast a wide net. Strategies are general to reach the largest audiences and include all employees and stakeholders.

Tiered plans will include strategies and interventions for the 5 core ingredients.

• Monitor Data
• Engage Students and Families
• Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
• Provide Personalized Outreach
• Remove Barriers

• Parent notified of the Attendence Policy in their First Day Packets, Student Handbook, School Website, and School Twitter page.
• Phone calls are generated each day by the district to families whose students are not in attendance and for whom we have not received a phone call advising us of the absence.
• Initial contact with families is made by the classroom teacher when attendance/excessive absences becomes a concern, and concerns are shared via conference either in person, or over the phone.
• Greet students and families at the door in the morning.
• Our Teachers, Administrators, and Staff cultivates an atmosphere where students feel respected and safe. » Offer programs before and after school to engage students.
• Provide enrichment activities for students, such as field trips, assemblies, and dances

Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance

Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance - Address all five core ingredients. Tier 2 identifies students using early warning indicators to make connections with students and families at the onset of the school year or emergence of patterns of non-attendance. Early warning indicators include prior year chronic absenteeism, 3 or more absences in the first 4 weeks of enrollment, more than 10% of school days absent in any time period from the beginning of enrollment.

- Tier 2 represents between 10-20% of students at all schools in Broward County. This is true at individual schools and across the District.

- Chronic Absenteeism: Absent for 10% or more school days. These absences include excused, unexcused, and suspensions as days of instruction missed.

Tiered plans will include strategies and interventions for the 5 core ingredients.

• Monitor Data
• Engage Students and Families
• Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
• Provide Personalized Outreach
• Remove Barriers

• Parent notified of the Attendence Policy in their First Day Packets, Student Handbook, School Website, and School Twitter page.
• Phone calls are generated each day by the district to families whose students are not in attendance and for whom we have not received a phone call advising us of the absence.
• Initial contact with families is made by the classroom teacher when attendance/excessive absences becomes a concern, and concerns are shared via conference either in person, or over the phone.
• Greet students and families at the door in the morning.
• Our Teachers, Administrators, and Staff cultivates an atmosphere where students feel respected and safe. » Offer programs before and after school to engage students.
• Provide enrichment activities for students, such as field trips, assemblies, and dances

Tier 3 Interventions

Tier 3 Interventions - Address all five core ingredients. Tier 3 is the highest level of intervention and support for students that are absent 20% or more school days during the year.

- At most schools, Tier 3 interventions are utilized for about 5% (or less) of the student population.

Tiered plans will include strategies and interventions for the 5 core ingredients.

• Monitor Data
• Engage Students and Families
• Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
• Provide Personalized Outreach
• Remove Barriers

• Thee most severe cases of excessive absenteeism will be referred to the State Attorney's office. Parents meet with school personnel to implement an attendance contract as well during that time
•  Meet with parents to determine if resources are required for assisting with getting students to school.
•  Meet with parents to ensure they understand that even excused absences can create a pattern of non-attendance and impact student achievement.
•  Engage Guidance Counselor/Social Worker should families require outside assistance/resources.
• Follow through on commitments of support to the family
• Implement agreed upon family intervention plan. Monitor for progress
• Connect students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers