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.

Data from 2017-2018 reports 19% or above with Severe Chronic Abstenteeism in all KG-5th.  Based on this data, the school will create an attendance plan to decrease general and chronic attendance areas by 1-4% for 2018/19. 
First semester data for 2018-2019 shows 2.6% with Severe Chronic Absenteeism as of 2/13/2019

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

• Teacher is to call home after 2 consecutive absences or first 2 absences each quarter:
• Excused or Unexcused in each quarter or if there is a "Pattern of Late Arrival.
• Teacher is to leave a message if no answer, keep a log of call and write note in student's planner.

• Attendance line number given in the Attendance Letter at the Beginning of the Year.
• Attendace Counts Banner is displayed year round.
• Attendance manager will oversee all tier and follow up with teachers.
• Student with 100% Perfect Attendance will be acknowledged with Certificate, Pencil, Winner Circle during Grade Level Honor Roll Assembly.

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

Tier 2:  Second Quarter

• After 3 absences in a quarter: Teacher documents parent communication through  "Phone Call" or "In Person Meeting" on a confernce form. Parent signs in person and gets copy or send Phone Conference copy home to be signed and return. Teacher must always keep original conference form.
• Once 3 or more absences occur in the second quarter, Teacher is to send student name, parent name & phone number to Attendance Manager/Counselor. Attendance Manager / BTIP liaison will call and send home "Attendance Notice" form with copy A15 & A17 Attendance Panels from TERMS. The Attendance Manager / BTIP liaison will keep a copy in her office to follow up. She will also request a Dr.'s Note for all future absences. 
• After 4th Absence in quarters 2, 3 and 4, teacher needs to make a Social Worker Referral on Basis. Social Worker will contact Attendance Manager / BTIP liaison to discuss Basis Referral Options.
• Social Work will make a home visit, taking a copy of any unsigned conference forms from the teacher to be signed. Social Worker will discuss supports available if home concerns arise impeding Attendance record to increase for the given student.
• Goals and expectations will be given to the family. Follow up will be done by either Teacher, Attendance Manager or Social Worker
• 5 day letter from BTIP sent home by the state and meeting is scheduled.
• Attendance contract to be signed by parent during pre-scheduled parent meetings.

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

Tier 3:  Chronic absenteeism- students missing 10% or more of total number of school days to date.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

• Students identified for missing more than 10% of daily attendance at any time during the school year: identified to present with Chronic absenteeism, Social Worker home visit will be initiated for School Community Outreach/Support 
• Continous monitoring and communication between Homeroom Teacher and BTIP Liaisonfor  identified chonic absent students to increase attendance.
• BTIP liaison will contact Social Worker to schedule State Attorney Committee BTIP.10 day letter from BTIP sent home by state.
• Truency packet to be initiated.