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Schoolwide Attendance Plan |
School Name |
McNab ES (0841) |
School Year |
2018 - 2019 |
Data for 2017 - 2018 (Last year)
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Population |
Chronic Absenteeism
(10% or More Days) |
Excessive Absences
(21 Days or More) |
Grade Level |
Total Number |
Number |
% |
Number |
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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: Goals for the Attendance Plan
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Goals for the Attendance Plan
- 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
- 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. | Attendance Category | Percent of days missed | Levels of strategies and Interventions |
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| Satisfactory Attendance | 0 - 4.99 | Tier 1 | At-Risk Attendance | 5.0 - 9.99 | Tier 1 and 2 | Chronic Absenteeism | 10.0 - 19.99 | Tier 1, 2, and 3 | Severe Chronic Absenteeism | 20.0% or higher | Tier 1, 2, and 3 |
By June of 2019, we will decrease our 2017-2018 overall chronic absence rate of 11.41% by 3% (52/626 students).
By June of 2019, we will increase our overall satisfactory attendance rate of 55.85% by 3%(368/626 students).
By June of 2019, we will increase our 2017-2018 second semester overall satisfactory attendance rate of 49.84% by 5% (343/626 students).
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2: Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance
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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
Monitor Data
Everyday, teachers take attendance and report it by 9:30 AM.
The attendance clerk checks that all attendance has been entered.
At the beginning of each month, the administrative team will request from the IMT to provide a report for the current years attendance categories to monitor improvement and steer the direction of attendance initiatives.
The administrator responsible for school attendance will ensure that all teachers have completed the Brainshark training for taking classroom attendance at the elementary level (K-5).
The administrator responsible for school attendance should maintain a record of teachers that have completed the training.
Monitoring of attendance-taking procedures will take place weekly by the attendance clerk and as requested by administration.
Engage Students and Families
The principal sends flyers home about importance of attendance.
Attendance is a topic at RtI meetings and referrals are made to the school social worker.
Parent Link calls are made by the principal, to promote positive attendance.
During school-wide discipline assemblies, the principal, assistant principal and guidance counselor speak to how important it is to be in school every day, ready to learn.
At Open House parents were notified about the attendance line on the school website.
Recognizing Good and Improved Attendance
Awards are given for 100% attendance.
The administrator responsible for attendance will ensure that students have opportunities to participate in district-wide attendance recognition events.
Provide Personalized Outreach
Attendance will be included on all student report cards.
Information about chronic absence is integrated into parent communications throughout the school year.
Parents of Pre-K students transitioning to kindergarten are reminded of the importance of good attendance via Kindergarten Roundup.
Parent/Teacher conferences include conversations of the importance of attending schools.
Remove Barriers
To promote students arriving on time, the school provides free breakfast for all students.
The bike rack is enclosed in a locked gate and available for students that arrive by bicycle.
Students were provided the opportunity to receive free flu shots.
The school provides clean school uniforms to students as needed.
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2: Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance
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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
The administrator in charge of attendance uses Optispool, BASIS and Pinnacle to identify which students might be at-risk for poor attendance and coordinate with teachers and support staff for help with absenteeism.
The guidance counselor will monitor attendance with the leadership team to help identify students that may have a need for more wrap-around services.
Parents of students who arrive after 8:00 are required to come into the office and sign their child in.
- Engage Students and Families
Teachers contact families when absences become a concern.
The school social worker, as part of the leadership team and support staff, will reach out by phone to speak with parents of chronically absent students to identify if any support is needed for the family.
If needed, parents and students will work with the administrator in charge of attendance, guidance counselor or school social worker to develop a personalized “Student Success Plan for Attendance."
- Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
Awards are given out for 100% attendance.
The school works with students and families to set attendance goals and time frames that are attainable to help improve attendance for at-risk or chronically absent students.
Teachers use planners as a communication device to promote attendance.
- Provide Personalized Outreach
Parent-Teacher Conferences with support staff will be scheduled to discuss absences and challenges to identify the barriers we may be able to assist with.
Services are shared outside the school for food, clothing, counseling and shelter to help remove barriers.
The school social worker is very involved with insuring that the parents are equipped with what they need to make it to school on time.
We will involve the school nurse when necessary to follow-up on medically related absences.
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2: Tier 3 Interventions
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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
The school social worker is notified and may provide interventions if needed for students with a history of missing 20% or more in school.
The student's teacher, guidance counselor or school social worker contacts the parents about the statistics of missing 10% of school how it contributes to the students falling behind in their work.
Attendance data is one of the main metrics brought to discussion for Collaborative Problem-Solving Team (CPST) and Response-to-Intervention (RtI).
Teachers notify administration of absences as a remediation tactic.
- Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
For the students at Tier 3, appropriate positive reinforcements will be included in their “Attendance Success Plan” to support continued improved attendance. This plan will be developed with the parents, the administrator in charge of attendance, guidance counselor, and school social worker. Plans and goals will be shared with the child’s teachers.
- Engage Students and Families
The guidance counselor and school social worker are very involved with connecting the families to different agencies in our community.
Families will be referred to appropriate service agencies (social services, human resources, counseling, housing, the HEART team for homeless education, or
health services).
The Broward Truancy Intervention Plan (BTIP) may initiate truancy letters to hold 5-day or 10-day meetings with the parents, principal (or designee).
- Provide Personalized Outreach
The administrator in charge of attendance will check-in on “Attendance Success Plans” and communicate with parents at regular intervals.
The administrator in charge of attendance will consult with the school social worker as a resource for helping families with attendance problems.
Utilize Broward Truancy Intervention Plan (BTIP) to initiate truancy letters to hold 5-day or 10-day meetings with the parents, principal (or designee).
The school social worker connects students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers.
For cases of suspected abuse, neglect or endangerment, the school child abuse designee contacts the appropriate agencies to report.
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