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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Floranada ES (0851)

School Year

2018 - 2019

 


 

Data for 2017 - 2018 (Last year)

 

Population

Chronic Absenteeism
(10% or More Days)

Excessive Absences
(21 Days or More)

Grade Level

Total Number

Number

%

Number

%

 

Purpose of Plan

  1. Describe where the school is currently, using quantitative data. Include other data if needed, cite the source of the data, (e.g. Data Warehouse)

  2. 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.

 

Strategies To Be Implemented

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

2: Goals for the Attendance Plan

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.

Attendance CategoryPercent of days missedLevels of strategies and Interventions
Satisfactory Attendance0 - 4.99Tier 1
At-Risk Attendance5.0 - 9.99Tier 1 and 2
Chronic Absenteeism10.0 - 19.99Tier 1, 2, and 3
Severe Chronic Absenteeism20.0% or higherTier 1, 2, and 3

Goal #1 -- In 2017/18, 5th grade has the most students with chronic absence with 21 total students (21 chronic absences and 2 severe chronic absences).  In 5th grade our goal is to reduce the number of students by 10% (about 3 students) for the 2018/19 school year.

Goal #2 -- Overall chronic absences in 2017/18 was 7.62% (55 chonic students and 8 severe chronic). Our goal is to reduce overall chronic absences by 5% (4 students).

Goal #3 -- In 2017/18, 4th grade had the highest level of students with satisfactory attendance with 69.11% of students attending 95% or more school days. The goal is to increase the percentage of students attending 95% or more in every grade level by the end of 2018/19.

 

 

2: Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance

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

  • Ensure all teachers have completed the Brainshark on classroom attendance. The Assistant Principal will keep a record of teacers who have completed the Brainshark.
  • Weekly monitoring of student attendance by IMT.
  • Twice each quarter, counselor will monitor BASIS to set attendance goals.
  • Teachers call home after 3 absences.
Engage Students and Families
  • The attendance line is checked and cleared daily by attendance clerk.
  • Staff will be expected to reach out to parents by phone or email to remind parents about importance of daily attendance.
Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
  • Quarterly and Annual recognition given to kids who have perfect attendance.
Provide Personalized Outreach
  •  Attendance included in all student report cards.
  • Communication for parents are sent out throughout the school year will integrate the importance of attendance for students.
Remove Barriers
  • Floranada provides free breakfast for all students.
  • Building is open for 7:15 for all students.

 

 

2: Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance

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

Monitor Data

  • Leadership team will review non-attendance report and teachers are notified.
  • Teachers will monitor attendance and will reach out to support staff for help in redirecting absenteeism.
  • School counselor will monitor for students needing additional wrap around services.
  • Guidance counselor will reach out to parents after 5 absences.
Engage Students and Families
  • School counselor will reach out to families of chronically absent students to see if the need additional support.
  • School social worker or counselor will work with families to create student success plan.
Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
  • Atainable goals will be set for at risk or chronically absent students.
  • Quarterly recognition will be made for students for improved attendance.
Provide Personalized Outreach
  • Parent-teacher conferences will be held to discuss attendance concerns and challenges that exist to provide support.
  • After 7 absences, our school social worker will reach out to the family.
Remove Barriers
  • Connect families with with school social worker to understand the role of the social worker and services and supports provided by school social worker.

 

 

2: Tier 3 Interventions

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

Monitor Data

  • Identify students with a history of chronic absenteeism.
  • Attendance data is discussed at the Collaborative Problem Solving Team (CPST) and Response to Intervention (RtI) to uncover bigger issues of a student.
Engage Students and Families
  • Refer students to service agencies as needed (social services, counseling, housing, HEART, etc)
  • BTIP may initiate truancy letters and Assistant Principal will hold 5 day or 10 day meetings with parents.
Recognize Good and Improved Attendance 
  • For Tier 3 students, positive reinforcement will be included in success plan. Plan will be developed with parents by guidance counselor or Assistant Principal. Goals will be shared with teachers for additional reinforcement.
Provide Personalized Outreach
  • Ensure continued positive and regular contact with family.
  • Communicate with parents to reinforce attendance.
  • Consult with School Social Workerto assist with attendance issues.
  • When student continues to miss school, ensure assigned personnel follows up on each absence.
  • Assistant Principal will call home after 9 absences.
  • Principal calls home after 10 absences and attendance contract will be completed.
Remove Barriers
  • Implement agreed upon family plan and monitor for progress.
  • Connect families with needed medical providers.
  • For case of absences, agencies will be contacted to report.