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 school currently has a daily attendance average of 95.3% for the first quarter of the 18/19 school year.  By June, 2019 the daily attendance average will increase to 98% as indicated on the DWH Attendance Summary.

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

The attendance manager Ms. Howell takes calls from parents regarding absences.  School will communicate daily attendance expectations to students and parents at Open house and in the monthly newsletter Students recieve incentives/awards for either perfect attendance or being on time (TIP/Time is Precious). Families are greeted each morning upon arrival by administration.  On the 3rd day of absence, the classroom teacher will contact the parent.  Parent will be contacted by school when there has been 5 unexcused absences.

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

Students with unexcused absences will be identified via the OptiSpool report given to assistant principal every Monday.   Parent will be contacted by school when there has been 5 unexcused absences.  At the 5-day BTIP meeting the parent will have an opportunity to provide doctor's note for the absences.  If the number of absences continues, the student will be discussed at the Collaborative Problem solving Team meeting to determine interventions to decrease non-attendance. If unexcused absences continue, then the school will require the parent to have a doctor's note for any further absences. On the 10th day of absence a mandatory parent meeting will be held with the assistant principal and guidance counselor.
When a pattern of non attendance has been determined via information from OptiSpool and upon determination by the CPS Team, a doctor's note may be required by the parent to document legitimate absences. A meeting will be scheduled with the parent to discuss and identify possible remedies and to stress the importance of regular attendance and effects of truancy on academic success.  When there is an improvement in the attendance, the teacher and or administrator will praise the student and call the parent to express thanks for their efforts.

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 will provide the CPS team with a monthly report of students with excessive absences and tardies. The assistant principal will call the parent to discuss the excessive absences.  Families may be connected to outside agencies to assist with their needs.  The SSW and guidance counselor will coordinate services.