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.

Goals (Tier 1) – Raise student satisfactory attendance to 85% for 1^st semester and 75% for 2^nd semester by June of 2019. 
Goals (Tier 2) - Lower at-risk attendance to 8% for attendance during semester 1 and 15% for semester 2
Goals (Tier 3) - Lower severe/chronic attendance to 1.5% for attendance during semester 1 and 5% for semester 2

Goal 1:  In 2017/18, the grade level with the most students with chronic absence was 7th grade with 45 total students (53 chronic absence and 8 severe chronic absence). For these students our goal is to reduce the number of students with chronic absenteeism by 30 for the 2018/19 school year.

Goal 2: Overall chronic absence in 2017/18 was 8.79%. Our goal is to reduce overall chronic absence by 5% (about 7 students less than the year before).

Goal 3: In 2017/18, 6th grade had the highest level of students with satisfactory attendance with 67.41 of students attending 95% or more school days. The goal for satisfactory attendance is to increase the percentage of students attending 95% or more in every grade level at least 2% higher by the end of 2018/19.

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

Goals – Raise student satisfactory attendance to 85% for 1^st semester and 75% for 2^nd semester by June of 2019.
Universal strategies - During grade-level assemblies, spotlight attendance information for the quarter and reward students for excellent attendance. Provide students with information about the importance of being in class every day (connected to academic readiness and future success).
Ensure that all teachers are trained to take attendance accurately. Encourage all to take attendance in a timely and accurate manner. (Teacher Attendance Codes: P, PN, AU, TU).
When teachers make phone calls home, include information about attendance (ex. "thank you for getting her to school on time every day"; "she was absent two days last week and we missed her"; "he is on track for perfect attendance this month.")

A. Monitor Data 

• Monitoring attendance-taking procedures will take place bi-weekly by the Attendance Clerk and as a requested by administration.
• Each quarter School Counselors will monitor BASIS and Data Warehouse to set goals for students in school-wide recognitions.

• School staff will be encourage to reach out to parents by phone or email to remind parents about the importance of attendance in the early grades.
• Principal will provide updates via ParentLink and PTSA meetings regarding Average Daily Attendance and the chronic absenteeism.
• The attendance phone line will be cleared daily by the attendance clerk.

• The administrator responsible for attendance will ensure that students have opportunities to participate in District-wide Attendance recognition events (certificates, Miami Heat games, Florida Panthers, Miami Marlins, etc.)
• School-based attendance recognition events will occur throughout the school year. These will include quarterly certificates and school-based attendance recognition and will be combined with honor roll assemblies.

• School staff will host a transition meeting for students moving from 5^th grade into middle school. Families will see classrooms, tour the school, and learn about the importance of regular attendance for their child’s academic success from middle school through their senior year. Developing positive habits associated with academic success
• Counselors will coordinate with high schools to work with a successful transition plan for 8^th graders moving up to high school to relieve student/parent stress about the switch to a bigger school. 
• Attendance will be included on student report cards.
• Intergrade information about chronic absence into parent programs and communication throughout the school year.
• Administration will conduct discipline/attendance sessions through Social Studies the first two weeks of school.

• This school provides free breakfast for all students, every school day.
• Title I will host parent nights throughout the year to inform parents about services, programs, and District policies.

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

12% of students have at-risk (5 to 9 absences) for attendance During semester 1 and 22% for semester 2
Goals – Lower at-risk attendance to 8% for attendance during semester 1 and 15% for semester 2
Strategies - Monitor data and look for qualitative data to assess underlying causes for continued absences.
Engage students and parents through positive communication that supports a good relationship between the school and family.
Provide information about support from the Student Services Department within Broward Schools (School Social Worker, Family Counseling, HEART). http://www.Browardstudentservices.com
Set attendance goals with the student and family.
Involve public agencies and community partners, involve the school nurse to follow-up on medical related absences, connect families with school-based resources if necessary.
Home visits done by Community Liaison.

 A. Monitor Data

• Weekly, using BASIS, the RTI team, will reach out by phone to speak with parents of chronically absent students to identify any needs for support to the faculty.
• If needed, parents and students will work with the School Counselor or School Social Worker to develop a personalized “Student Success Plan for Attendance” to make sure the child doesn't’t miss too many days and get back on track with good attendance (includes Progress reports incentives, ie. Titan Bucks, treats, etc.
• Staff will help identify any family needs and connect the family with services (food pantry, clothing assistance literacy programs, transportation). 

• We will work 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.
• Recognize these students routinely for good and improved attendance. Positive reinforce and trusting relationships with staff improve attendance.

• 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.

• Involve public agencies, community partners, and resources as needed to address barriers identified through parent conference communications with family, or other sources.
• Involve the school nurse when necessary to follow-up on medically related absences and train staff to recognize signs of illness.
• Connect families with the School Social Worker and Community Liaison to provide insight as to the role of a School Social Worker, establish a relationship, and provide clinical support and services.

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

12% of students have at-risk (5 to 9 absences) for attendance During semester 1 and 22% for semester 2
Goals – Lower at-risk attendance to 8% for attendance during semester 1 and 15% for semester 2
Strategies - Monitor data and look for qualitative data to assess underlying causes for continued absences.
Engage students and parents through positive communication that supports a good relationship between the school and family.
Provide information about support from the Student Services Department within Broward Schools (School Social Worker, Family Counseling, HEART). http://www.Browardstudentservices.com
Set attendance goals with the student and family.
Involve public agencies and community partners, involve the school nurse to follow-up on medical related absences, connect families with school-based resources if necessary.
Home visits done by Community Liaison.

 A. Monitor Data

• Weekly, using BASIS, the RTI team, will reach out by phone to speak with parents of chronically absent students to identify any needs for support to the faculty.
• If needed, parents and students will work with the School Counselor or School Social Worker to develop a personalized “Student Success Plan for Attendance” to make sure the child doesn't’t miss too many days and get back on track with good attendance (includes Progress reports incentives, ie. Titan Bucks, treats, etc.
• Staff will help identify any family needs and connect the family with services (food pantry, clothing assistance literacy programs, transportation). 

• We will work 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.
• Recognize these students routinely for good and improved attendance. Positive reinforce and trusting relationships with staff improve attendance.

• 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.

• Involve public agencies, community partners, and resources as needed to address barriers identified through parent conference communications with family, or other sources.
• Involve the school nurse when necessary to follow-up on medically related absences and train staff to recognize signs of illness.
• Connect families with the School Social Worker and Community Liaison to provide insight as to the role of a School Social Worker, establish a relationship, and provide clinical support and services.