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Schoolwide Attendance Plan |
School Name |
Anderson, Boyd HS (1741) |
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 |
Goal 1: Based on the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 data combined, Boyd Anderson's Severe and Chronic absenteeism rate decreased from 24% to 13% (the largest in the district). For the 2018-2019 school year, the goal is to decrease Severe and Chronic absenteeism by 1%.
Goal 2: From the 2016-2017 to the 2017-2018 school year, the data shows Satisfactory absenteeism increased from 50% to 66%. The goal for 2018-2019 is to either maintain or increase the rate by 1%.
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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
Engage Students are Families in as many activities afterschool as possible in programs such as YMCA.
A. Monitor Data
• The administrator responsible for school attendance will ensure that all teachers have completed the Brainshark training for taking classroom attendance at the high school level (9-12). The administrator should maintain a record of teachers that have completed the training. • Monitoring attendance-taking procedures will take place weekly by the Attendance Clerk and as requested by administration. • Twice each quarter, School Counselors will monitor BASIS and Data Warehouse to set goals for students in school-wide recognitions. This monitoring works as a back-up to assist in identifying students that may need Tier 2 interventions. • At the beginning of each month, the administrative team will request from the IMT to provide a report for current year attendance categories to monitor improvement and steer the direction of attendance initiatives.
B. Engage Students and Families
• School staff will be encouraged to reach out to parents by phone or email to remind parents about the importance of attendance in the early grades.
• Front office staff will meet each month to discuss customer service responsibilities and adapt procedures for ensuring a welcoming environment when visitors enter the front office (students, parents, guests, District staff).
• The Attendance Phone Line will be checked and cleared daily by the attendance clerk.
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
• School-based attendance recognition events will occur throughout the school year.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach
• School staff will host a transition meeting for students moving from feeder middle schools into 9th grade. Families will meet the team of teachers, tour the school, and learn about the importance of regular attendance for their child’s academic success through the end of their senior year • Integrate information about chronic absence into parent programs and communications throughout the school year.
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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
A. Monitor Data
• Teachers will monitor attendance using Pinnacle and BASIS and consult with support staff for help in redirecting absenteeism behavior.
• School Counselors, will monitor attendance with the leadership team to help identify students that may have a need for more wrap-around services.
B. Engage Students and Families
- To ensure that students attend school on a daily basis, students are made aware of the district attendance policy during grade level discipline assemblies and both parents and students are made aware during open house. Parents of 9th graders are also made aware of the district attendance policy during orientation.
• School Counselors, as part of the leadership team and support, will reach out by phone to speak with parents of chronically absent students to identify if any support is needed for the family.
• Staff will help identify any family needs and connect the family with services (food pantry, clothing assistance, literacy programs, transportation).
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
• 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 reinforcement and trusting relationships with staff improve attendance.
D. 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.
E. Remove Barriers
• Involve public agencies, community partners, and resources as needed to address barriers identified through parent conferences, 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 to provide insight as to the role of a School Social Worker, establish a relationship, and provide clinical support and services.
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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
A. Monitor Data
- Identify students with a history of severe chronic absenteeism (missing more than 20% of a school year).
- Leadership team will monitor the non-attendance report from OptiSpool, data from BASIS to identify students that are missing too many school days. • Attendance data is one of the main metrics brought to discussion for Collaborative Problem-Solving Team (CPST) and Response-to-Intervention (RtI). Attendance data may help uncover bigger issues the student or family are experiencing.
B. Engage Students and Families
• Refer students to appropriate service agencies (social services, human resources, counseling, housing, the HEART team for homeless education, or health services). When appropriate, a truancy petition
• Utilize best practices from schools within the District that have been able to decrease chronic absences and increase satisfactory attendance.
• Involve parents and agencies prior to initiating severe consequences related to truancy.
C. 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.
• Tangible incentives will be utilized to help students and parents improve attendance.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach
• Ensure continued positive and regular contact with the family.
• Consult with the School Social Worker as a resource for helping families with attendance problems.
E. Remove Barriers
• Connect students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers.
• For cases of suspected abuse, neglect or endangerment, contact the appropriate agencies to report.
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