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.

1. By June of 2018, we will reduce the chronic absenteeism from 11.88%to 10% or below,and/or reduce the severly chronic absenteesim from 2.29% to 1.5% or below. 
2. During the 2015-16 school year, our chronic absenteesim rate was at 14.32% and our severe chronic absenteesim rate was at 4.06 percent.  We recreated an attendance team to address issues of chonic absenteesim, we provided support for families, and had a school- wide plan that constanlt put attendance on the forefront. As a result we were able to decrease these rates by 2.44%.

We identified several reasons why we have issues in attendance at our school.  many of our families walk their children to shcool so when there is inclement weather, our dily attendance drops drastically.  We also have found that our attendance drops on early release days. in speaking to parents, many say that they have to seek alternative child care since the early release time interferes with work schedules.  while it is challenging to overcome some of thos obstacles, we can take steps to assist parents and put plans in place to entice students to come to shcool on those days. 

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

In the beginning of the shcool year, a flyer goes home stressing the importance of beingin shcool everyday.  parents sign an attendance agreement that highlights the districts attendance policy and discusses Florida State Statute. Attendance is discussed at open house, during every SAC/SAF meeting, every newsletter that goes home, and teachers discuss it every conference.
   
-Phone number is very easy to access on the school website and flyers
- Promote attendance using the shcool's social media accounts
- We honor those studnets who have perfect attendance on the announcements and during honor role assemblies.
- All teachers are trained to take attendance accuratly every day.
-  Teachers are encourage to make phone calls home for good/ poor 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

At Park ridge, our teachers, guidance counselor, administrators, and school social workers work together to address attendance concerns and the causes, in order to keep everyone in the loop so that we can help the family and student in the best way.

When a student is absent more than two days in a row, they must make a home phone call.  Based on the information conveyed, the teacher will determine what to do next.  If the child is sick, the teacher will ensure that the absence has been called in and remind parents to bring in a doctor's note.  A reminder about the importance of attendance will also be conveyed at this time. Teacher's will send home a packet of missed work.  If there are other issues interfering with the child's attendance, or if the parent cannot be contacted, the social worker wil be notified.    

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

We will offer Intensive Support for those students who have sever absenteesim (20% or more missed days) and chronic absenteesim (10% or more missed days).  these are the highest level of need and support.

-  The attendance team will will monitor data in order to identify students that show a history o missing 20% or more of shcool and are at-risk due to other challenges.
-  The social worker or guidanc counselor will meet on a regular basis with students who have chronic or severe absenteesim in order to engage students and support the social- emotional needs that may be influencing attendance.
- The social worker will determine if the student should have an agency involved and will refer students and families to appropriate agencies.
- the guidance counselor will ensure studnets are connected with positive supports.
- the social worker will follow thorugh on commitments of support to the family.  Positive and regular contact will be provided.