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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Tamarac ES (2621)

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

Based on data derived from 2017-2018, 31.89% of students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the 2nd semester were classified at risk. For the 2018-2019 school year, we want the number of at risk students for the second semester to decrease by a minimum of 5%.

 

 

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

  1. Attendance line easily accessible on the school website.
  2. Identify the staff member utilized as attendance manager.
  3. 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). 
  4. When teachers make phone call home, include information about attendance ("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")
  5. Parents will receive a phone call from the school indicating that the student missed tow or more days of school.

 

 

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 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 worker, Family Counseling, HEART). http://www.browardstudentservices.com
  • Parents will receive a phone call and a letter from the school explaining that the student has missed 5 or more school days.
  • The parent will be encouraged to meet with the school guidance counselor to discuss attendance issues. 

 

 

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 that have a history of missing 20% or more of school and are at-risk due to other challenges.
  • Engage Students and Parents: Determine if the student should have an agency involved (CINS/FINS or BTIP).
  • Refer students and families to appropriate agencies.
  • Ensure students are connected with positive supports (social worker, mentor, peers)
  • A plan to improve the student's attendance will be developed by the classroom teacher, Guidance Counselor, School Administration, and the the student's parents.
  • The School Social Worker will conducted a home visit after a student has been absent for 10 days or more to meet with the student's parents , assess barriers to school attendance, and develop a plan to improve the student attendance.