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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Morrow ES (2691)

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

Goal 1: In 2017/18, the grade level with the most students with chronic absences was Kindergarten with 20 students total. In Kindergarten our goal is to reduce the number of students with chronic absenteeism by 5 students (about 5%) for the 2018/19 school year. 

Goal 2: Overall chronic absences in 2017/18 was 20% (14.95% chronic, 5.05% severe chronic). Morrow’s goal is to reduce the overall chronic absences by 5% (about 19 students).

Goal 3: In 2017/18, Morrow's overall satisfactory attendance was 52%. The goal for the 2018-2019 school year is to increase this percentage by at least 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

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 elementary level (K-5). 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.
  • IMT will 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.
  • The Attendance Phone Line will be checked and cleared daily by the attendance clerk.
  • School will utilize Parent Link to notify parents of important attendance information.
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance 
  • School will provide incentives for students and entire classes  based on perfect attendance for a given period of time.
  • School-based attendance recognition events will occur throughout the school year. These will include quarterly certificates and school-based attendance recognition.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach
  • School staff will host a transition meeting (Kindergarten Roundup) for students moving from Pre-K into Kindergarten. Families will meet the team of teachers, tour the school, and learn about the importance of of regular attendance for their child's academic success.
  • Attendance will be included on all student report cards.
  • Integrate information about chronic absences into parent programs and communications throughout the school year.
E. Remove Barriers
  • The school provides free breakfast for all students, every school day.
  • A bike rack enclosed in a locked gate is available for students that arrive by bicycle. The rack is locked after school begins and is unlocked and monitored by staff after 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

A. Monitor Data

  • Utilizing BASIS, Support Staff will identify students that have enough absences to be considered chronically absent.
  • Utilizing Pinnacle and BASIS, attendance will be monitored and Support Staff will provide support with redirecting absenteeism behavior.
B. Engage Students and Families
  • Staff will help identify any family needs and connect the family with services for support.  
  • School Counselor, as part of the Support Staff, will reach out by phone to speak with parents of chronically absent students to identify if any support is needed.
  • Students will be recruited for engaging afterschool activities to increase their desire to be in school regularly. 
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.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach​
  • Call or send letter to alert family to attendance concerns and explore what help may be needed. If possible, use a nurse to make contact especially for student with a medical condition.
  • Parent-Teacher conferences will be scheduled to discuss absences and challenges to identify the barriers we may be able to assist with. 
E. Remove Barriers
  • Provide parents with family-friendly, easy-to-understand information and/or assistance in reaching out to social services or community resources that may be helpful in addressing barriers identified.
  • 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. 

 

 

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

A. Monitor Data

  • Using Terms, our IMT will identify students with a history of severe chronic absenteeism.
  • 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.
  • The Broward Truancy Intervention Plan (BTIP) may initiate truancy letters to hold 5 day or 10 day meetings with the parents, Principal, District Representative, and State Attorney's Office for 17 Judicial Circuit Court of Florida.
  • Phone calls will be made to parents indicating the number of days that have been missed 
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance 
  • Tangible incentives may be utilized to help students and parents improve attendance.
  • For the students at Tier 3, appropriate positive reinforcements will be included and a plan will be developed with parents, School Counselor, and Social Worker.  
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. 
  • Letter will be sent home from the school requiring that the parents meet with the school's Principal and Social Worker to discuss supports that can be provided to facilitate improved attendance.
E. Remove Barriers
  • ​Connect students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers.
  • For cases of suspected abuse, neglect or endangerment, contact appropriate agencies to support.