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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Maplewood ES (2741)

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

By the end of the 2018-2019 school year, satisfactory attendance rates at Maplewood Elementary will increase from 53.9 to 57%.
School wide data indicates the percentage of chronic absentism in kindergarten and second grade is: kindergarten  6.14%, and second grade 6.25 % . The implementation of school wide attendance incentives will assist with an increase in satisfactory attendance rates in primary grades.
 

 

 

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

Leadership Team will meet with Social Worker to monitor and analyze attendance data monthly.
Parents will be receive a phone call and letter from school staff that explains the student has 2 or more unexcused absences per quarter of school and remind parent of the importance of regular school attendance. Meeting will be scheduled to meet with school counselor.
Open House presentation to parents and families- This presentation will summarize the risk factors associated with chronic absentism
Follow up in quarterly newsletter presented in a "Did You Know" format.
School-wide incentive program (Attendance Wall of Fame)- with the support of community partners, students who have perfect attendance at the end of each semester will receive a $10 gift certificate to local restaurant.  Students with good attendance (missed fewer than two days of school) will receive a $5 gift certificate, and students with improved attendance will a ticket for free ice cream.
ELL families will receive attendance information in their home language.

 

 

 

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

The RTI team will  meet at the beginning of the school to review tier 2  attendance issues and the causes for those students and familes. The social worker will develop and implement an individual attendance plan for each tier 2 student.  In addition:

  • Monthly monitoring of tier 2 students to assess improvement in attendance and/or underlying causes for continued absences
  • Parents will be receive a phone call and letter from school staff that explains the student has 3 or more unexcused absences per quarter of school and remind parent of the importance of regular school attendance. Meeting will be scheduled to meet with school counselor.
  • Implement Rise and Shine attendance program targeting tier 2 students- Tier 2 students will be recognized monthly for improved attendance (name on Attendance Wall of Fame)
  • Teachers will make personal calls to tier 2 families to remind them to Rise and Shine and get to school on time.
  • Provide home language translation as needed

 

 

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

  • The RTI team will  meet at the beginning of the school to review tier 3 attendance issues and the causes for those students and familes. The social worker will develop and implement an individual attendance plan for each tier 2 student.  In addition:
  • Parents will receive phone call and certified letter from school  that explains the student has missed 5 or more days of school and remind parent of the importance of regular school attendance.
  • Meeting will be scheduled with parent, administrator, and guidance counselor
  • Social worker will meet with parents to develop attendance contract
  • Provide resources for parents who have transportation concerns
  • Provide home language translation as needed