Select School Year School Name Western HS (2831) School Year 2018 - 2019 Population Chronic Absenteeism Excessive Absences Grade Level Total Number Number % Number % 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. Describe each strategy and include benchmarks/data points per quarter.
Goals for the Attendance Plan
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. Our school wide attendance goal is to increase the number of students with Satisfactory attendance by 10% by the end of the 2018-2019 school year.
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. Greater access to attendance phone numbers through the school website for parents to notify the school of absences. School-issued robocalls describing the importance of attendance at school.
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. Teachers will make contact with parents/guardians when students are absent on multiple occasions. PASL teachers will may particular attention to the attendance records and discuss issues with the students in their Personalization period.
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. Students will be referred to Administration for chronic absenteeism for further consequences. Students will also be referred to social worker and guidance counselors to determine causation of the absenteeism for follow-up.
Schoolwide Attendance Plan
Data for 2017 - 2018 (Last year)
(10% or More Days)
(21 Days or More)
Purpose of Plan
Strategies To Be Implemented
2: Goals for the Attendance Plan
Attendance Category Percent of days missed Levels of strategies and Interventions 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
Our school wide attendance goal is to decrease absenteeism of at-risk attendance students by 7% by the end of the 2018-2019 school year.
Our school wide attendance goal is to decrease absenteeism of Chronic students by 5% by the end of the 2018-2019 school year.
Our school wide attendance goal is to decrease absenteeism of Severe Chronic students by 2% by the end of the 2018-2019 school year. 2: Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance
2: Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance
2: Tier 3 Interventions