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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Sea Castle ES (2871)

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 June 2019, Sea Castle Elementary School will decrease our at-risk and chronic absenteeism by 1% in all grades KG-5th.  In the 1st semester of the 2017-2018 school year, approximately 10% of the student population were chronically absent and roughly 2% of the student population had severe chronic absenteeism. This number increased to 11% for chronic absenteeism during the 2nd semester. Severe chronic absenteeism increased to 2.99% during the 2nd semester. Kindergarten had the largest amount of students, 21.91% of their population who were chronically or severely chronically absent in the 1st semester. During the 2nd semester, the percenteage of kindergartners impacted by chronic or severely chronic absenteeism decreased to approximately 19.66%. 

 

 

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. Tardies and absences are monitored for excessive levels by classroom teachers, who call parents if they exceed four absences in a quarter.
2. "Open House" and "Back to School" presentations during the first week of school remind students and parents the importance of attendance and the impact that the lack of attendance can have on academic achievement.
3. Broward County provides free breakfast for all students as an incentuve to arrive on time every day.
4. Teachers are reminded throughout the year on the importance of taking accurate attendance and maintaining communication with parents regarding attendance. 

 

 

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

  • Administration and faculty will monitor students’ attendance through Basis and Pinnacle to look for underlying causes for absences.
  • Parents are subjected to the district's BTIP Program following teacher's referrals to Social Worker. Administration will also hold conferences with parents who continually fail to report student absences.
  • Call the parent / guardian to make them aware of the concern about the absences  
  • Advise parent that you will be sending a letter to document the concern for absences
  • Generate the letter include the dates and times of the absences
  • Enlist the support of the school social worker to contact parents and provide guidance in this matter
  • Teachers will work together to create engaging lessons that draw students to class.
  • Teachers will make lessons applicable to students’ lives and interests. 

 

 

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

Parents are subjected to the district's BTIP Program following teacher's referrals to Social Worker. Administration will also hold conferences with parents who continually fail to report student absences.

  • Call the parent / guardian to make them aware of the concern about the absences  
  • Advise parent that you will be sending a letter to document the concern for absences
  • Generate the letter. Include the dates and times of the absences
  • Enlist the support of the school social worker to contact parents and provide guidance in this matter