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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Lyons Creek MS (3101)

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

At Lyons Creek Middle more than 14% of our students have chronic absenteeism. Our goal is to reduce the chronic abdenteeism from 14% to 10% by the end of the school year by implementing the following stratergies:

1. Review attendance weekly for students that are chronically absent or at-risk
2. Suggest a parent conference or social worker referral
3. Recognize good and improved attendance
4. Identify barriers (transportation and housing)

 

 

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

Tier 1: At Lyons Creek Middle School all stratergies are aimed at all students and families to reduce absenteeism school wide. Currently, 30% of our students have more than one absent per quarter. The following are a list of stratergies being implemented to increase students attendance from 45% to 55%.

1. Monitor data
2. Engage students and families
3. Recogize good and improved attendance
4. Provide personalized outreach
5. Remove barriers

 

 

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

At Lyons Creek Middle more than 14% of our students have chronic absenteeism. Our goal is to reduce the chronic absenteeism from 14% to 10% by the end of the school year by implementing the following stratergies:

1. review attendance weekly for students that are chronically absent
2. Recognize good and improved attendance
3. Refer families to appropriate services (Social Worker, School Counselor and HEART program)
4. Identify barriers (transportation and housing)
5. Suggest a conference with parents/guardians
6. Encourage students to participate in school activities and clubs

 

 

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

At Lyons Creek Middle more than 14% of our students have chronic absenteeism. Our goal is to reduce the chronic absenteeism from 3.31% to 1% by the end of the school year by implementing the following stratergies:

1. determine how many students have a history of missing 20% or more of school. Identify students with our leadership team
2. Ensure continued positive contact with families
3. Share data with appropriate agencies to coordinate services
4. Work with families to avoid legal consequences to an extent possible
5. Use appropriate protocol for CINS/FINS agencies