Select School Year School Name Tequesta Trace MS (3151) 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. Goal 1: In 2017/18, the grade level with the most students with chronic absence was 7th grade with 131 total students, 116 chronic absence and 15 severe chronic absence). In 7th grade, our goal is to reduce the number of students with chronic absenteeism by 15 students for the 2018/19 school year. Goal 2: Overall chronic absence in 2017/18 was 15.61%, (13.26% chronic, 2.35% severe chronic). Our goal is to reduce overall chronic absence by 1%. Goal 3: In 2017/18, 6th grade had the highest level of students with satisfactory attendance with 52.79% students attending 95% or more school days. The goal for satisfactory attendance is to increase the percentage of students attending 95% or more in every grade level at least 1% higher by the end of 2018/19. Goal 4: Satisfactory attendance ranges from 35.06% to 52.79% in the grade levels. There was nearly 20% difference in satisfactory attendance the second semester in 2017/18 and the difference was 21% in 2016/17. Our school wide goal is to decrease the difference in the 2nd semester, (Spring Slide), by increasing satisfactory attendance by 1%
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. A. Monitor Data * A Brainshark training for taking classroom attendance was require for all classroom teachers. The administrators will monitor attendance taking procedures and address attendance concerns. School counselors, Attendance Clerks, IMT will monitor attendance data and will consult with the social worker to provide the support as needed. Attendance Team will meet quarterly to review chronic absences, CPST will also review and individual cases and be kept informed by team. B. Engage Students and Families * Administrators will continue to promote the importance of attendance on the school’s and P.T.A. websites. Teachers, counselors and staff members are all in promoting students attendance. C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance * Administrators and Counselors will recognize the importance of good attendance during our assemblies. Teachers will recognize and encourage the importance of daily attendance and its correlation with academic success. D. Provide Personalized Outreach Administration and School Counselor will host a transition meeting and tour with the elementary school that feed in to Tequesta Trace Middle School. In addition our school will host a number of open houses so parents can attend and hear from the administration the importance of good attendance and academic success. E. Remove Barriers * We provide a very student friendly school environment, welcoming our students as they arrive on campus. Our school provides a free breakfast, every school day. Our bike rack is open for students who arrive on bicycle and a staff member is assigned to greet them as they arrive on the school bus. A number of private buses also provide transportation for our needed families. After school and other community programs are available for those students and parents who are in need of the service.
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. A. Monitor Data * Attendance training for teachers was provided via a Brainshark. The administrators will monitor attendance taking procedures by teachers and provide the support to our new attendance clerks. Our IMT will continue to serve as back up support for this school year. Teachers will monitor attendance using Pinnacle and Basis. The will work closely with the clerk, IMT, Counselors and Administration to ensure the student with chronic absences receive the support and service they need. B. Engage Students and Families * Administrator over attendance will ensure that our district motto, Attendance Counts! All Day, Every Day, 24/7, is promoted among all stakeholders. The message will be posted on our school and PTA websites. As needed counselors and social workers will set up individual plans with the student and parent in order to reach the goals of good attendance and academic performance. C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance * Teachers, School Counselors and Administrators will positively and verbally recognize students with good attendance and help them make the connection with its connection to academic success. D. Provide Personalized Outreach * Administration and School Counselors will host a transition meeting a school tour from 5th grade to middle school. We are very committed as a school to establish positive habits associated with attendance and academic performance. Parent conferences are sometimes held even before a child is enroll at Tequesta Trace to discuss absences and challenges that a student may be facing. We look to identify those barriers and assist in any way we can to reach success. E. Remove Barriers * Our school offers a very student friendly environment. Our principal and teachers are outside of the school daily, greeting and supervising our students as they arrive on campus. We have a bike rack enclosed in a lock gate that is available for students who arrive on bicycles. A number of private program buses are also available for those students and families who need the service. After school homework program is available at the school sites. Other community programs are available for those working parents who need aftercare service.
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. A. Monitor Data * The administrator responsible for school attendance will monitor attendance taking procedures and address attendance concerns. School Counselors, attendance clerks and IMT will monitor attendance data and provide support as needed. Attendance is also brought to discussion for Collaborative Problem Solving Team (CPST) and Response to Intervention (RTI). Attendance team will meet quarterly, review of chronic students are done weekly by administrator, counselors and social worker. B. Engage Students and Families * Our Attendance Team meets with students and parents to review the barriers that are affecting the student attending school regularly. Students referrals are made as needed for individual, family counseling and social services. C. Recognize Good and Improve Attendance * For the students at Tier 3, appropriate positive reinforcements will be included in their “Attendance Success Plan” to support continued improved attendance. This plan will be developed with the parents, School Counselor and School Social Worker. Plans and goals will be shared with the child’s teachers. Tangibles incentives may be utilized to help students and parents improve attendance. D. Provide Personalize Outreach * Ensure continued positive and regular contact with the family. Check in on “Attendance Success Plans” and communicate with parents at regular intervals. If the plan is not referenced regularly with positive reinforcement, the plan is not being supported. Consult with the School Social Worker as a resource for helping families with attendance problems. When the student misses school, ensure the assigned personnel is following up on each absence. E. Remove Barriers * Implement agreed upon family intervention plan. Monitor for progress, connect students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers. For cases of suspected abuse, neglect, contact the appropriate agencies to report.
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 2: Tier 1 Strategies for Attendance
2: Tier 2 Strategies and Interventions to Improve Attendance
2: Tier 3 Interventions