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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Thurgood Marshall ES (3291)

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

Goal 1: In 2016/17, the grade level with the most students in chronic absence was 1st grade with 33 total students (23 chronic and 10 severe chronic absent). In 1st grade, our goal is to reduce the number of students with chronic absenteeism by 10 students (about 8%). 
 
Goal 2: Overall chronic absence in 2016/17 was 18.1% (12.7% chronic, 5.4% severe chronic). Our goal is to reduce overall chronic absence by 5% (about 43 students). 
 
Goal 3: In 2016/17, 5th grade had the highest level of students with satisfactory attendance with 66.4% of 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. 

 

 

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

A. Monitor Data – Once each quarter, SPARKS team and IMT will monitor BASIS and Data Warehouse to set goals for students in school-wide recognitions.
 
B. Engage Students and Families – The Attendance phone line will be checked and cleared daily by the IMT.
 
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance

  • The administrator responsible for attendance will ensure that the students have opportunities to participate in District-wide Attendance recognition events.
  • The SPARKS team will recognize classes with perfect attendance weekly by announcement.  The class(es) with the highest number of perfect attendance days for the quarter will receive a pizza party or ice cream social.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach – Attendance will be included on all student report cards.
 
E. Remove Barriers – The SPARKS Community Liaison will host parent nights throughout the year to inform parents about services, programs, and District policies.

 

 

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

A. Monitor Data – Each week, the attendance team will review the non-attendance report from Opti-Spool during meetings.  Students will be identified, and teachers will be notified which of their students might be at-risk.
 
B. Engage Students and Families – SPARKS and Itinerant School Social Workers will identify any family needs and connect the family with services (food pantry, clothing, assistance, literacy programs, transportation, etc).
 
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance – The SPARKS and / or Itinerant Social Worker will work with students and families to set attendance goals and time frames that are attainable to help improve attendance for at-risk or chronically absent students.
 
D. Provide Personalized Outreach – Parent -Teacher Conferences with support staff will be scheduled to discuss absences and challenges to identify the barriers we may be able to assist with.
 
E. Remove Barriers – Connect families with the School Social Worker(s) to provide insight as to the role of a School Social Worker, establish a relationship, and provide clinical support services.

 

 

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

A. Monitor Data – Identify students with a history of severe chronic absenteeism (missing more than 20% of a school year using BASIS and TERMS.
 
B. Engage Students and Families – Utilize best practices from schools within the District that have been able to decrease chronic absences and increase satisfactory attendance.
 
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance – Provide tangible incentives such as attendance pencils and bracelets to help students and parents improve attendance.
 
D. Provide Personalized Outreach – Ensure continued positive and regular contact with the family.
 
E. Remove Barriers

  • Implement agreed upon family intervention plan.  Monitor for progress.
  • Connect students with chronic physical and mental health issues to medical providers.
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