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Schoolwide Attendance Plan

School Name

Parkside ES (3631)

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: To reduce severe chronic absenteeism from 2.4% in the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year to 1.8% in the first semester of the 2018-2019 school year and from 1.8% in the second semester of 2017-2018 to 0.8% in the second semester of 2018-2019. 

Goal 2: To reduce chronic absenteeism from 12.2%  in the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year to 11.2% in the first semester of the 2018-2019 school year and from 13.6%  in the second semester of 2017-2018  to 10.2% in the second semester of 2018-2019.

Goal 3: To increase satisfactory attendance overall from 59.8% in 2017-2018 to at least 62%.

Two Year Trends: Severe chronic absenteeism-- End-of-Year 2017- 2.62% End-of-Year 2018- 1.86%, 2019 SMART goal- 0.8%
                             Chronic absenteeism-- End-of-Year 2017- 13.67%, End-of-Year 2018- 13.60%, 2019 SMART goal- 10.2%

Goal 4: Decrease first grade attendance percentages when compared to last year's Kindergarten students (2018 Kindergarten: 39% At-Risk to 36%, 15% Chronic to 13%, and 1% to 0.5% Severe Chronic). We will provide early intervention with parents who demonstrate attendance issues. Teachers will reach out through multiple modes of communication before attendance moves into the next category of risk. Establishing good habits of attendance in Kindergarten should carry over into 1st grade. Two-year trend- 2017 Kindergarten class: 4% Severe Chronic, 20% Chronic, and 34% At--Risk. 2018 First Grade class: 5% Severe chronic, 24% Chronic, 38% At-Risk. 

 

 

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
Strategy #1: Classroom teachers and our IMT monitor daily attendance.  
Strategy #2: All teachers submit attendance promptly each day and the IMT monitors absence data. 
Strategy #3: Attendance report from terms will be pulled twice per quarter.

B. Engage Students and Families
Strategy #4: It is the teachers responsibility to make a phone call home after a student has been out more than one day without a call into the school.
Strategy #5: School letters are generated and sent home to parent after this point to reinforce policy 5.5 and our school expectations for daily attendance. 
Strategy #6: Attendance is promoted through our web site, newsletter, and with banners in the school.
Strategy #7: Weekly ParentLink is used to remind parents about the importance of daily attendance.

C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
Strategy #7: Students are recognized by the principal for perfect attendance with rewards on a monthly basis.
Strategy #8: Students are called to the office and congratulated with a reward.
Strategy #9: Morning Announcements will be used to recognize individual and overall attendance success.

D. Provide Personalized Outreach
Strategy #10: Teachers make frequent contact with families and emphasize the importance of regular attendance.
Strategy #11: If a child is absent for more than a day, teachers reach out to the family to find out more information.
Strategy #12: Attendance is included on all student report cards. 

E. Remove Barriers
Strategy #13: Free breakfast is provided to all students daily.
Strategy #14: A bike rack enclosed in a locked gate is available for students who arrive by bicycle.
Strategy #15: All students are welcomed at the front door daily with a high five!

 

 

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
Strategy #1:Once a student receives the 5 unexcused abscences, a 5 day BTIP letter is received. 
B. Engage Students and Families
Strategy #2: The social worker or IMT will reach out by phone to speak with parents of at risk families if teacher interventions are not successful.
Strategy #3: We will set goals, discuss alternative supports, and share strategies for success with parents.
Strategy #4: The parent is required to come in and meet with our school counselor/social worker to see if there is a concern or reason for the habitual absences.
Strategy #5: Home visits take place if the parents do not attend the required 5 day meeting.
C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
Strategy #6: In conjunction with parents, behavior goals are established with the aim of preventing chronic absenteeism.
Strategy #7: Students with improved attendance are recognized on a monthly basis.
D. Provide Personalized Outreach
Strategy #8: Strategies and supports are put into place to help assist the family, depending on the individual needs.
Strategy #9: The parent may be asked to sign an attendance agreement.
Strategy #10: If absences continue, the social worker will reach out again and assess the effectiveness of the intervention.
E. Remove Barriers
Strategy #11: We will involve the school nurse when necessary to follow-up on medically related absences and train staff to recognize signs of illness.
Strategy #12: The social worker will identify individualized supports that will assist a family in their unique situation with the aim of improving attendance.

 

 

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
Strategy #1: After 10 days of unexcused absences in a 90 day period,the family will attend the BTIP meeting to discuss the importance of attendance and possible legal ramifications. 

B. Engage Students and Families
Strategy #2: We will refer students to various agencies (social services, human resources, counseling, housing, transportation, health or the HEART team for homeless education).

C. Recognize Good and Improved Attendance
Strategy #3: For students at Tier 3, appropriate positive reinforcments will be part of their individualized attendance goals. This plan is developed in conjunction with parents and it is monitored by the teacher, the IMT, and the social worker. 

D. Provide Personalized Outreach
Strategy #4: We will ensure continued positive and regular contact with the family as we monitor attendance goals for chronically absent students. 
Strategy #5: The individual situation of each family is taken into account and appropriate supports are offered or put into place.
Strategy #6: Regular contact is ongoing with families by the social worker and the teacher.

E. Remove Barriers
Strategy #7: Implement agreed upon family intervention plan and monitor for progress.
Strategy #8: Connect students with physical and mental health issues to medical providers.
Strategy #9: For cases of suspected abuse, neglect, or endangerment, contact the appropriate agencies to report the situation.