Student Health and Human Services Attendance Improvement Strategies Pupil Services Attendance Improvement Strategies Distribute PPT and Resources only at this time. Valerie Corcoran LOCAL DISTRICT SOUTH March 27, 2017 Pupil Services

Goals for Today Discuss Strategic Planning Tiers of Intervention Identify Best Practices Provide tools/samples Tiers of Intervention Universal Targeted Intensive

Innovative Attendance Practices Award Winner Jordan High School Carlos Montes, Principal Sara Leimbach-Hollingsworth, Restorative Justice Coordinator

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Events and Field Trip Opportunities

Competitions

Competitions

Awards and Achievements

Innovative Attendance Practices Award Winner Your School Here ! share your best practices Directors will be nominating winners for next month, Your Name here The Giant trophy can be yours!

Increasing Teacher Attendance STAFF ATTENDANCE MONITORING PROTOCOL There is a strong correlation between Teacher attendance and student achievement. Monitor and provide differentiated attendance support for All Faculty and Staff Teacher Accurate Attendance Contract and Sample Staff Attendance Reminders are in your packet and on the website (Thank you, Dr. Sample)

Increasing Attendance Accuracy Attendance and Tardy Policies in place? Procedures in Place? Are all stakeholders aware? ANS report run twice daily – corrections entered Discrepancy reports daily – corrections entered Who is reviewing the SMASR report on a regular basis? L-date = Last date of attendance? Who is clearing the absences? Who is monitoring and addressing the absences?

Increasing Attendance Accuracy ATTENDANCE SUBMITTAL MONITORING Teachers – including subs – enter attendance 1st 15 minutes of class Tardies as per your school policy to Leave early Attendance Submittal Strategies are in your packet and on the website (Thank you, Dr. Sample)

Share Data / Teach (and re-teach) Attendance School Attendance (MyData At-Risk Report) By Grade level (MyData At-Risk Report) Teacher level (Attendance Summary Report) Student level (Attendance Referral Report) Why is this data important to each stakeholder? How can data be used/shared with each group? When? How often?

Strategic Attendance Interventions Universal Newsletters, bulletin boards, poster contest, banners Blackboard connect messages Presentations to staff, students, parents Fun, interesting, critical activities on high absence days ??? What high absence dates are coming up ??? Universal Strategies and Strategies by Attendance Bands and Sample Poster Contest Flyer In your packet and on the website

Attendance-Related Incentives For Who? For What? When? Free or Inexpensive Rewards for Students and Adults and Sample Incentive Chart In your packet and on the website

Targeted Interventions (Groups) For Who? Stakeholders based on: Grade, Classroom, Identified need, data Why? Teach/re-teach, engagement, skill building What? Assemblies, field trips, group support, workshops, incentives, letters, BB Connect messages

Intensive Interventions (1 x 1) For Who? Any Stakeholder Why? Individual attention required What? Personal phone call, note, letter, contract, incentive, case management, referrals to resources SART Contract (English and Spanish) In your packet and on the website

“To ensure that all LAUSD students are enrolled, attending, engaged, and on-track to graduate” LD South Pupil Services & Attendance 310-516-0027 Websites: LD South-Operations-PSA-Attend to the End www.pupilservices.lausd.net