5th Annual Reducing Chronic Absenteeism Conference Impact of Collecting and Reporting Statewide Data Cindy Kazanis, Director Analysis, Measurement, and Accountability Reporting Division September 29, 2017

California Department of Education 2016–17 School Year: First Statewide Data Collection for Chronic Absenteeism California Department of Education

How Will the Data be Used? How will the state use this data? How can school districts use the statewide data? Disaggregated reports will be made available at the state, county, district and school levels through DataQuest The new accountability system, the California School Dashboard, includes Chronic Absenteeism as a performance indicator The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to report chronic absenteeism data The statewide collection is not intended to be an early warning system Districts should use the daily attendance data collected to identify and address emerging attendance issues The data can be used to identify schools/districts that may require assistance in addressing attendance problems School districts are required to set goals and develop specific actions within the Local Control and Accountability Plan California Department of Education

California Department of Education Statewide Data Reporting Portal: DataQuest http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/ California Department of Education

Reporting Data is Another Form of Accountability April 2013: First detailed release of discipline data January 2014: Total suspensions decreased 14.1 percent California Department of Education

California School Dashboard https://www.caschooldashboard.org/ California Department of Education

State Indicators: Five-by-Five Placement Reports http://www6. cde. ca Change The five-by-five placement reports demonstrates the importance of continuous improvement in the new accountability system. Level Declined Significantly Declined Maintained Increased Increased Significantly Very High Yellow Green Blue High Orange Medium Low Red Very Low Status

New Accountability System Based on Multiple Measures California Department of Education

Focus on Student Group Achievement California Department of Education

Local Control and Accountability Plan Riverside Unified School District http://www.rcoe.us/content/uploads/2014/08/Riverside-USD-LCAP-Approved-Plan-Final.pdf California Department of Education

California Department of Education Data Elements The number of days a student could have attended The number of days a student attended Regular classroom In-house suspension The number of days a student was absent Excused Unexcused Out-of-school Suspension California Department of Education

California Department of Education Preliminary Statewide Data Results Note: This data is currently being processed and will be publicly released in late 2017 Absence Category Percent of Time Absent Student Count Percent of Total Satisfactory Attendance < 5% At-Risk > 5% and < 10% Moderate Chronic Absent > 10% and < 20% Severe Chronic Absent > 20% California Department of Education