1. Evaluations Please complete your evaluations and turn them in before we get started.

2. Professional Development January 31, 2014 ISIC Pupil Services

3. Three Words INSPIRE MOTIVATE ACHIEVE Next Steps Do we want to make the posters for our three words or do we want Steve and Sonia to take care of that? How can we creatively present our three words during the filming? Do we want to wear something that unifies us as a group (ex. certain colors, clothing)? Does anyone want to do something similar individually at your school site with your students to supplement ISIC’s portion?

4. Admin Updates Welligent Pilot Project Worker’s Compensation/FMLA Training Interns Survey - Everyone should complete Non-Public Schools (NPS) & SARB New Time Reporting Protocol Assignment Changes

5. PSA CounselorFromTo Open Sub-list (Diego Rivera Learning Complex) Green Design Community School – 3 Days Sun Valley High School – 2 Days Sagrario Gonzales Start February 10, 2014 (Contreras Learning Complex) Business & Tourism – 2 ½ Days School of Social Justice – 2 ½ Days Vanessa Ramirez Welcome Back!Gompers MS – 5 Days Mark Trujillo City Partnership – ½ Day Gompers MS – 2 Days YES Academy – 2 Days City Partnership – ½ Day Gates ES – 2 Days YES Academy – 2 Days Canyon ES – ½ Day

6. Pair Share Peer Review Goals Identify how ESC staff can provide additional direct support to school based counselors. Identify best practices that can be shared with our peers. Central PSA will contact you to schedule a date and time to review. Complete self survey prior to arrival. Information gathered will be used to drive future trainings and/or presentations

7. Monthly Strategies PowerPoint Next

8. Reflection and Goals for the New Year Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

9. Facts about Reflections and Goals Learning is both an active and reflective process (Burns, Dimock and Martinez, 2000) Though we learn by doing, constructing, building, talking, and writing, we also learn by thinking about events, activities and experiences (Burns, Dimock and Martinez, 2000) Opportunities for reflection should occur at the beginning, middle and the end of the school year. (Parrillo, 1994) That way students can take note of their learning starting point, assess their progress mid-year and critically evaluate their own learning at the end of the school year Reflection activities allow students a sense of intellectual ownership and a better understanding of oneself and one's own abilities (Burns, Dimock and Martinez, 2000) Students can learn to use their creative and critical thinking skills to help prepare for, succeed in, and learn from attendance improvement strategies in order to be better prepared for the future (Parrillo, 1994) Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

10. Reflection and Goal Setting: Questions for Self & Students What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of? What have been some of the barriers for attending school this year? Where is your favorite place in our classroom (or school)? What is something that was hard for you at the start of the year, but is easy now? In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What are the three most important things you learned this year? Is there anything you will do differently this year/semester? What are two goals you have for the rest of this school year? What are goals you have for five years from today (where would you like to be and what would you like to be doing)? What steps will you take, today and in the future, to achieve your goals? Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

11. Reflection and Goal Setting: Questions for Teachers What are some things you accomplished this year that you are proud of? What is something you tried in your classroom this year for the first time? How did it go? What is something you found particularly frustrating this year? Which student in your class do you think showed the most improvement? Why do you think this student did so well? What is something you would change about this year if you could? What is one way that you grew professionally this year? Who amongst your colleagues was the most helpful to you? What has caused you the most stress this year? Is there anything you will do differently this year/semester? What are two goals you have for the rest of this school year? What are goals you have for five years from today (where would you like to be and what would you like to be doing)? What steps will you take, today and in the future, to achieve your goals? Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

12. Bulletin Board Ideas - Elementary

13. Bulletin Board Ideas - Secondary

14. Where we are: Attendance Bands through December 2013 Instructional Days = 85 Far Below Basic Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Perfect Attendance! -Maintain- At-Risk Attendance: 4-6 absences -Early Intervention- Outstanding Attendance! 1-3 absences -Maintain- At-Risk Attendance: 7-11 absences -Early Intervention- Highly At-Risk Attendance: 12 or more absences -Early and Intensive Intervention- Copyright - 2013 © LAUSD, All Rights Reserved

15. Where we are going: Attendance Bands at the end of the school year Instructional Days = 180 Far Below Basic Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced 0 ABSENCES 8-14 ABSENCES 1-7 ABSENCES 15-23 ABSENCES MORE THAN 23 ABSENCES Copyright - 2013 © LAUSD, All Rights Reserved

16. JANUARY/FEBRUARY ELEMENTARY TIERED SUPPORT PROFICIENT/ADVANCED ATTENDANCE: Recognize students with proficient/advanced attendance through the month of December on the Bulletin Board Send home a recognition letter to parents. Organize a Day without an Absence the first week of school in January. Send home a letter home announcing the 100th Day of School Grade Level Classroom Competition Kick-Off. BASIC ATTENDANCE: Send home a letter home announcing the 100th Day of School Grade Level Classroom Competition Kick-Off. Create a New Year, New Beginning Attendance Pledge Medallion and send it home to parents to sign and return to school. Display medallion’s on school fence or bulletin board. BELOW/FAR BELOW BASIC ATTENDANCE: Send home a letter home announcing the 100th Day of School Grade Level Classroom Competition Kick-Off. Create a New Year, New Beginning Attendance Pledge Medallion and send it home to parents to sign and return to school. Display medallion’s on school fence or bulletin board. Hold COST meeting to discuss students with most severe academic and socio-emotional issues/concerns. *All students should receive an attendance progress report Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

17. JANUARY/FEBRUARY SECONDARY TIERED SUPPORT PROFICIENT/ADVANCED ATTENDANCE: Recognize students with proficient/advanced attendance through the month of December on the Bulletin Board Issue incentives to students with proficient/advanced attendance through the month of December (e.g. A ticket student can redeem for a snack once a week in the month of January). Create a New Year, New Beginning Attendance Pledge Poster for students to sign in each Advisory Room and display it on classroom door. BASIC ATTENDANCE: Issue tickets to students with perfect attendance on a weekly basis which they can redeem at the end of January (e.g. snack, pass, incentive, etc). Hold ACE (Attendance Counts for Everyone) Meeting for students with 5 or more absences. BELOW/FAR BELOW BASIC ATTENDANCE: Hold COST meeting to discuss students with most severe academic and socio-emotional issues/concerns. *All students should receive an attendance progress report Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

18. Information that can be shared with grade level team On February 3 (the 100 th day of school), some students in the Basic attendance band will have 8 absences and no longer be able to meet attendance goal at end of the year. January is an important month to provide focused support to engage students in the Basic band. Identify number of students in each band per class School-wide attendance trends Grade level comparison Changes in attendance percentage on milestones (25 th day, 50 th day, etc.) Point out increase in rates If there is a decrease, discuss possible reasons why (i.e. extended vacation days, illness, etc.) Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

19. Upcoming Milestones 100 th Day of School! – February 3, 2014 Maximum Number of Absences at Each Tier by Instructional Day Calendar Date Instructional Day LESS THAN 87% (Far Below Basic) 87-91% (Below Basic) 92-95% (Basic) 96-99% (Proficient) 100% (Advanced) February 3, 2014 10014 or more13840 Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

20. Monthly Attendance Trends What’s affecting attendance at this point in the year? Extending Winter Break Not returning on Monday, January 13 th Change in weather increases absences Students stay home when it rains/cold Students health affected Illness/Cold/Flu Asthma President’s Day Observed Monday, February 17, 2014 Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

21. Looking Ahead February 3 rd – 100 th Day of School February 12 th – Lincoln’s Birthday (not observed) February 17 th – President’s Day Copyright-2013 © Los Angeles Unified School District - All rights reserved

22. 100% Attendance Submittal Best Student Attendance Perfect Attendance January Awards

23. 100% Attendance Submittal (Month of December) SchoolPSA Counselor Coliseum ESKendis Wilbourne Crenshaw STEMM MagnetMicquelyn Jones Jordan HSArmond Mc Daniels Marquez HS - HPIAMGraciela Ortiz Marquez HS - LIBRAGraciela Ortiz Marquez HS – Social JusticeGraciela Ortiz Stevenson MSTania Martinez Vista MSJose Diaz YES AcademyMark Trujillo

24. Best Student Attendance (Cumulative through December, 2013) PSA CounselorSchool Students at 96% (with 96% minimum submittal rate) Elementary School Kendis Wilbourne Hillcrest ES70.6% Middle School Tania Martinez Stevenson MS 80.9% High School Maureen Greeley Banning HS74.9%

25. Perfect Attendance Wall of Fame (Cumulative through December, 2013) Micquelyn JonesArmond Mc Daniels Marco RodriguezWanda SooHoo

26. Operation School Bell @ GLAYS Counselor Spotlight Sandra Guevara

27. Newsletters (October & November)

28. Newsletters (December & February)

29. Thank You! To Everyone Who Participated in Operation School Bell on Wheels @ YES Academy

30. Operation School Bell on Wheels

38. December Birthdays Judi Hunt December 5 th Estella Robinson December 8 th Valerie Corcoran December 29 th

39. January Birthdays Richard Croucier January 2 nd Armond McDaniels January 22 nd Rafael Rubalcava January 27 th

40. Due Dates Today, January 31, 2014 Mileage Forms for December & January Multi-Funded Time Reports for December & January Friday, February 7, 2014 Monthly Summary of Services for January Fax or E-mail All Documents to Valerie, cc: Wanda Fax # (213) 241-2031

41. Next Meeting ESC East - Soto Street Day – Tuesday Date – February 18, 2014 Time – 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Address – 2151 N. Soto Street City – Los Angeles, 90032

42. Baby2Baby (Crocs & Diapers)

44. Donation Item Giveaway Rules for Accepting the Donation Item: 1. The item must be used as an attendance incentive award. 2. PSA counselor needs to document the donation being used with a short write up and a picture! 3. If the winner does not want to use the donation, he or she can give it to another counselor, who would then need to adhere to Rules 1 & 2

45. Last Month’s Donations Ross Gift Cards How did you use it to improve attendance?

46. This Month’s Donation Movie Tickets And the winners are…

47. Don’t forget to sign out and drive safely!