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Grades, Grads & Going to School

Grades, Grads & Going to School. “Together We’re Better” A Student Attendance Initiative Project Sunrise School Division Mrs. Lucci’s Community Resource Center - Lac du Bonnet Manitoba Education & Literacy. Project Outcomes.

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Grades, Grads & Going to School

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  1. Grades, Grads & Going to School “Together We’re Better” A Student Attendance Initiative Project Sunrise School Division Mrs. Lucci’s Community Resource Center - Lac du Bonnet Manitoba Education & Literacy

  2. Project Outcomes • Increased/enhanced average monthly school attendance for identified students • Improved/enhanced social emotional well-being of students • Expanded/Extended value of education for students and their families • Increased collaboration and coordination of support for students and their families through community service providers

  3. Project Indicators • Reduction of identified barriers facing student attendance • Reduction of absences • Enhancement of resiliency factors in students • Documentation of parental engagement & interest in high school completion • Completion of high school credits by students or connection with school retained • Expansion of knowledge re: what works for kids in systems • Development of fluidity within and between systems (education, health, family services & justice)

  4. Project Strategies • To focus on a comprehensive approach that emphasizes well-being, humour, teamwork, learning, non-judgmental attitudes • To engage in focus groups/ consultations/ personal interviews with students & parents to find out what works and does not work re: attending school & getting services from systems • To meet with division teams/community service teams to share relevant information

  5. Data Collection • Comparative data from monthly school division attendance & program attendance reports • Qualitative & anecdotal data from a student survey • Numerical and anecdotal data from the Social Work Outcomes Scale (S.O.S.) • Student Credit Completion Data • Data on Non-Credit Specialized Learning Opportunities • Qualitative & anecdotal data from a parent/family survey

  6. Project Context • 72% First Nation Participants • 46% Male • 54% Female

  7. Data: Social Work Outcomes Scale Ratings for Participants: • Sense of Self 2.6 • Skills 2.6 • Relationships 2.8 • Meaningful Participation 2.8 “Vulnerable”

  8. Data: Social Determinants of Health • Access to health services 2.0 • Physical environment 1.9 • Social environment 1.6 • Adequate medical care 1.5 • Healthy Child Development 1.5 • Social Support Networks 1.5 • Education 1.5 “Somewhat Unhealthy”

  9. Data: More… Social Determinants of Health • Employment 1.3 • Income Status 1.1 “Very Unhealthy”

  10. Data: Why kids don’t attend school • No $ to buy food for lunches • No food in house = hungry • No winter clothing/ boots/ hats / mitts, etc. • No $ for field trips • No $ for project supplies • Not enough variety of clothing • Inadequate laundry facilities • Family obligations (babysitting/parent care) • Lack of $ for medical benefits to purchase medicine/antibiotics • Family depression – parent not waking kids up in a.m. • Fear of being late = don’t go at all • No family value for education

  11. Potential Other Data: • Substance Use • CFS Involvement • Children in Care • Counselling • Independent Living • Single Parent Families • Living in Poverty • Work Placements • High School Graduates • Adult Ed Graduates • Post Secondary Graduates • Apprenticeship Registration • Status Unknown

  12. Project • There are many unique & unexpected reasons for lack of student attendance at school • Family value for education is critical to improving students’ attendance at school & improving students’ access to other support systems - “Contextual Effect” (Emile Durkheim) • Data gained through this project requires us and other systems to consider making changes to our current procedures/practices

  13. Next Steps: • Establishing a “Community School Networker” position, to focus on school attendance and to enhance strategies to support youth to be in school every day • Ensuring that families and adult community members experience the value of education through opportunities & support to access credit courses through the local high school or through the local adult learning center • Continuing to work as part of the community support systems (Education/Health/Mental Health/ Justice/CFS) & through information sharing, reduce the gaps in and between systems

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