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Reducing Chronic Absence

Why does it matter? What can we do?. Reducing Chronic Absence. Hawaii Middle Schools July 26, 2016 www.attendanceworks.org. Overview.

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Reducing Chronic Absence

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  1. Why does it matter? What can we do? Reducing Chronic Absence Hawaii Middle SchoolsJuly 26, 2016 www.attendanceworks.org

  2. Overview • This training module is designed to provide Hawaii Middle School principals and school teams with a basic understanding of what chronic absence is, why it matters and how to address it. It contains five sections: • Attendance Terms: Chronic absence, Average Daily Attendance and Truancy • Why Does Attendance Matter for Achievement? Research summary • Chronic Absence in Hawaii: How many students are chronically absent in Hawaii’s schools? How does Hawaii compare to other states? • How Can We Address Chronic Absence? Understanding reasons behind absences, Recommended Site-Level Strategies, Role of the Attendance Team and Tiered Systems of Support • Free Resources: Materials from Attendance Works

  3. Warm Up • Find a partner and share: • When you were in middle school, what made it hard for you to come to school every day? • What or who helped you get to school despite the challenges?

  4. Chronic absence is missing so much school for any reason that a student is academically at risk. Hawaii defines chronic absence as missing 8.5% or 15 days of the school year. What is Chronic Absence? Chronic Absence Unexcused absences Excusedabsences Suspensions Chronic absence is different from truancy (unexcused absences only) or average daily attendance (how many students show up to school each day).

  5. Multiple Measures of Attendance Average Daily Attendance • How many students show up to school every day? The percent of enrolled students who attend school each day. It is used in some states for allocating funding. • Who is missing school without permission? Typically refers only to unexcused absences. Each state has the authority to define truancy and when it triggers legal intervention. Truancy • Who is missing so much school they are academically at risk? Broadly means missing too much school for any reason -- excused, unexcused, or days lost due to suspensions. Researchers commonly define it as missing 10% of school which slightly different than Hawaii’s 8.5% definition. Chronic absence is a required reporting metric in ESSA. Chronic Absence

  6. In Hawaii, average daily attendance can mask chronic absenteeism These two measures of attendance are related, but not identical. Measuring average daily attendance without chronic absenteeism can obscure important information. Large variation in chronic absenteeism exists even in schools with 95% daily attendance rates

  7. Chronic Absence Vs. Truancy

  8. Chronic Absence = 15 days of absence = As Few As 2 days a month Chronic Absence Is Easily Masked If We Only Monitor Missing Consecutive days

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