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August GATE Equity Webinar Attendance 101: One District’s Approach to Supporting Attendance

August GATE Equity Webinar Attendance 101: One District’s Approach to Supporting Attendance. Exploring topics related to equity in graduation success. The webinar will begin soon. While you wait, please share in the chat panel: Use 6 words to describe your connection to Attendance.

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August GATE Equity Webinar Attendance 101: One District’s Approach to Supporting Attendance

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  1. AugustGATE Equity Webinar Attendance 101: One District’s Approach to Supporting Attendance Exploring topics related to equity in graduation success The webinar will begin soon. While you wait, please share in the chat panel: Use 6 words to describe your connection to Attendance Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, State Superintendent

  2. Connect to Audio You can join by computer audio or call in. Dial +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656 Webinar ID: 122-657-497 Test Audio

  3. Tips for Participating • Share comments and ideas in the Chat panel (send to “All”) • Ask presenters questions in the Q&A panel • Slides are available on the GATE Equity Webinar page in the Archive now. • Recording will be available at the end of the month.

  4. Webinar Etiquette

  5. Do you need clock hours? We are offering 3 free Clock Hours for attending both of today’s Dual Credit Webinars. • Attend both the morning and afternoon GATE Equity Webinars Live. • Complete the pre-reading assignment. • Register for clock hours. • Print and sign the clock hour form. • Send the signed evaluation to Ronnie.Larson@k12.wa.us. Clock Hour Instructions and Registration Here!

  6. AugustGATE Equity Webinar Attendance 101: One District’s Approach to Supporting Attendance Exploring topics related to equity in graduation success Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, State Superintendent

  7. Objectives Understand high leverage attendance supports and why they matter Learn from a district how they supported attendance district wide Get resources to get started!

  8. Who Are We?

  9. Vision: Values: All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement. Mission: Transform K–12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and supports that empower educators, families, and communities.

  10. Equity Statement Each student, family, and community possesses strengths and cultural knowledge that benefit their peers, educators, and schools.

  11. Office of System & School Improvement

  12. More This Afternoon Today at 3:00 pm! Attendance 201: Engaging Families Through Community Cafes

  13. Next Month September, 2019 School Climate 101: Behavior Supports 10a.m. – 11 a.m. School Climate 201: Behavior Supports 3 p.m. – 4 p.m.

  14. Questions & Polling 1 Who’s here? • Administrator • Counselor • Teacher • Parent • ESD • District • Continuous Improvement Partner or Coach • Grad Specialist • Community Based Organization • Paraprofessional • Other Has your school been identified for Comprehensive or Targeted Supports by OSPI? • Yes • No • Not Sure How familiar are you with our topic? • Very • Somewhat • It’s new!

  15. What is Chronic Absenteeism? 10% or more of school days Chronic Absenteeism Excused Unexcused

  16. How does OSPI report Chronic Absence? Chronically Absent Regular Attendance Present for 90% or more of their school days Missing 10% or more of school days Regular Attendance rate is the percentage of students that are not chronically absent.

  17. Why do we care about attendance?

  18. Did you know? Attendance in the Early Grades: Why it Matters for Reading Research Brief: Chronic Absenteeism

  19. 2017-18 Statewide Regular Attendance *OSPI Report Card & Healthy Youth Survey data

  20. Contributing Factors Barriers Negative School Experiences Misconceptions Lack of Engagement • Illness, both chronic and acute • Lack of health, mental health, vision, or dental care • Family responsibilities • Trauma • Unsafe path to/from school • Poor transportation • Housing and food insecurity • Frequent school changes • Involvement with child welfare or juvenile justice systems • Inequitable access to resources due to bias & discrimination. • Absences are only a problem if they are unexcused • Missing 2 days per month doesn’t affect learning • Sporadic absences aren’t a problem • Attendance only matters in the older grades • Suspensions are not relevant • Struggling academically and behaviorally • Ineffective or harmful interventions • Bored • Social challenges • Bullying • Suspensions and expulsions • Harsh, biased disciplinary practices especially for students of color • Negative attitudes of parents due to their own school experience • Undiagnosed disability • Lack of appropriate accommodations for disability • Lack of or inequitable access to challenging, culturally responsive, engaging instruction & enrichment • Lack of academic, emotional and behavioral support • No meaningful or negative relationships to adults in the school • Stronger ties with peers out of school than in school • Unwelcoming school climate • Failure to earn credits/ no future plans • Many teacher absences or long-term substitutes *Attendance Works

  21. Elements of Success of MTSS for Attendance

  22. Multi-Tiered Response to Attendance Tier 1: All Students • Define and teach “good attendance” • Celebrate good and improved attendance • Awareness efforts that educate parents about impact of absences • Proactive & positive messaging for absences • Nudge Letters • Absence data is monitored frequently • Engaging school climate & positive relationships with students and families • Rigorous & engaging instruction Tier 2: Students with At-risk Attendance • Personalized early outreach • Action plan addresses barriers and increases engagement • Nudge letters Tier 3: Students that are Chronically Absent • Coordinated school and interagency response • Home visits • Check & Connect • Community Truancy Boards

  23. Our vision: All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement.

  24. Questions & Polling 2 What’s your biggest challenge with Attendance? • Share your challenge in the chat.

  25. What Does A Successful Program Look Like? Vancouver School District

  26. Equity and Excellence: Integrated Student Supports

  27. Attendance Rates 2010-11 to 2017-18 (Gap 14%) (Gap 10%) (Gap 10%) (Gap 7%) (Gap 6%) (Gap 5%)

  28. Attendance Rates for All Students 2010-11 to 2017-18 (Gap 18%) (Gap 16%) (Gap 14%) (Gap 13%) (Gap 12%) (Gap 11%) (Gap 2%) (Gap 3%) (Gap 6%)

  29. Elementary School: Grades K-5Attendance Disproportionality Students At or Above 90% Attendance

  30. Gardening

  31. Middle School: Grades 6-8Attendance Disproportionality Students At or Above 90% Attendance

  32. Students

  33. High School: Grades 9-12 Attendance Disproportionality Students At or Above 90% Attendance

  34. Grads

  35. Multi-tiered Approach to Chronic Absenteeism

  36. Tier 1: Attendance Prize Patrol 36 schools visited 162 classrooms surprised 5000 students received prizes • All Departments in the District Office have attended with us including: • Career & Technical Education • Nutrition • Transportation • Security • Student Information Systems • Human Resources • Payroll • Communications • Fiscal • Purchasing Prize Patrol Video

  37. Tier 2: Attendance Project Initiative Who

  38. Tier 2: Assessment to Address Attendance Barriers 59% 75% 38%

  39. Tier 3: Truancy or Re-engagement Boards RE-CONNECT RE-COMMIT RE-ENGAGE

  40. Cultural Responsiveness By building a culture and a climate of attendance, we are creating more inviting and emotionally safe places for students to learn.

  41. GATE Evaluation This presentation will change my practice in the future: • Definitely • I learned something I can use • I knew most of this already • No – not helpful This presentation was well organized with a variety of participant involvement: • Strongly agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree The presenters were content experts: • Strongly agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree The presentation met the stated learning objectives: • Strongly agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree GATE Evaluation

  42. Resources

  43. Resources

  44. Communications Toolkit for Attendance Awareness Month • Posters& Rack Cards in multiple languages (hard copy) available for order through our website • Materials available for order September 1 • Sign Up for Attendance Newsletter here

  45. Get Personalized Assistance • Do you want personalized support? • We want to help connect you to the right people! • Use the Green Button!

  46. Contact US

  47. OSPI YouTube Channel Did you know you can subscribe to the OSPI YouTube Channel? Watch our past webinars! Youtube.com/waOSPI

  48. Creative Commons • Except where otherwise noted, this work by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 International License. • Many of our images come from TheNounProject.com.

  49. Discussion Questions for the Chat

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