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Chronic absenteeism

August 2018. Working together: The promise and potential of partnerships to address chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism. Joshua Childs Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin @jaycee43public. Key Takeaways. Inside and Outside of School Factors

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Chronic absenteeism

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  1. August 2018 Working together: The promise and potential of partnerships to address chronic absenteeism Chronic absenteeism Joshua Childs Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin @jaycee43public

  2. Key Takeaways • Inside and Outside of School Factors • Moving from school focused to youth focused • Community/Cross-Sector Partnerships can help move the needle on attendance

  3. Inside of school factors Horsford & Heilig, 2014; Milner, 2013; Noguera & Wells, 2011

  4. Outside of School Factors Duncan & Murnane, 2012; Green & Gooden, 2014; Tate et al, 2011; Orfield 2004

  5. Zones of a student’s daily life Zones of a Student’s Daily Life Gottfried, 2014

  6. District local

  7. School youth Courtesy of StriveTogether, 2018

  8. Focus metric: Chronic Absenteeism • Strong predictor of student achievement • Incorporates social (nonacademic) factors in student success • Builds on work already started in region • National studies have highlighted how interventions can help chronically absent students attend school more

  9. mentors

  10. Goal All Chronically Absent 9th & 10th Graders

  11. High schools

  12. ABSENCE REASON

  13. School success mentoring Austin ISD Ty Davidson, Principal, Travis ECHS Principals of 8 other SSM Schools Higher Education Non-Profit Joshua Childs, Asst. Professor, UT Austin Simon Tidd, Director of Research & Analytic Systems Dev., E3 Alliance Dr. Paul Cruz, AISD Superintendent Greg Vincent, VP UT Austin , MBK Co-Chair Victor Saenz, MBK High School Committee Chair Susan Dawson, President E3 Alliance Suki Steinhauser Communities in Schools CEO Rocky Zepeda, MSM Chair & Del Valle Attendance Director 14 Partner Superintendents meet Bi-monthly to share best Practices Decreased Chronic Absence Through School Success Mentoring Other Districts Other Partners City Education Lead Kazique Prince Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhart 12 Members of MBK High School Committee adopting Chronic Absence Focus City of Austin Mayor Steve Adler Ed Kargbo, CEO Yellow Cabs & Missing School Matters Taskforce Government Community Mark Madrid, MBK Co-Chair & CEO, Hispanic Chamber Business

  14. Absence reasons codes and data

  15. Austin ISD

  16. Austin ISD

  17. MBK Committee Findings of Success Mentors • Clear Model with Evidence of Impact • Measurable Outcome (can tell rapidly if its working) • District and School Flexibility on How Model is Actualized • Need to Track Reasons Why Students Were Missing School • Cost Effective Can be Largely Driven Through New Application of Existing Resources • Can be Continually Improved and Enhanced • Multiple stakeholders

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