SeptemberGATE: Equity Webinar on Tier 1 Supports

1. SeptemberGATE Equity WebinarAttendance Awareness: Starting with Tier 1 Supports Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, State Superintendent

2. 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.

3. Office of System & School Improvement

4. Who Are We?

5. Today’s Topics Why start with Tier 1? Best practice What does Tier 1 look like in the field? Grandview Resources

6. Questions & Polling Who Works on Attendance in your building? • Just me – I’m amazing! • Attendance Secretary • Part of Student Support/Intervention Team • We have an Attendance Team

7. Setting the Stage What is chronic absence & Why are we focused on it?

8. What is Chronic Absenteeism? 10% of school days Chronic Absenteeism Excused Unexcused

9. Which is Different From… *Chronic Elementary Absenteeism: A Problem Hidden in Plain Sight

10. How is our state reporting Chronic Absence? Regular Attendance 88% Regularly Attending 12% Chronically Absent Chronic Absence Inverted

11. Why Chronic Absenteeism?

12. Our Why • Attendance is a powerful signal • Opportunity for a mindset shift: from punitive to supportive; from reactive to proactive • What can we do to support you to be in school and be successful there?    • There’s a role for everyone in attendance. • Increasing Attendance with a Human Approach

13. Multi-Tiered Response to Attendance Tier 1: All Students • Positive school climate & focus on relationships • Clear, consistent & widely understood attendance policies • Absence data is accurate, timely & actionable • Engaging instruction & extracurricular activities • Define and teach “good attendance” • Celebrate good and improved attendance • Awareness efforts that educate parents and students about importance of attendance • Team monitors attendance data & manages interventions • Partnering with families 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 visitors, graduation & family support specialists • Check & Connect • Community Truancy Boards

14. The Power of Universal:Tier 1 is the Foundation

15. Assessing Tier 1 Supports • Attendance Works School and District Assessment Tools • Attendance Works MTSS Tiered Resources Worksheet • OSPI Attendance System Improvement Guide

16. Questions & Polling 1 How do you think you are doing on Tier 1? • We’re really strong here • We’re ok for now • Could be better • Definitely needs work • Don’t know

17. Attendance Conversations in Grandview • ~3,700 Students • 3 Elementaries, 1 middle school, 1 high school • 92% Latinx • 76% Free & Reduced Lunch • 35% Transitional Bilingual

18. Why did you start looking at chronic absence?

19. Foundation is Relationships

20. Consistent Policies & Procedures

21. Start With Accurate Attendance Data

22. Getting Actionable Student Data: District Invested in Data System

23. Critical System Support:District Trainings Prior to the start of school:

24. Building Teams Use the Data

25. Attendance Team Huddles

26. Teachers are critical

27. Community Partners

28. Awareness Raising

29. “Strive for 5” Attendance Awareness Campaign • Banners posted throughout Grandview: • Schools • City Facilities • Extra Mile Student Center • High Traffic Intersections • Parks • City • School Electronic Reader-boards Community-wide Strive for 5 partnership with area business partners: • City • Grandview Community Center • Extra Mile Student Center • Churches • Chamber of Commerce Partnership with City for August National Night Out

30. “Strive for 5” Attendance Awareness Campaign 2

31. Incentives & Defining Good Attendance

32. Family Education & Partnership

33. Other Cool Efforts We’re Proud Of…

34. Our Results In two years we have had a 28% reduction in chronic absence. Our goal this next year is to be under 500 students. A 39% drop in three years. 76 fewer students 10% Reduction 153 fewer students 21% Reduction *GOAL for 2019

35. What’s Your Why?

36. Questions & Polling 3 • What is one major takeaway you have from today’s webinar? • Type it in the chat box – share your thought with everyone.

37. September is Attendance Awareness Month • Social Media Toolkit: WeeklyPosts & Resources • Postersin multiple languages (hard copy) available for order through our website • Attendance Competition:Who can reduce their absences the most in September from the previous year?  • Sign Up for Attendance Newsletter here.

38. Resources

39. Survey Tell us how we’re doing: http://bit.ly/GATEevaluation

40. GATE Advisory September 18 9:00 am-noon ESD 113, Tumwater Register

41. Join ESD 105 Want to discuss GATE Equity Webinar for clock hours? Join ESD 105’s GATE PLCs!

42. Afternoon Session Today! 1:00-2:00 p.m. Register

43. Next Month 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Register Family Engagement & Student Discipline 1:00-2:00 p.m. Register Students Who Smoke or Vape: A Red Flag for Supports

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