Transcript Chronic Absence 2013-2014 Board of Education PowerPoint

Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
2013-2014
Administrative Services
2013-2014
Chronic Absenteeism 2013-2014
Elementary
Camino Real
Glen Avon
Granite Hill
Ina Arbuckle
Indian Hills
Mission Bell
Pacific Avenue
Pedley
Peralta
Rustic Lane
Sky Country
Stone Avenue
Sunnyslope
Troth Street
Van Buren
West Riverside
TOTALS
Middle Schools
Jurupa Middle
Students
Enrolled
740
668
733
545
614
452
399
644
657
621
545
739
734
849
603
724
10267
Total
Chronic
%
Absences chronically
By Site
absent
37
5.00%
66
9.80%
29
3.95%
27
4.95%
50
8.14%
16
3.53%
29
7.26%
55
8.54%
57
8.67%
29
4.66%
15
2.75%
48
6.49%
41
5.58%
53
6.24%
49
8.12%
39
5.38%
640
K
6
11
3
7
8
3
3
6
14
7
1
11
6
8
8
102
Chronic
Absence
Kinder
meetings *
3
7
0
3
1
3
2
4
5
4
0
6
4
6
6
1
55
1st
8
17
12
8
14
2
8
13
12
7
4
12
9
9
13
12
160
Chronic
Absence
1st grade
meetings*
1
6
1
2
1
4
2
4
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
33
2nd
6
16
6
7
10
4
7
11
8
4
1
6
4
9
4
8
111
Chronic
Absence
2nd grade
meetings*
0
3rd
1
3
3
1
5
4
2
6
7
4
6
5
8
12
7
3
77
4th
5
7
3
1
1
0
2
1
3
1
1
8
5
5
7
4
54
5th
6
7
1
1
7
3
5
9
5
3
0
4
9
8
5
9
82
6th
5
5
1
2
5
0
2
9
8
3
2
2
0
2
5
3
54
7th
0
8th
0
9th 10th
11th
12th
0
0
0
0
1122
56
4.99%
28
28
Mira Loma M S
824
44
5.33%
15
29
Mission Middle
774
57
7.36%
22
35
Jurupa Valley
1543
96
6.22%
6
44
46
Patriot High
1993
107
5.36%
31
33
43
Rubidoux High
NVHS
STEPS
ALTA VISTA
RIVERCREST
1622
265
33
38
30
91
31
19
5.61%
11.69%
58.00%
26
12
2
32
3
4
33
16
11
6
20%
1
2
3
18511
1147
78 118
152
High Schools
Totals
2
102
55
160
33
111
0
77
54
82
54
65
94
* NOTE: Chronically absent students with known chronic health conditions were exempted from chronic absence meetings. This was a factor in the reduction of total chronic absence meetings.
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Key Terms
Average Daily Attendance: The percentage of
enrolled students who attend school each day.
Satisfactory Attendance: Missing 5% or less of
school in an academic year.
Chronic Absence: Missing 10% or more of school in an
academic year for any reason—excused or unexcused.
Severe Chronic Absence: Missing 20% or more days of
school per year – approximately two months of school.
Truancy: In California, this means missing 3 days of school or
being tardy more than 30 minutes without a valid excuse.
(truancy is defined by each state.)
When 90% Doesn’t Earn an “A”
Students Who Miss More Than 10% Of
School Are At Grave Risk
0-90%
Chronic Absence
(=>10% absence)
91-94%
Warning Signs
(<10% but >5% absence)
95 %+
Satisfactory Attendance
(=<5% absence)
Emergency: =>20% absence
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Is good attendance in kindergarten really that important?
YES IT IS!!!
Kindergarten is critical for future learning. Your child will be learning important
skills that will “set the course” for his or her school success!
Just look at these facts:
Ability to learn – children who are absent too much (more than 10% of the time, or 18 days in a full school
Average Academic Performance
year) do less well in first grade. For some groups the difference is even greater. The graph shows how
children who miss 10% or more school days perform much more poorly in Reading, Math, and General
Knowledge.
Chronic Absentees in Kindergarten had the lowest academic
performance in First Grade
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
0-3.3% absent
3.3-6.6% absent
Reading
Math
6.6-10% absent
This is missing
just one day
every two
weeks!
≥10% absent
General Knowledge
Source: Hedy Chang, Present, Engaged and Accounted for: The Critical Importance of
AddressingChronic Absence in the Early Grades
Fact: One in ten kindergarten and 1st grade students miss a month of school during the school year when all
their absences are added up. That is critical learning being missed. Children who do not learn the building
blocks and basic skills in the early grades must work much harder to stay afloat as they go on. Many never
catch up.
Fact: Chronic absence is the single strongest predictor of dropping out of school before graduation. Students
who drop out of school are much more likely to be poor, unemployed, have substance abuse problems, be
teen parents, and be involved with the law.
Students who miss school miss a lot. They miss the social experiences and connecting that other children are
having – lessons and relationships that help with fitting in and succeeding in school and life.
Missing school is stressful for children since they must learn what they missed, and also what is being taught
that day. It can put them in an academic hole that they cannot climb out of.
Don’t let this happen to your child!
We know that sometimes families face barriers. Let us know what we can do to help. –
Students Chronically Absent in
Kindergarten & 1st Grade Much Less
Likely to Read Proficiently in 3rd Grade
Percent Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced on 3rd Grade
ELA Based on Attendance in Kindergarten and 1st Grade
100%
80%
64%
60%
43%
41%
40%
17%
20%
0%
No attendance risks
No risk
Small risk
Moderate risk
High risk
Small attendance risks
Moderate attendance risks
High attendance risks
Missed less than 5% of school in K & 1st t
Missed 5-9% of days in both K & 1st
5-9% of days absent in 1 year &10 % in 1 year
Missed 10% or more in K & 1st
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Source: Applied Survey Research & Attendance Works (April 2011)
Chronically Absent 6th Graders Have
Lower Graduation Rates
Dropout Rates by Sixth Grade Attendance
(Baltimore City Public Schools, 1990-2000 Sixth Grade Cohort)
Severely
Chronically
Absent
Chronically
Absent
Not
Chronically
Absent
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Source: Baltimore Education Research Consortium SY 2009-2010
9th Grade Attendance Predicts
Graduation for Students of All
Economic Backgrounds
Need to recolor chart
Note: This Chicago study found attendance was a stronger
graduation predictor than 8th grade test scores.
Source: Allensworth & Easton, What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in
Chicago Public Schools, Consortium on Chicago School Research at U of C, July 2007
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Great attendance in
Kindergarten is the
pathway to great
academic success!
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MY CHILD'S ATTENDANCE GOAL:
Last year, my child was present 157 days. My child was absent 18 days (89 %). My child's current attendance
rate is 91% (absent 6 days out of 65.) To be ready for 1st grade, my goal is to improve my child's attendance
rate by 6% (89 + 6= 95).
TO IMPROVE MY CHILD’S ATTENDANCE I CAN COMMIT TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. Attends 174 days out of 180 days absent 6 days
96.6% attendance rate
2.
173
7
96.1%
3.
172
8
95.5%
4.
171
9
95.0%
POSSIBLE STRATEGIES TO REACH YOUR CHILD’S ATTENDANCE GOAL:
I will keep an attendance chart at home. At the end of the week, I will reward my child for attending
school every day with ______ (i.e. a visit to the park, extra video game time, a special treat).
I will make sure my child is in bed by ____ p.m. and the alarm clock is set for ____ a.m.
If my child consistently complains of a stomach or head ache, I will send him/her to school anyway
and call the school nurse/health clerk so that he/she can check in with him/her during the school day.
If my child has a cold but no fever (less than 100 degrees), I will send him/her to school anyway. If
I don’t have a thermometer, I will purchase or borrow one.
I will find a relative, friend, or neighbor who can take my child to school if I can’t or if he/she
misses the bus.
If my child is absent, I will contact his/her teacher to find out how he/she can make up missed schoolwork.
I will set medical and dental appointments for weekdays after 3:30 pm.