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Intensive Support and Innovation Center - PACEDr. Kevin Baker, PACE Administrator
Enriqueta Cabrera, Parent Educator Coach
Estevan Leyva, Parent Educator Coach
Dr. Rosa Prado. Parent Educator Coach
Violeta Ruiz, Parent Educator Coach
Evelyn Larios, VISTA
Felipe Nievez, VISTA
Objectives1. Define Attendance
2. Discuss the Importance of School Attendance
3. Review LAUSD’s Attendance Goal and Data
4. Explain the Benefits of Regular School Attendance: Short Term and Long Term
5. Examine the Reasons “Why Students are Missing School”
6. Discuss Ways in Which Parents Can Support
Attendance defined by the Merriam Webster
Dictionary
Attendance:
1.The act of being present at a place
2.A record of how often a person goes to classes, meetings, etc.
3.The number of people present at an event, meeting, etc.
In order for a child to learn, he/she must be present and on time in class (critical 1st step).
Learning is very systematic in most subject areas such as math and science. This means that today’s lesson depends on understanding yesterday’s instruction.
Excessive absenteeism not only affects current school year performance but also future achievement.
Poor attendance allows students the time to engage in negative activities.
Absenteeism leads to increased school drop out rates.
Funding is based on student attendance.
Importance of Regular School Attendance
Adapted From:The Importance of Being in School: A Report on Absenteeism in the Nation’s Public Schools
Academic success begins with good attendance!
Benefits of Regular School Attendance
Short Term:
Students will do better in school; better grades in report card and higher scores in assessments
Students will be less likely to need intervention classes
Students will be more likely to have higher self esteem; more friends and participate in school activities
Students will have a better chance to graduate on time
Students will be more likely to complete college preparation courses
From LAUSD Pupil Services webpage
Benefits of Regular School Attendance
Long Term:
A high school graduate will earn about $300,000 more than a high school dropout over a lifetime
A college graduate will earn about $1,000,000 more than a high school dropout over a lifetime
From LAUSD Pupil Services webpage
Research shows three reasons students miss
class
Cannot go to school
Will not go to school
Do not go to school
Adapted From:The Importance of Being in School: A Report on Absenteeism in the Nation’s Public Schools
Cannot go to SchoolIllness; annual colds, flu, other childhood
ailments or acute conditions and few chronic conditions
Housing instability; homelessness, movement between foster care placements, and temporary dislocation associated with home foreclosure or inability to pay rent
For adolescents, family obligations may keep them away from school
Will not go to SchoolAvoid an unpleasant situation
An assignment was not completed
Avoid harassment, bullying, and unsafe situations on the way to and from school
Avoid real and perceived embarrassment
Lack of appropriate clothing
Do Not go to SchoolChoose not to attend possibly due to:
• Students may not find school engaging
• They don’t see the role school can play
• There may not be enough mentoring or structure in their lives
3-Tiered Approach to 3-Tiered Approach to AttendanceAttendance
Adapted from Sprague & Walker, 2004
Strategy: Individual student & family intervention
Strategy: Classroom, family & small group strategies
Strategy: Incentive programs
Tips for Parents: Discuss with your children the importance of going to
school every day and on time
Get your child to school on time
Develop a daily schedule and stick to it
Encourage and help your child prepare for school each evening
Don’t plan family vacations and non-emergency doctor/dentist appointments for times when your child should be in school
From LAUSD Count Me In! Student Attendance Initiative
ELAC Recommendations
Based on the information shared today, what recommendations can be made to improve our attendance rates?
Despite any school reform; teaching
practices, intervention, standards and/or
program changes won’t work if students are
not in class.
Review of Objectives1. Define Attendance
2. Discuss the Importance of Attendance
3. Review LAUSD’s Attendance Goal and Data
4. Explain the Benefits of Regular School
Attendance: Short Term and Long Term
5. Examine the Reasons “Why Students are Missing School”
6. Discuss Ways in Which Parents Can Support