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You need to get to know your student and their individual needs before you can make progress.

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The more you get to know the student, the better you can complete the Core Checklist.

Include more than 1 team members to help complete the checklist.

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Using a team to complete the checklist. The more you know about the student, the better you are able to answer the questions and create a behavior plan that is aligned to the students needs. 

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Using a team to complete the checklist. The more you know about the student, the better you are able to answer the questions and create a behavior plan that is aligned to the students needs. 

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Staff will need to focus on listening and hearing what the student is saying and not saying. Be able to read between the lines and connect the dots.

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Be sure to ask follow-up questions to students to ensure that we are receiving the correct information and understanding the whole picture

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Be sure to ask follow-up questions to students to ensure that we are receiving the correct information and understanding the whole picture

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Identifying the student core behavioral issues. Meeting with all staff who come in contact with that student during the school day.

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The interventions in the book are helpful tools to use for personal cases at school.

The "ABC's" give you a better understanding on the student and their attendance.

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Identifying the antecedent allows staff to have a better understanding of the "why" behind the absences. Gives us the opportunity to come up with an intentional plan for the student .

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Identifying the antecedent allows staff to have a better understanding of the "why" behind the absences. Gives us the opportunity to come up with an intentional plan for the student .

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We need to understand the student’s cause of absenteeism. What is the root problem of them not being at school?

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Students who have not responded to Tier 1 and 2 supports. Need more intensive support in the process.

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Creating RED FLAG system - Identify students within the first 20 days of school. 

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Creating RED FLAG system - Identify students within the first 20 days of school. 

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Involve teachers in the intervention processes and provide necessary information for them to understand the importance of tier 2 interventions.

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Create a universal attendance log that is available to all staff

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Create a universal attendance log that is available to all staff

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Having an Attendance Team is Key & Getting all staff involved in the process!

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Having an Attendance Team is Key & Getting all staff involved in the process!

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Monthly school-wide (or program specific) attendance raffles. Students earn entries/tickets based on attendance.

Positive Behavior Support train

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District-wide attendance raffles. Capture parents attention about it through social media.

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Education campaign (utilize social media to inform parents on truancy and the importance of consistent attendance) 

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Education campaign (utilize social media to inform parents on truancy and the importance of consistent attendance) 

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Monthly Classroom Attendance Competitions

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Ensure that whatever you put into MICIP is able to be implemented from personnel and funding perspective.

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We noted that we plan to begin the following activities to increase effectiveness of our current processes:

1. Create a way for the early intervention form data to be accessible to office staff and all teachers.

2. Add a thank you note to parents that complete the early intervention form.

3. Monitor the effectiveness of the EIF.

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I appreciate and see value in the implementations that acceptable and unacceptable

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Make sure that all staff members are aware of the goal and what is expected. Letting them know about their progress along the way and providing a visual for them to see the results.

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Must be doable, organized, committed to and everyone knows their rule to play.

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As we have been talking about all day - A huge factor in the planning and implementation of any plan is to have teacher/staff buy in. It is also very important to set realistic goals and timelines. It is so vital to have a visual representation so that everyone can be on the same page and there are no surprises. The keys to success are buy in and clarity.

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MICIP Strategy Implementation Guide creates structure in the steps that needs to be take and how. The provide clarity at to how the strategy best support.

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Having all staff understand what is expected and providing a visual for what the end goal is. Also having the opportunity to look back and reflect to see where we are at with the goal and revising/revisiting (if necessary) in order to reach the end goal.

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It's important to make sure that staff have the correct communication for what they are working toward. Include them in setting the goal to increase buy in. Then, be crystal clear on what is going to be expected of all staff going forward.

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This is a good remember about the power of staff leading change in the building

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Consistency is very important with addressing Attendance Processes and Procedures

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Have the students teacher make the first initial phone call or email home. Essentially the teacher is the main face that the student sees everyday, and the main source of communication with parents (parent/teacher conferences) But the teacher also having the attendance team and admin for support. It is a team effort. Not just one person.

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Acknowledging there is an attendance issue and everyone involved consistent on the plan with follow through.

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I think it is key for staff buy in for everyone to know their "why" behind what it is that we are trying to accomplish. I feel with understanding the why along with a "team" support mindset approach is vital to success.

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Parent contact from teachers, along with documentation is key.

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Providing a script to make things more comfortable for staff to help with the process.

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Early Stage Interventions is a team concept. Everyone need to be supportive.

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It is important that this first phone call is about reinforcing the idea that we love and care about the student and their family

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Having all staff on the same page and supporting our students - it's a TEAM effort. Shifting the mindset from it's one persons job to it's everyones job.

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Having teachers and staff working together and being consistent on procedures.

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Keeping communication with the families positive and informative - not punative

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Try to be consistent across all buildings in the district. Keep your procedures updated to keep the process as effective as possible.

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Try to be consistent across all buildings in the district. Keep your procedures updated to keep the process as effective as possible.

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-greater transparency across teams

-easy process revision that don't require handbook updates

-parent thank you

-proactive early intervention form sent to identify barriers

-re-enrollment Attendance Support Plan

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Being on the same page as a whole is key. Making adjustments as a team. Sharing new ideas or getting rid of old ones.

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It is so vital to get staff "buy in" to make the processes successful. Teachers and stakeholders need to understand the "Why".

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How do you educated your families as you go along????????????

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Having all buildings in our district on the same page with the same expectations - keeping it consisent across the board for all students within the family.

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During our reflections today, a colleague brought up the issue of scholars having limited or no access to the Internet. I recognize the significance of Internet access for scholars. I appreciate the discussion, as it opened my eyes to the concerns that other school leaders are facing. Thank you for sharing! Scholar need a high volume of resources and support.

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For students who cannot celebrate- maybe bring those students to an open classroom and they can work on arts & crafts or watch a movie. So they are still present at school and they're still included in the day.

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You have to identify your School's root issue before you can tackle chronic absenteeism. 

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You have to identify your School's root issue before you can tackle chronic absenteeism. 

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Providing consistent and relevant information to parents across different platforms to help inform and educate on the value and importance of their child's education.

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I love hearing all of the different programs that others are using and thinking of how those might work in my district. I would love to find out more about bringing in Washers & Dryers to our school and what the logistics of that looks like for everyone involved.

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Being proactive and having back up bus drivers in case one or multiple gets sick, injured (surgery) etc.

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Using data to identify needs as Tier 1 or Tier 2.

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I like collecting attendance data as class via percentage. Informing parent and community of the importance of scholar being present.

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Keeping in mind all of the factors that can play a part in Data potentially not being accurate.

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Making sure that the attendance data that is being collected is accurate and is being collected in an efficient way.

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data is only as good as the ability of the person pulling it.

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Do you know if the data is consistent?

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Attendance matters in elementary school too! Many parents don't realize the connection between elementary and secondary attendance - but they are connected and many students that have poor attendance in elementary school continue to have poor attendance when the reach middle and high school.

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Starting out with the goal to not be "perfect" attendance but something that is manageable for all students/classrooms. Maybe starting at 90%-95% of attendance and increasing as attendance improves.

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Example of attendance frenzy-great for march madness

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Example of attendance frenzy-great for march madness

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Next week, we will begin the Attendance Frenzy, which is an attendance competition for first hour classes. Each week, one first hour class will compete against another first hour class; the class that has the best attendance percentage for that week will move onto the next week's bracket. Each week's winners will receive special prizes, and the prizes for the classes will increase in size/value each round.

Scholar Rules

attend first hour, every day, on time!

be present by 7:35am

get pumped about the prizes and encourage your classmates to arrive on time

Staff Rules

add class attendance to the tracking spreadsheet by 7:35am (this will be sent to you daily)

encourage first hour scholars to get to class on time, every day!

This competition will run through the week of December 12. The bracket can be found below. Please reach out with any questions!

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Leverage our communication modes to share encouraging tips and tricks, as well as data about attendance.

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Using Synergy to take scholar attendance as classroom by percentage.

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Setting realistic goals but increasing the number of days or percentage to continually move toward our overall goal of school attendance.

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Adaptive goals and reward systems for staff and students

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Adaptive goals and reward systems for staff and students

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I want to remember to encourage kids to attend school without shaming or blaming and to be aware of the way i address these issues with the parents and scholars

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March Madness - each classroom in a survive and advance...

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It is important to leverage all platforms (social media, website, parent communication, newsletters) to promote attendance and positive motivation to attend school.

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It should involve a positive approach.

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Please share thoughts or solutions about addressing absenteeism with/without issuing OSS?

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Sharing ideas (even informally) about how teachers make attendance part of their daily culture... maybe do this at a staff meeting?

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Reviewing each of the strategies helped us to identify which level of reward we have missed (classroom level, grade level, wing level, building level).

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Planning for change and analyzing changes is important in avoiding feelings that could undermine the goal.

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-quick

-not reinvent the wheel

-have teacher buy-in

-easy

-relate to specific subjects or standards

-age specific

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Managing change consist of have 100% buy in

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Create a folder of lessons or be available to pop into a classroom and model what you are looking for. Also use technology, create a quick video lesson and send it to the whole staff.

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Assist with ideas and materials to incorporate lesson plans.

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Make sure to change up your lesson plan so it's not the same information every time. Repetitive lessons could lose the interest of students.

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Making sure that students only hear the message/lesson once, not in every class.

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Make the lessons age appropriate and interactive.

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Make the lessons age appropriate and interactive.

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Start out with a small group of kids with an attendance lesson.

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Making the lessons hands-on and interactive 

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Making the lessons hands-on and interactive 

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The matrix clearly helps to identify what is missing in processes and what can go wrong if there are any missing components in change management. I LOVE this visual.

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Make sure the lesson is efficient, effective, and quick.

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Make sure the lesson is efficient, effective, and quick.

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I would like to learn more and compare other framework MICIP, EWIMS, Implementation Science.

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Planned approach with a purpose that will help the student and family.

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Most of my time is spent with the 1-5% of students that are receiving tier 3. Do I need to change my approach???

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When you're missing one key component (out our Understanding Changes table), you will not get the results you wanted or needed.

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A planned approach to make sure all students are supported.  

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A planned approach to make sure all students are supported.  

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Ensure that the approach you take is appropriate for the audience and or population you are serving.

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Everyone needs to be invested as a team member.

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Everyone needs to be invested as a team member.

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How do we get all parties (parents, students, etc) on board with the same beliefs that attendance does matter and how it is tied to success at school?

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Vision is important!

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All parts of the parts of Understanding change chart must be present for the best results.

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How do we create trust with every stakeholder in the school? Parents?

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Change requires a team belief and trust.

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Change requires a team belief and trust.

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Trust is Key!

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Building a team and tackling attendance together gives you the best chance to successfully implement a process that will be beneficial in the long term and withstand any changes.