Pomona USD High School: Root Cause by Mindy Willard

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students not attending support services on campus like tutoring

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Lack of motivation

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Reading levels

Not asking teacher for support

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Transportation

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socio-emotional/mental health concerns

Family Life

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New to the country and start off credit deficient and hard to "catch up"

PUSDnewcomers — 2025-03-05 19:16:42 UTC

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balancing work and school

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parents going to work before students leave to school

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Lack of progress on Edgenuity

Student Defiance

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not affiliated with an extra curricular activity

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Inequitable grading policies

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Lack of motivation

Chronic Illness

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Parent involvement/support

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not taking classes during summer school

students not attending summer school

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school connection

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MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

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grading policy is incosistent

FAMILY ISSUES

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Anxiety or other mental health concerns. Students are already connected to resources but still struggle at school

students disconnected with school

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LACK OF CONNECTIONS AT SCHOOL

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Lack of basic necessities

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peer pressure

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Learning new US customs, policies, and responsibilities - may have culturally different expectations.

PUSDnewcomers — 2025-03-05 19:19:03 UTC

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issues with peers

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math credit requirements exceed the state and our students are not ready for math 3

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possibly needing an SST to determine student's needs

Lack of Social Norms and coping skills

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lack of confidence due to EL/ML student to request academic support

PUSDnewcomers — 2025-03-05 19:20:43 UTC

low academic achievement leading to negative behavior output.

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Students receiving partial credits from previous school

lack of foundation of good habits

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Students may need to work to financially support family which may be more important at the moment

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work to support family leads to less emphasis on academics

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May have a learning disability that has not been identified.

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Parents choosing not to monitor attendance

Political climate; immigration

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Feeling excluded by the school or teachers

no strong academic foundation i.e. math, language

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not a priority due to other unknown reasons

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gang affiliation

habitual procrastinators thinking their attendance won't affect their grade

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sinkhole - too late to catch up - didn't prioritize it

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Post COVID - students wanting to do classes online versus in person

unable to control their emotions

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Lessons taught in one modality and not differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all learners