SOESD-Digging in on Attendance by Marnie Jewell

Attendance, Belonging and Engagement Toolkit

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Diagnostic Tool for District Systems

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Tool for digging deeper into school systems and setting priorities

Understanding EIIS: Overview

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Professional Learning

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Including EIIS Learning Series, Engaging Equity, Data Visualization and so much more!!!

Assigning someone positive and welcoming to greet the bus in the morning to make sure kids know they are valued

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Welcoming Environment

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Establish a comfortable environment for student engagement.

Admin engaging in listening sessions in various areas of the our population.

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Ensure that staff notice and address student absenteeism on a one to one level. Let students know they are missed and be positive about their return.

Student Wellness Specialists

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Connect with families to build relationships and identify barriers.

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Posting signage in all applicable languages

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Ensuring students who have been absent are noticed and welcomed when they return to school.

Phone Calls

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Staff make phone calls daily inquiring about absence. Offer strategies and supports for students who may fall in category of Chronically Absent

Monthly Data meetings to make staff aware of absentee rates and align it with low grades to see which are connected and brainstorm ideas for engagement for specific students

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•Calling students by their name and telling them you are happy to see them.

•Positive, culturally relevant signage

•at elementary, some schools have people in parking lot opening doors for students to get out. These are joyful people and they often dress up in some costumes—could be as simple as a Headband—and kids want to come to school to see what the adult is wearing

Street level day and gathering input from student and family voice about barriers they face attending school reguluarly

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Gathering feedback from industries, business leaders and owners about the value of having an education and what skills they are looking for when they hire school aged kids

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Connecting with businesses to ensure they aren't scheduling students to work during the school day.

Walking Bus Routes

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Shared walking schedule of routes within 1 mile of elementary schools so families can walk to school together and students can join with others for safety/community.