Attendance Update
Attendance Update
Questions from eSchool Users Group, September 25, 2014 How is the current absences being calculated by the State? (AM/PM, hour, location) What behavior should count as an absence? (excused/unexcused)? What decisions will be made with the attendance data? What will occur with the new truancy officer?
What types of coding currently existing behind the attendance codes in eSchool? What educational opportunities may be useful in helping parents understand the role of attendance? What types of questions could be generated into reports for building administrators?
How can teachers understand the importance of reporting attendance more effectively? How will this data be used with other data sets in DataDirector?
It’s about learning!
Changing the Mindset to chronic absence (10%)- Letters/ Communication to Parents, Community Outreach, Media.
Goal- Reduce the Number of Students who are Chronically Absent *Actual 15-16 will be 18.6% and 2858 Students
State Average- 14.2%
(13-14)- 21st out of 57 (14-15)- 12th out of 57 (15-16)- 6th out of 57
Lenawee County- 7.9%
OTHER TOPICS: 17 Year Olds- Referrals and New Legislation Absences- Full Day or Equivalent Calculation Suspensions Impact on Data/ Referrals State Truant Officer Committee Referrals by Year: 14-15- 271 15-16- 216 16-17- 111 Homeschool- 108,000+ school aged unaccounted for Cyber/ Online
Questions from eSchool Users Group, September 25, 2014 How is the current absences being calculated by the State? (AM/PM, hour, location) What behavior should count as an absence? (excused/unexcused)? What decisions will be made with the attendance data? What will occur with the new truancy officer?
What types of coding currently existing behind the attendance codes in eSchool? What educational opportunities may be useful in helping parents understand the role of attendance? What types of questions could be generated into reports for building administrators?
How can teachers understand the importance of reporting attendance more effectively? How will this data be used with other data sets in DataDirector?
It’s about learning!
Changing the Mindset to chronic absence (10%)- Letters/ Communication to Parents, Community Outreach, Media.
Goal- Reduce the Number of Students who are Chronically Absent *Actual 15-16 will be 18.6% and 2858 Students
State Average- 14.2%
(13-14)- 21st out of 57 (14-15)- 12th out of 57 (15-16)- 6th out of 57
Lenawee County- 7.9%
OTHER TOPICS: 17 Year Olds- Referrals and New Legislation Absences- Full Day or Equivalent Calculation Suspensions Impact on Data/ Referrals State Truant Officer Committee Referrals by Year: 14-15- 271 15-16- 216 16-17- 111 Homeschool- 108,000+ school aged unaccounted for Cyber/ Online
