Attending to the Importance of Attendance Presentation to the NLPS - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

United in Excellence SCIENCE ● TECHNOLOGY ● ENGINEERING ● MATHEMATICS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION BACCALAUREATE (IB) CANDIDACY Attending to the Importance of Attendance Presentation to the NLPS Board of Education August,2019 VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS United in Excellence

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Attendance Matters Summer, 2019 Campaign • SY19-20 Calendar • Fact Cards (Spanish and English) • Incentive Giveaways with a purpose:  NLPS Toothbrush  Magnet Clips (to hold the SY19-20 calendar)  Cell Phone Pop Sockets • Events  NLPD National Night Out  Back-to-School Socials  Back-to-School Open Houses • Partnerships In Development  New London Public Library  Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT United in Excellence

Attendance Matters Did You Know? Fact Cards • Available in Spanish and English • Elementary and Secondary Versions • Distributed widely to all students and families Elementary Version Elementary Version United in Excellence

Attendance Matters What Can You Do? Fact Cards • Available in Spanish and English • Elementary and Secondary Versions • Distributed when a student is at risk of becoming chronically absent and during SRBI attendance meetings to students and families Secondary Version Secondary Version United in Excellence

Attendance Matters In the works… • Early contact with students and families • SY19-20 Pilots of –  Training of staff  Attendance SRBI meeting process, form, and best-practice strategies  Implementation of school-specific attendance events, one per month  Nudge Letters  Use of a decision-making flow chart • Schedule of District Attendance Team Meetings –at least one time per month • PowerSchool dashboards and alerts • Development of an Attendance Handbook (Director of School Climate and Culture) that is in alignment with NLPS Board of Education Policy and practices United in Excellence

Attendance Matters NLPS Chronic Absenteeism moving in the right direction! From: 22% in SY 13-14 To: 15% in SY 18-19 United in Excellence

SCIENCE ● TECHNOLOGY ● ENGINEERING ● MATHEMATICS INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION BACCALAUREATE (IB) CANDIDACY NEW LONDON PUBLIC SCHOOLS United in Excellence 134 Williams Street New London, CT 06320 WWW.NEWLONDON.ORG VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS United in Excellence