BECCA/Truancy Board Presentation – Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Presented by: Glenn Hasslinger, Supervisor Patty Siegwarth, Executive Director For additional information regarding this presentation contact: Glenn Hasslinger – Supervisor Email: hasslinG@bsd405.org Phone: (425) 456‐4200 1 The Bellevue School District Mission: To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career and life.
WA Truancy Law RCW 28A.225 Basics “Washington law requires children from age 8 to 17 to attend a public school, private school, or to receive home‐based instruction (homeschooling) as provided in subsection (4) of RCW 28A.225.010. Children who are 6‐ or 7‐years‐old are not required to be enrolled in school. However, if parents enroll their 6‐ or 7‐ year‐old, the student must attend full‐ time. Youth who are 16 or older may be excused from attending public school if they meet certain requirements.”
WA Truancy Law Changes • Previously districts were required to request conferences after two unexcused absences in a month. • Now the parent conference occurs after the third unexcused absence within any month . • If the parent doesn’t attend the scheduled conference (after the third unexcused), the conference can be conducted with the student & school official and parent shall then be notified of the steps to be taken to eliminate or reduce the child’s absences. • At some point after the second and before the fifth unexcused absence, the district is to take data informed steps to eliminate or reduce the child’s absences. • In middle school and high school, these steps MUST include: • WARNS Assessment [Washington Assessment of Risks and Needs of Students] OR • other assessment by a school district’s designee under RCW 3 28A.255.026
WA Truancy Law Changes • If a student has an existing IEP or 504 plan steps MUST include: • Meeting with the child’s IEP or 504 plan Team to consider the reasons for the child’s absences • Where appropriate‐ this may also include consulting a behavior specialist or mental health specialist • if necessary AND if consent is provided by the parent‐ this could also include a functional behavioral assessment to be conducted and a detailed behavior plan to be completed. 4
WARNS • The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students (WARNS) is a brief (53 to 74‐item) self‐report measure for 13 to 18‐year‐old youth designed to allow schools, courts, and youth service providers to assess individual risks and needs that may lead to truancy and/or school failure, and to target interventions accordingly. 5
WARNS—Six Needs Scales • Aggression‐Defiance‐ ‐ refers to the tendency to act out one’s distress in an aggressive, irritable, and defiant manner • Depression‐Anxiety ‐‐assesses levels of internalizing behaviors, which tend to take the form of depression and anxiety, and may result in intense sadness, hopelessness, and sleeping and eating problems, among others • Substance Abuse‐ ‐screens for the frequency of alcohol, marijuana, and “hard drug” use • Peer Deviance‐ ‐assesses a variety of problematic behaviors among youth’s friends • Family Environment‐ ‐focuses on a youth’s relationships with parent(s)/guardian(s) and home environment. • School Engagement‐ ‐assesses how much students like going to school, and their engagement with the educational environment.
Other Interventions to Reduce Absences • Continue collaborative attendance campaign “Right Place, Right Time, Ready to Learn” • Collaboration between Bellevue School District, Lake Washington School District, and King County Housing Authority gathering other Eastside Pathways community partners for Attendance Awareness Month Planning meetings in June and August, planning for and obtaining commitments from varied agencies on ways in which they will assist with reducing absences. • Developed attendance tool kits that included brochures, attendance calendars, attendance commitments, and monthly 7 messaging.
¡LUGAR ADECUADO TIEMPO PRECISO 正 确 地 方 时 间 LISTO PARA APRENDER! 正 确 备 学 习 准 На своем месте Во время RIGHT PLACE Готовы заниматься! RIGHT TIME READY TO LEARN! Đ ú n g c h ỗ 맞는 장소 Đ ú n g g i ờ 맞는 시간 S ẵ n s à n g đ ể h ọ c t ậ p 배울 준비 欠席しない 遅刻しない 勉強に集中しましょう ! Make sure your child is in class, on time, every day . www.bsd405 . org / attendance
Bellevue’s District Level Interventions
School Engagement Workshops • Meet every 2 nd and 4 th • Provides opportunity to hear Thursdays of the month about the law and reasons at 4:30 PM at to engage in school Sammamish High School. • Select 5 ‐ 12 grade • Provides a venue for parents families are invited to to talk with other parents each workshop and students in a facilitated conversation • Provides families the opportunity to make a plan of action and seek specific 10 help from the District
Community Truancy Boards • Meets every Wednesday • Provides each student 3:00 ‐5:30 PM and parent(s) the opportunity to be heard • 2 to 3 families served a • Community member week helps to create a plan • 24 volunteers serving as • Builds support for families board members and students to help attendance improve • Provides an opportunity 11 for review and changes in the plan, as warranted
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTALS Rate per Rate per Average Rate per Average Rate per Average 100 Average 100 number of Rate per 100 100 number of Rate per 100 100 number of students number of Rate per 100 Rate per 100 students unexcused students students unexcused students students unexcused missing unexcused students students missing absences accumulating Average missing absences accumulating Average missing absences Average 10% or absences accumulating accumulating Average 10% or per 10 or more absences 10% or per 10 or more absences 10% or per absences more of per 10 or more 10 or more absences per more of unexcused unexcused per more of unexcused unexcused per more of unexcused per school unexcused unexcused unexcused student school year absences absences student school year absences absences student school year absences student year absences absences absences Total 7.62 7.21 1.34 2.49 7.11 7.71 0.73 1.13 9.06 12.04 3.72 8.01 7.98 8.87 1.96 3.93 Race African Am/Black 8.55 13.25 2.44 6.84 8.03 8.65 2.08 3.85 12.63 19.58 7.83 22.22 9.91 14.61 4.3 11.76 Am Indian 11.25 37.5 2.75 12.5 30.33 66.67 18 33.33 27.9 30 22.3 40 21.9 38.1 14.24 28.57 Asian 6.58 6.02 1.32 2.91 4.39 2.77 0.28 0.23 5.78 5.68 1.69 3.12 5.85 5.21 1.19 2.36 Pacific Is 9.18 13.64 3.32 13.64 8.5 10 1.5 10 8.91 18.18 4.18 18.18 8.95 13.95 3.12 13.95 Hispanic/Latino 9.31 10.56 2.14 3.98 10.08 14.9 1.73 2.75 18.83 29.47 11.84 26.47 12.19 16.87 4.82 10.09 Multi Ethnic 7.3 6.91 1.09 1.45 8.28 9.59 1.09 2.16 10.05 13.43 3.14 6.17 8.38 9.57 1.91 3.43 White 7.83 6.87 1.04 1.28 8.5 9.82 0.69 1.05 9.37 11.96 3 6.44 8.54 9.39 1.66 8.84 Service Code ELL 8.4 9.71 1.88 3.65 7.86 9.97 0.97 0.66 14.71 21.52 9.75 22.49 9.28 11.5 2.95 5.84 Sped 14.89 20.08 2.47 5.6 16.39 21.36 2.55 5.34 18.99 32.03 10.89 24.72 16.27 25.31 6.01 13.47 504 8.28 6.87 1.01 0.38 10.88 15.79 1.03 1.4 13.39 22.44 5.29 12.54 11.84 21.38 3.27 7 Gen Ed 5.47 4.66 0.92 1.63 5.94 5.61 0.52 0.76 6.93 7.49 2.25 4.44 6.46 6.24 1.34 2.5 Gender Male 7.49 7.12 1.32 2.41 6.5 6.81 0.66 1.08 9.11 11.37 4.01 8.82 7.78 8.43 2.03 4.13 12 Female 7.48 7.31 1.37 2.59 7.78 8.71 0.81 1.19 9.54 12.74 3.39 7.11 8.21 9.37 1.88 3.71 Lunch Status F/R 9.5 13.95 2.4 5.42 9.96 16.49 2.28 4.93 14.65 23.93 8.73 20.59 11.64 17.93 4.54 10.51 No F/R 7.04 5.71 1.11 1.84 6.48 5.77 0.39 0.29 7.96 9.02 2.44 4.81 7.2 6.77 1.36 2.41
Bright Spots • In 2015‐16 BSD has the lowest chronic absenteeism in King County and the lowest in the state of districts with 5000+ students (7.6%) • Working collaboratively with Lake Washington School District and community partners to share a similar attendance message. • The Community Truancy Board has 24 volunteer members that are dedicated to working with students and families. • Preventative work continues in collaboration with Eastside Pathways. • Continued work with Bellevue Mediation program for School Engagement Workshops. • Expanding awareness of the impact of absences on a student’s education. • Working closely with students who struggle with school phobia and/or significant anxiety at Central Educational Services, improving their attendance.
Challenges/Opportunities • Securing more Community Truancy Board volunteers to enable us to work with even more families • Securing additional resources (time, people and money) to expand preventative efforts and early intervention • Expanding the role of Central Educational Services to work with more students struggling with attendance • Addressing the disproportionality related to attendance issues 14
• Glenn Hasslinger • Email: hasslinG@bsd405.org • Phone: (425) 456‐4200 15
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