00:13:35 Cathy Wolfenden: Good morning and good afternoon! We'll start in a few minutes. 00:13:44 Cathy Wolfenden: Just in case, here are the call in numbers: Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)Meeting ID: 829 9399 1358Passcode: 075197 00:13:55 Sue Fothergill: Am I the only one who is chair dancing right now? 00:15:49 Holly: I'm with you! ;) 00:16:54 Laura Feffer (she/her): Laura, AP from Allegan, Michigan 00:16:56 Jessica Gass: Jessica Gass Ottawa Township High School Ottawa, IL 00:16:56 Amanda’s iPhone: Amanda Pollard, Syracuse NY. 00:16:56 Susan Logan: Susan Logan, MSD Warren Township 00:16:58 CLCleggett: Chanda Cleggett, Truancy Specialist, from Nashville, TN 00:16:58 Kelsey Lamanna: Alamance Burlington School System Graduation Coaches (6 of us!) 00:17:01 Jeanine Aguilar, PXU: Jeanine Aguilar, Phoenix Union High School District 00:17:01 Mariana: Good morning! Mariana from GBSD in Oregon 00:17:01 Kelsey Lamanna: North CArolina 00:17:06 Christina Smith: Christina Smith Riverton High School Riverton, WY. Student Support Center Coordinator. 00:17:08 Katie Piatt- Raymond Park: Katie Piatt- MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis, IN 00:17:13 Lauri-Ann Loreto Neal: Timmins, Ontario - Canada 00:17:17 Craig Musser: Craig Musser - Carl Hayden High School in very wet Phoenix, AZ 00:17:20 Jamie Felton: Jamie Felton and Isabel Tarin from Loveland High School in Loveland, CO- Both Re-Engagement Specialists 00:17:20 Laura Butgereit: Laura Butgereit MSD Warren Township Indianapolis, IN 00:17:28 torres.olga: Good morning... Vanessa Torres, Child Welfare and Attendance, Pasadena 00:17:29 nchapman: Natali Chapman Kingman AZ 00:17:37 Patricia: Patricia Birrueta-ELL School Liaison for Gresham-Barlow School District in Oregon. 00:17:39 Eric Calabrese: Eric Calabrese, Gray Middle School, Groveland, Florida. 00:17:39 Jessica Daniels: Jessica Daniels, MSD Warren Township, Indianapolis, IN 00:17:44 Sue Fothergill, Attendance Works: Sue Fothergill, Baltimore, MD 00:18:31 Lisa Lyons: Lisa Lyons, St. Paul Public Schools. St. Paul, MN 00:19:46 jdavis3: Josh Davis MSD Warren Township Schools Indianapolis, Indiana 00:19:47 Ira Rounsaville: Ira Rounsaville, School Social Worker, Santa Clarita, CA 00:19:48 Holly: Holly Honbo, Kaimuki HS, HNL, HI 00:19:53 Shane Stevens: Shane Stevens, Wellston High School, Ohio 00:20:04 Nicole Simpson: Nicole Simpson, K8 STEM Coordinator, Indiana 00:20:06 Ivan Ceja: Ivan Ceja, Student Engagement Liaison, Gresham, OR 00:20:12 Lisa Lyons: Our county attorney’s office and county Human Services 00:20:15 Jessica Gass: Regional Truancy Officer 00:20:20 Nekeba Phillips: Nekeba Phillips, Academy of Science & Innovation, New Britain CT 00:20:21 Ricks-MallardN: Hi ALL ! I'm Nikki from Groveland, FL. Middle School Potential Specialist. 00:21:09 Jamie Felton: Department of Human Services, mostly support from school District staff 00:21:13 torres.olga: Young and Healthy 00:21:41 Ricks-MallardN: LifeStream Behavioral 00:33:27 Laura Feffer (she/her): And this is regardless of excused or unexcused, correct? 00:35:47 Laura Feffer (she/her): Making assumptions.... 00:35:58 Sue Fothergill, Attendance Works: different perspectives 00:36:00 Holly: Language barrier; an interpreter could have helped 00:36:05 Laura Butgereit: not having enough information 00:36:07 jdavis3: Lack of comfortability talking about tough topics 00:36:15 Ricks-MallardN: The parties don't feel heard or valued. 00:36:18 Ira Rounsaville: Misunderstanding of intention of the conversation and taking things personally/feeling attacked. 00:36:19 Adrienne Sesay: Active listening 00:36:34 Jessica Gass: Parents are also frustrated with their student and not sure what to do. 00:36:39 Amanda’s iPhone: Trauma 00:36:43 Ivan Ceja: Broken relationship with school system 00:36:49 Craig Musser: Parent insisted student was in classes and that the school / teachers were "targeting" student. Not sure what might have helped. 00:37:16 Jamie Felton: Sometimes parents feel stuck, uncomfortable about the negative information about their student/child's attendance and grades, language barrier, lack of comfortability, feeling frustrated and at a loss 00:42:36 Amanda’s iPhone: 1. Tell me one of your favorite things about your child 2. During a home visit, finding something that is unique to their family (I. Pictures, artwork on the wall) 00:42:41 Craig Musser: What responsibilities does the student have at home? (caring for younger siblings, caring for sick family members, working to support family) 00:43:41 Laura Butgereit: Tell me about times you have seen your child look forward to school and be excited about learning? 00:44:16 Jamie Felton: Build Rapport- For Student: Ask about how their year is going, if they are involved with any activities, if their parents are involved or supportive, what would help them, what are their strengths. For Parent: What are their concerns for the child, how do they view their student's success and engagement in school, etc 00:46:09 Laura Feffer (she/her): teachers 00:46:14 Shane Stevens: Everyone 00:46:17 Ricks-MallardN: Everyone! 00:46:25 Jeanine Aguilar, PXU: yes, everyone! 00:46:44 Jamie Felton: Everyone to apply an all hands on deck approach 00:46:48 Craig Musser: many teachers, admin, students, parents, and everyone else! 00:46:56 Joy Toms: everyone! 00:47:20 Laura Butgereit: Love the visual to help people see how often we jump into inform right away 00:47:25 Holly: Everyone, but with sensitivity to privacy 00:51:28 Laura Feffer (she/her): have a face to face meeting when possible 00:51:41 Amanda’s iPhone: Multiple demands in the school day may leave less time to connect with parents/caregivers 00:52:04 Holly: Language barriers 00:52:09 jdavis3: Make sure parents understand we want to help them rather than to get them in trouble or punish them 00:52:21 Ira Rounsaville: Showing that you care and actually have a caring conversation with families and students. 00:52:42 Christina Smith: basic problems, no minutes on their phones, no transportation, etc 00:58:32 Cathy Wolfenden: Small group questions: 1. What assets do we have in place to support students, families and staff’s mental, behavioral, and social & emotional needs?2. How are they helping students stay connected and engaged in learning? 00:58:57 Cathy Wolfenden: Asset mapping tool for reference: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Results-in-the-Center-worksheet-v2.pdf 01:15:53 Ricks-MallardN: Weekly positive phone calls home 01:15:59 Amanda’s iPhone: The attendance matters program in MN. So much offered from elementary through high school! 01:16:08 Jessica Gass: Having someone that can translate to those families that do not speak English. 01:16:09 Jamie Felton: Counseling support, art therapy for students 01:16:17 Jeanine Aguilar, PXU: Wellness checks 01:16:23 Alayna Shaw (she/her): Colorado has a free mental health program for student across the state - https://imattercolorado.org/ 01:16:27 Laura Feffer (she/her): restorative practices as part of the daily school culture and even the schedule 01:16:39 Craig Musser: Making sure interventions are positive and not so much disciplinary. 01:16:42 Alayna Shaw (she/her): student representative on the state board of ed in Hawaii! 01:16:58 Dawn Joella Jackson-GBSD-she/ella: Thank you Cathy. 01:17:08 Holly: Deputizing Admin as Truancy Officers in Minnesota 01:17:53 Roberta Lang-Setoki: I really enjoyed hearing about bringing in community partners to speak to our chronically absent students. 01:18:08 Cathy Wolfenden: Here are today's slides with all of the resources we're covering today https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Session-3-GROUP-B-Partnering-to-Make-A-Difference-Feb-23-2022-v1.pdf 01:19:19 Jamie Felton: Make students belonging to the school, not afraid or intimidated to communicate, participate.. trust in the school and connection 01:19:47 Sue Fothergill, Attendance Works: A major untapped resource are the students. 01:22:22 Sue Fothergill, Attendance Works: I've been in team meetings where one person was the keeper of the resources and other members of the team weren't aware of the resources. 01:28:35 Craig Musser: It's important to give a new program a chance when evaluating it. It takes time for progress to be seen sometimes. 01:33:09 Ricks-MallardN: I like the idea of Lunch Buddies. 01:33:34 Ricks-MallardN: How do you select the students to connect the disconnected with? 01:33:55 Laura Feffer (she/her): I think the planning protocol document can be used in many ways including but not limited to attendance 01:33:58 Ricks-MallardN: Sorry. 01:35:28 Jamie Felton: For students that will not even attend school for us to meet with them, what are suggestions or motivations to get them interested in coming back to school? Some students became too used to online school and not doing much, that they still have that routine and mindset. 01:35:28 Ira Rounsaville: I like the holistic approach you all have presented for addressing attendance. Coming in I felt like I knew the areas you would or could cover, but there were areas that you addressed that I hadn't considered and found very insightful and helpful. Thank you! 01:35:31 Ricks-MallardN: Thank you. 01:37:27 James Allen: It really comes down to human connectin 01:37:37 James Allen: Connection. 01:37:37 Laura Feffer (she/her): We heard a lot of awesome information. Lots to digest and process. What would you say is a good first step. What is ONE thing we can start to do....? 01:39:27 Cathy Wolfenden: Please let us know how we're doing by filling out the quick class evaluation. Thank you! https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:40:41 Cathy Wolfenden: Today's slides & resources: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Session-3-GROUP-B-Partnering-to-Make-A-Difference-Feb-23-2022-v1.pdf 01:43:14 Cathy Wolfenden: Check out the Attendance Playbook for more strategies: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/attendance-playbook/ 01:43:16 Craig Musser: Could you post a link to the slides from the first session again? Apparently I didn't download them. 🙁 01:43:32 Adrienne Sesay: Thank you everyone! You are AMAZING!!!!! 01:44:17 Cathy Wolfenden: Class evaluation link: https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:45:11 Cathy Wolfenden: @Craig We'll send out a summary & links for all 3 sessions 01:47:13 Cathy Wolfenden: If you're able to stay, we'll have 15 minutes of parking lot time. 01:47:21 smith367: Fantastic!