00:07:31 Cathy W,: Good morning and welcome! We'll start at the top of the hour. 00:11:58 Cathy W,: Just in case of internet connection issues, 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: 845 8188 1884Passcode: 415689Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcENQgglBl 00:13:36 Hedy Chang: Welcome everyone. So glad you can join us. And while we are waiting, you can enjoy listening to one of my favorite songs! 00:14:29 Icha Pagan: Good afternoon everyone 00:15:20 Amber Janes: Hi Icha! 00:16:01 Icha Pagan: Hi Amber! 00:16:19 Carmelita Quinones: Good afternoon everyone!!! 00:16:34 Mehry Mohammadi: yes :) 00:16:44 Lynette Fink: Is there a copy of the power point that can be printed? 00:21:05 Amber Janes: Hi Carmelita! 00:21:08 Cathy W,: @Lynette Yes, we'll send out the ppt slides plus links to the recording & resources after the session 00:21:45 Carmelita Quinones: Hi Amber:) 00:22:06 Lynette Fink: Lynette Fink, School Counselor 00:22:14 Mr. Rhoads: Garrick Rhoads, Principal, Suffolk, VA - Mack Benn, Jr. Elementary 00:22:18 Carmelita Quinones: Carmelita Quinones, School Social Worker- Hartford Public Schools 00:22:22 Briana Hawkins: Briana Hawkins, Madison City Schools, District Social Worker 00:22:23 Andrea Jones: Andrea Jones Truancy Social Worker, Brevard Public Schools- FL 00:22:24 Vanhouten, Laura B: Hi! I'm Laura Van Houten, a school social worker at Michael C. Riley Elementary in the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina. 00:22:28 Judy Scott: Judy Scott 00:22:30 Lynette Fink: Lynette Fink, School Counselor, York City School District, York PA 00:22:31 Natalie McCurley: Natalie, student services support coordinator - Harnett County Schools, NC 00:22:32 Mehry Mohammadi: Mehry Mohammadi Attendance/Engagement Coordinator Maine Virtual Academy, Augusta, ME 00:22:32 Heather Hicks : Heather Hicks, Social Worker with Madison City Schools, Alabama 00:22:42 ROBERT HENDRIX: R Hendrix Caddo Parish 00:22:46 Ashley Gugliuzzo: Ashley Gugliuzzo, School Social Worker, Dwight Bellizzi Dual Language Academy, Hartford Public Schools, CT 00:22:48 Angela Crespin: Angela Crespin, Assistant Manager - Attendance Support, Albuquerque Public Schools 00:22:49 Ann Marie Cordisco: Ann Marie Cordisco ~ Consultant at the State Education Resource Center (SERC) in CT 00:22:49 Rick Carson: Rick Carson, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance, Caddo Parish School Board 00:22:52 Mactavia Hoody: Mactavia Hoody - School Social Worker. York, PA 00:22:54 Mary Mueller: Mary Mueller, Illinois, Art teacher, Leader of CA team 00:22:59 Bingham, Kathleen A: Kathy Bingham, School Social Worker, Beaufort County, SC- 00:23:00 Icha Pagan: Hello, Icha Pagan, FCSSP Hartford Public School, from CT 00:23:06 Natalie McCurley: my high school counselor who helped me learn to self-advocate and achieve my goals 00:23:10 Bowen, Mariah D: Mariah Bowen - School Social Worker - May River High School - Beaufort County School District in SC 00:23:13 Erica Short: Hello All..Erica Short, Principal (MCSS/Georgia) 00:23:24 Paige Holcombe: Paige Holcombe, School Social Worker in the Beaufort County School District in South Carolina 00:23:26 Heredia: Rocio Heredia, Student Engagement Specialist, Dwight Bellizzi in Hartford, CT 00:23:29 Mary Mueller: A former Principal, Debbie Tippett 00:23:29 Lisa Moore: Lisa Moore, School Counselor, Lincoln Public Schools, Nebraska 00:23:37 Julie Finnegan: Julie Finnegan, Assistant Principal, Lincoln, NE, Huntington Elementary, Lincoln, NE My 2nd grade teacher, Ms. Harvey—learning was fun 00:23:38 Anthony Watkins: Tony Watkins, Attendance Support Coordinator, Albuquerque Public Schools, New Mexico. My mom, Pearl Evelyn Watkins- love, kindness and consistency, and also critical and courageous thinking. 00:23:42 Murray, Andrea R: Andrea Murray Lead School Social Worker, Beaufort South Carolina 00:23:43 Hope Murphy: Hope Murphy, Truancy Outreach Specialist. Alexandria City Public Schools, Virginia. Judy Mayeaux, creative writing teacher and librarian. I spent a lot of my time in between classes with her - she cared for me uncondiitionally and loved writing - it inspired me. 00:23:44 Andrea Jones: 8th grade ELA teacher. Submitted my poetry for national contests 00:23:45 Bowen, Mariah D: My college psych professor inspired me to work with students! 00:23:47 S. Brandenburg: Stephanie Brandenburg, truancy, Brevard County Schools in Florida. No person that encouraged engagement. 00:23:50 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Carol Mullen-O'Leary, ESL Content teacher, York City School District, York PA, Kindergarten teacher - Mrs. Anderson 00:23:50 Ann Marie Cordisco: My 8th grade homeroom teacher - saw the potential in me that I wasn't always demonstrating 00:23:52 Shannon Prange: Good Morning! Shannon Prange from Newport, Washington. I'm the new Truancy Liaison for our district. I was a 3rd grade teacher. 00:23:54 Ann Marie Cordisco: Mr. Kasy 00:23:55 Melissa Rivera: Melissa Rivera; Acting Assistant Principal; Dwight Bellizzi Dual Language Academy; Hartford Public School; School Teacher/Family 00:23:57 Alex Jones: Alexander Jones, WP Senior High, Technology Education Teacher. Motivated by Mrs. Walmer (intern supervisor) provided encouraging feedback on my interest/attempts at teaching 00:23:58 Ann Marie Cordisco: Kay* 00:23:59 Cinthia M: Cinthia Moreno, BSW Family and Community Engagement Specialist for WACOG Head Stsrt 00:24:01 Judy Scott: Judy Scott Dwight Bellizzi Dual Language academy, Hartford Connecticut. Joe Erardi who was my soccer coach because he wanted to know me as a person not just as a student. 00:24:04 Grabenbauer, Krista K: I'm Krista Grabenbauer from Beaufort, SC. I am the School Social Worker at Bluffton Middle School. The person who inspired me to attend is the Student Services Director, KeKe Swinton. She is very committed to all the social workers in the District. 00:24:07 Carmelita Quinones: My 6th Grade Science Teacher, Mr. Gavin he never gave up despite my obstacles in the classroom environment. He motivated me to AWESOME!! 00:24:18 Mary Mueller: She said and lived, "I'll never ask you to do something that I won't do myself" 00:24:25 Carmelita Quinones: *ON ME 00:24:46 Rick Carson: My first grade teacher. She taught us that learning could be fun and made each one of us feel like we were the most important person in the class. 00:24:49 Kathryn Hull: Kathryn Hull, School Social Worker, Lincoln Public Schools, Becca Koenig and her persistence in engaging with parents 00:25:16 Amber Janes: Amber Janes School Social Worker in Hartford. Claire Hudson-7th grade teacher and Frances Libiszwski- HS psych teacher. Empathetic, understanding and encouraging! 00:25:23 Mehry Mohammadi: Maine :) 00:26:00 Hope Murphy: When meeting with students, I ask them what adult they feel most connected to at school, and then I tell that person and ask them to informally mentor them - be an encourager for the student 00:26:01 Phyllis R Williams: Phyllis R. Williams, Caddo Parish School Board Attendance Department Shreveport, LA. 00:26:27 Ashley Gugliuzzo: My 11th and 12th grade English teacher Ms. Selvaggio. She made learning fun and was always there for me when I needed her. She was very understanding and supportive. She made me realize that I didn’t need to spend 8 hours on a paper to get an A. That I could spend half the time on the paper and the other half the time enjoying life and still do well. We still talk to this day. 00:26:32 Tara: Tara Clark, Assistant Principal, Oswego City School District 00:26:52 MGRANT: Mikki Grant School Social Worker Caddo Parish School District, Shreveport, LA 00:27:25 MGRANT: Attendance Department 00:31:24 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: Hello everyone. This is Cecelia Leong, a member of the Attendance Works team. So good to see people from all over our country here. Hedy's comments apply Head Start and virtual as well as traditional K-12. 00:37:24 Tara: relationships, relationships, relationships! 00:37:27 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: What did you see? What did you hear? 00:37:27 Angela Crespin: Engagement 00:37:29 Hope Murphy: all 00:37:31 Rick Carson: Belonging and acceptance was key 00:37:33 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Caring 00:37:34 Mary Mueller: active engagement with throwing the ball 00:37:40 S. Brandenburg: relationships 00:37:42 Julie Finnegan: Engagement—when it’s fun to learn you come! 00:37:46 Carmelita Quinones: Engagement, caring, supporting students. 00:37:46 Shannon Prange: When they see value! 00:38:00 Ann Marie Cordisco: engagement & supporting students 00:38:08 Anthony Watkins: Focusing on doing things to make students want to go to school- they're invested in the relationships there. 00:40:58 Tara: trauma informed climate 00:41:03 Hope Murphy: routines and positive relationships 00:41:07 Judy Scott: Relationships 00:41:10 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: emotional learning and connection 00:41:21 Rick Carson: Trauma counseling from Covid 00:41:23 Carmelita Quinones: Access to learning supports 00:41:25 Anthony Watkins: Students need to see themselves- their histories and identities and cultures reflected in the school. 00:41:33 Tara: I feel our staff/employees (myself included) are what I call COVID privileged...we kept our jobs, had income etc...and didn't struggle possibly as much as some of our students 00:41:48 Bowen, Mariah D: Relationships and reliability 00:46:46 Cathy W,: Use this link for the small group handout: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/School-Climate-Elements-rev-8-11-21.pdf 01:06:25 Anthony Watkins: From Ms. Pagan, in Hartford: knowing everyone's name and greeting them as they come into the school. 01:06:42 Andrea Jones: All areas are interdependent. 01:06:44 Hope Murphy: relationships will be key to safety, teaching & learning & environment. 01:06:59 Rick Carson: In South Carolina, my partner stated that they are really focusing on relationships as they return from Covid. 01:07:05 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: tracking participation is challenging and may need to be added to chronic absences. 01:07:29 Icha Pagan: Thank you Mr. Watkins 01:07:41 Carmelita Quinones: Thanks so are YOU!!! 01:07:42 Grabenbauer, Krista K: I want to make a stronger effort to connect with families when I call them about attendance. I want to ask them about their individual situations and how can I help them overcome barriers. 01:12:00 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: For the high school, teachers in the hallways saying hello and smiling makes a huge difference as well 01:12:00 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: Start with Hello aligns with the evidence-based practice of Threshold Greetings that improve attendance, behavior and academic focus 01:17:45 Lynette Fink: Positive phone calls and email home. 01:17:48 Alex Jones: Home visits 01:17:49 Mary Mueller: monthly themed family nights 01:17:50 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Connecting with families in their home/preferred language 01:17:52 Andrea Jones: Picking up the phone, for good & bad news 01:17:59 Carmelita Quinones: Attendance incentives 01:18:03 S. Brandenburg: positive before negative 01:18:26 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Family learning center in the school 01:18:29 Rick Carson: Grandparents Day and Donuts w/Dads and Muffins w/Moms 01:18:37 Melissa Rivera: Are we able to get a copy of the slide deck or links to the resources? 01:18:42 Mr. Rhoads: Teachers and Staff write Caught Being Good cards for students, which the students receive, but Admin. and Office Staff call 3 parents each week to congratulate the child on getting the card and letting parents know we're pround of them. 01:18:53 iPhone: We have implemented Parent Attendance Support Sessions, video emails to parents from SSW’s and Virtual Intervention Panels. 01:19:08 Bowen, Mariah D: I enjoy calling families with no direct intention, to let them know I am thinking of them and want to see how they are 01:19:58 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Teachers need time to connect with students and families 01:22:42 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Not very familiar 01:22:50 Mehry Mohammadi: somewhat 01:23:01 Hope Murphy: I am new to school division and we are starting to share all of this important info 01:23:12 Mary Mueller: The calendar visual is a superb idea! 01:23:13 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: Personally - very familiar 01:24:41 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: How do we deal with this with students have different holidays than those accounted for in our calendars? 01:30:36 Hedy Chang: If you have groups with different holidays, I'd suggest that you meet with families from that group and discuss strategies. Maybe you can incorporate celebrations at school so they don't feel they need to leave school to recognize them. Or you can create ways that students and families engage in learning activities during that time and get assignments to make up for the time lost in the classroom. 01:30:47 Hedy Chang: Happy to talk more about this in the chat. 01:31:51 Carol Mullen-O'Leary: If we truly want to honor the diverse cultures in our schools, we should be aware of and support their holidays. 01:32:22 Grabenbauer, Krista K: So we can use the handout? 01:32:34 Carmelita Quinones: Thank you great training!! 01:32:40 Mehry Mohammadi: Thank you! 01:32:52 Mrs. Alicia: Thank you very much! Will you be sharing the slides? If yes, how? 01:32:58 Heredia: Thank you! 01:33:15 Malik Champlain: thank you!! 01:33:38 Cathy W,: Please fill out the session evaluation https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:34:40 Cathy W,: We'll send out the links for the recording, slides & resources after the class. 01:35:06 Cathy W,: Type your questions & comments here! 01:36:16 Cathy W,: You are also welcome to hang out for "parking lot" time afterwards (unrecorded) for about 15 minutes 01:36:44 Bowen, Mariah D: I'm not sure about other school districts, but our attendance policies also allow for religious holidays and principal approved absences which may assist with holidays that differ from our school schedule, respectively. 01:37:37 Cathy W,: Please fill out the session evaluation https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:38:42 Cathy W,: The next class is Thursday,, Aug 26 01:39:05 Ashley Gugliuzzo: Thank you!! 01:40:41 Ann Marie Cordisco: Thank you!