00:32:25 Tracey DeBuff: Hi! Tracey DeBuff, Avondale ESD 00:32:27 Mrs. Dobbins: Stacy Dobbins, Copper Trails, Avondale ESD 00:32:28 Melanie Block: Hello my name is Melanie Block and I am with the Union Elementary School District 00:32:31 Marcus Berkshire - HUSD: Marcus Berkshire - Higley Unified 00:32:31 Laura Wilson-Desert Thunder: Laura Wilson, AESD 00:32:32 Anna: Anna Wilson-Social worker Pendergast 00:32:33 Kristin Turner, Paloma ESD: Hello. Kristin Turner, Paloma ESD. 00:32:35 Jessica Jensen: Good Morning, my name is Jessica Jensen from the Alhambra Elementary School District 00:32:36 Elizabeth Berry: Elizabeth Berry Desert Star School Counselor Avondale Elementary School District 00:32:36 Becky Miles-Polka: Hello! Becky Miles-Polka, Senior Fellow with Attendance Works, happy to be here with you! 00:32:36 Patty Chinchilla: Good Morning! Patty Chinchilla, Principal, Chandler Unified School District 00:32:38 RWatkins: Randy Watkins, Principal at Hurley Ranch Elem. 00:32:38 Melissa Dugan: Melissa Dugan from San Marcos Elementary CUSD 80 00:32:39 Brittany Scheer: Brittany Scheer, Desert Star, Avondale ESD 00:32:41 Larkin Carey: Larkin Carey- CUSD80, Andersen Elementary 00:32:42 Miss. Paige: Paige Wambold: Centerra Mirage STEM Academy with Avondale ESD 00:32:44 Ilana Dawson: Ilana Dawson, AP in Avondale ESD 00:32:46 Tonia Immel Union Elementary: Tonia Immel, Union Elementary School District. 00:32:51 Sarah Rose: Sarah Rose, Eliseo C. Felix, Avondale Elementary School District 00:32:54 Cynthia A. Soe Myint: Good morning! Cynthia Soe Myint, Centerra Mirage STEM Academy, AP in Avondale ESD 00:33:05 L. Wanstreet: Good Morning. I am Laura Wanstreet. I am the Elementary Principal at Horizon Honors in Phoenix. 00:33:16 Glen Hale: Hello Glen Hale Alhambra Elementary School District 00:33:16 Geo Tanori: Geo Tanori, school counselor at STAR Academy in the Avondale Elementary School District. 00:33:28 jtrevizo: Jose Trevizo Principal Jack L Kuban Elementary School Murphy Elementary School District No. 21 00:33:38 Perla Tapia: Perla Tapia, Dean of Student, Avondale Elementary School District 00:33:45 Edith Mojica: Edith Mojica filling in for Melissa Gonzales from Alhambra Elementary School District 00:33:46 Bessie Sturgeon : Good morning! Bessie Sturgeon, Counselor, Chandler Unified School District 00:33:46 vmena: Good morning I am Veronica Mena, a counselor, Roosevelt Elementary School, Yuma School District # 1 00:33:51 Kathy Mullery: Kathy Mullery, Principal Tempe Elementary School District 00:33:54 Steph Loyer: Stephanie Loyer School Social Worker at Lattie Coor school with AESD44🙂 00:34:11 Katrina Saenz: Katrina Saenz, School Counselor, Avondale Elementary School District 00:34:20 aortega: Ana Ortega, Roosevelt Elementary School with Yuma District One 00:34:20 Steph Loyer: Reacted to "Katrina Saenz, Schoo..." with ❤️ 00:34:20 Paola Diaz: Paola Diaz school counselor at Avondale School District 00:34:31 Steph Loyer: Reacted to "Paola Diaz school co..." with ❤️ 00:34:43 Steph Loyer: Reacted to "Geo Tanori, school c..." with ❤️ 00:34:48 Cindy Crews: Good Morning! Cindy Crews from Avondale Elemenentary 00:34:52 Alma Ival Tolleson Elem School District: Good morning Alma Tolleson Elementary School District 00:34:56 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Paola Diaz school co..." with ❤️ 00:34:59 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Katrina Saenz, Schoo..." with ❤️ 00:35:05 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Stephanie Loyer Scho..." with ❤️ 00:35:18 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Geo Tanori, school c..." with ❤️ 00:35:24 renee gayden: Renee Gayden Pendergast Elementary SD 00:35:25 Steph Loyer: Jim Mcgennis 00:35:26 aortega: Parents 00:35:32 Melynda Martin - Union Elem: Melynda Martin - Union Elementary - Director of Student Services 00:35:34 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Paige Wambold: Cente..." with ❤️ 00:35:35 Nicole Neal: Nicole, Avondale Elementary School District, Dean of Students 00:35:35 rome.bracamonte: Rome Bracamonte School Social Worker at Dunbar 00:35:37 Tracey McCracken: Parents, staying home was not fun 00:35:37 Tracey DeBuff: Parent expectations! 00:35:38 Laura Wilson-Desert Thunder: My Mom would help with waking me up, getting breakfast….Also knowing my teachers had fun projects or actives planned 00:35:38 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Brittany Scheer, Des..." with ❤️ 00:35:40 Jessica Torres: Parents made sure I attended school. 00:35:44 Brittany Scheer: I was motivated by seeing my friends 00:35:46 Kathy Mullery: My parents helped me get to school. 00:35:46 Kristin Turner, Paloma ESD: High-school: Family expectations and enjoyment of extra-curriculars. 00:35:50 Nicole Neal: My mom 00:35:53 RWatkins: Teacher...mentor/coach. 00:35:55 Elizabeth Berry: Reacted to "Stacy Dobbins, Coppe..." with ❤️ 00:35:59 Matt: Matt Strauss, Tempe Elementary School District 00:36:04 Steph Loyer: Boarding school 😂 00:36:07 Melanie Block: Teacher and friendship connections 00:36:11 Perla Tapia: Self-motivation 00:36:16 L. Wanstreet: Involvement in extra curricular activites 00:36:19 Masseur: 4H and ag. If I didn’t go my steer or pig did not get taken care of 00:36:19 Patty Chinchilla: It was challenging when I had a teacher I couldn't connect with. However, my art teacher was amazing and knowing I would see her was motivating 00:36:29 Geo Tanori: Needing to be the best and excel for recognition helped me 😂 00:36:35 Ilana Dawson: Knowing there was a fun assembly or cool event at school helped me get there! 00:36:37 Kara Huff: Kara Huff & Cristal Chagollan Westwood Elementary in AESD #68 00:36:44 Sarah Rose: I always wanted to be in school, but when I had chronic health issues as a kid, my parents fought to get me a homebound teacher for the short term. 00:36:44 Brittany Scheer: Sports 00:36:53 Kathy Mullery: Competing in school sports! 00:37:03 AJ: AJ Johnson 00:37:04 Cynthia A. Soe Myint: Motivated by friends and I liked being a teacher helper 00:37:11 Erika Graves: Erika Graves, Family Center Technician, Phoenix #1 Elementary School.. I had to get on the bus, and if I missed it I wouldn't have a ride to school because my parents were working. We also knew there would be a consequence. We never discovered what that consequence was because we made it on time. The bus stop was very fun so we looked forward to it. 00:37:17 Elizabeth Berry: I had a VERY hard time waking up so literally 11 alarm clocks and a friend who would call me and keep me accountable if I missed the bus so that I could bike and only be a few minutes late 00:37:21 Tracey DeBuff: I LOVE the self motivated piece!! Yes! 00:37:26 Salma Ballesteros: I had the fear of missing out 00:37:32 Celissia Garcia: Celissia Garcia, Granada West Elementary K-4, Alhambra Outreach Coordinator 00:37:52 Mary Ellen Lee: Mary Ellen Lee Leading Edge Academy I was an early rider and loved school. It was much more fun than home!! 00:38:30 AZazueta: Ashley Zazueta - School Counselor- Union Elementary School District 00:38:39 atran: Hello, Anna and Jamie from Eliseo C Felix. 00:39:24 ivaldez: Hello Irene Valdez From NUSD Lincoln Elem. 00:40:01 Ty Morton: Good morning, Ty Morton- Asst. Director for Exceptional Student Services- Avondale Elementary School District. 00:40:39 AJ: AJ Johnson Director of Student Support-Pendergast Elementary School District 00:41:12 F9GCRE8RMF3M-AESD-Staff: Cristal Chagollan -Counselor from Alhambra District 00:42:53 Larkin Carey: Collaboration 00:42:53 Nicole Neal: Trust 00:42:54 Kristie Scharer: Trust 00:42:54 Melanie Block: Collaboration 00:42:54 Kristin Turner, Paloma ESD: trust 00:42:55 Sarah Rose: Trust 00:42:56 Cindy Crews: empathy 00:42:57 Celissia Garcia: committement 00:42:58 renee gayden: Trust 00:42:58 Geo Tanori: Support 00:42:59 Jessica Jensen: Everyone has a voice 00:42:59 Anita Morgan: collaboration 00:42:59 Tracey DeBuff: Common goals 00:43:00 L. Wanstreet: open communication 00:43:00 AJ: Common and shared goals 00:43:01 Paola Diaz: collaboration 00:43:01 MAGALI DE JESUS ALVAREZ: communication 00:43:01 Cristal Chagollan: Team work 00:43:02 Julie Metheny: Communication 00:43:02 Kathy Mullery: Communication 00:43:02 MBlaum: communication 00:43:03 Jessica Torres: communication 00:43:04 Kara Huff: Trust 00:43:04 Miss. Paige: Understanding 00:43:04 Elizabeth Berry: Trust and communication and follow-through 00:43:05 jtrevizo: communication 00:43:06 Bessie Sturgeon: collaboration 00:43:07 Martha Esqueda: Open communication - consistent 00:43:08 Anna: different perspectives 00:43:09 RWatkins: Collaboration... 00:43:10 Laura Wilson-Desert Thunder: teamwork 00:43:10 Bessie Sturgeon: open communication 00:43:11 Marcus Berkshire - HUSD: Shared vision 00:43:16 Glen Hale: collaboration and growth mindset 00:43:18 Katrina Saenz: Communication 00:43:19 Vanessa Murillo: Collaboration 00:43:22 ivaldez: communication 00:47:59 Sarah Hernandez: The school nurse has been integral on our school site teams! We can identify chronic health conditions much fast. 00:48:04 Masseur: Reacted to "The school nurse has..." with ❤️ 00:48:13 Cristal Chagollan: Reacted to "The school nurse has…" with ❤️ 00:48:45 Becky Miles-Polka: @Sarah Hernandez thanks for sharing this and yes school nurses should be integral to all attendance teams! 00:49:50 L. Wanstreet: Principal works with Attendance Team 00:49:55 Kristin Turner, Paloma ESD: CUTS with Maricopa County 00:50:13 MBlaum: Our entire staff with strategic times for phone calls home by teachers. 00:50:34 Tracey DeBuff: AP, attendance clerk, exec leadership team. 00:50:34 Martha Esqueda: Parent Liaison 00:57:12 Cathy Wolfenden: 3 Tiers of Intervention https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/addressing-chronic-absence/3-tiers-of-intervention/ 01:05:42 Masseur: https://geo.azmag.gov/maps/readonaz/reports 01:06:40 Masseur: You can click on the school or district tab. For both you can see by grade and subgroup 01:10:05 Sarah Hernandez: Consecutive absences 01:10:26 MBlaum: consecutive absences and 9+ 01:10:30 Steph Loyer: Patterns, family involvement, academic growth 01:10:49 Patty Chinchilla: 10+ absences, consecutive or not 01:10:59 Masseur: @MBlaum are you referring to impact on ADM? 01:17:06 Kristie Scharer: Thank you for the clarification! 01:17:13 Masseur: Reacted to "Thank you for the cl..." with 👍🏽 01:17:17 vmena: We have a parent liaison 01:17:46 Anna: Where can we get the slides? 01:18:29 Masseur: All items will be uploaded into the Box folder: https://app.box.com/s/9c2x6pdyqofbo4gtjpmgd9f9uhs7lco1 01:18:44 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: Replying to "We have a parent lia..." Great - parent liaisons usually speak the language and know the families well 01:18:57 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: Replying to "Where can we get the..." Lori will send them after 01:19:29 Anna: Thank you 01:22:45 Cathy Wolfenden: Reflect on the population of students you identified earlier who were most likely to be chronically absent. Share, which group of students you notice miss most often. What helps them come to school? What barriers keep them from school? 01:35:55 MBlaum: Making the calls home to let parents know total number of all absences. 01:36:01 Cindy Crews: personal relationships 01:36:02 Elizabeth Berry: Monthly coffee chats with the principal 01:36:05 Elizabeth Berry: Building relationships 01:36:12 Denise Hawk: Incentives 01:36:13 Geo Tanori: Independent living skills for students (setting alarms, bed time, etc) 01:36:23 Bri Roy: Attendance incentives 01:36:27 Alma Ival Tolleson Elem School District: coffee chats with principal 01:36:28 Elizabeth Berry: Giving struggling students who don’t have much support at home incentives at school 01:36:30 Perla Tapia: Constant communication with parents, student and school team 01:36:34 Ty Morton: Working with community partners for student and/or parent incentives. 01:36:35 AZazueta: Some schools have a Monthly Chat with parents and the community that helps with getting information across 01:36:37 Tonia Immel Union Elementary: Knowing that there are afterschool events, sports, etc. as incentives 01:36:41 Melanie Block: Members said: use of positive reinforcement for attedning school, caring adults connection with student. 01:36:45 Elizabeth Berry: And attention every day at arrival to feel seen and encouraged 01:36:46 Brittany Scheer: Teachers and office welcoming students back positively 01:37:03 Bri Roy: Principle recognizing classes that have the highest attendance 01:37:07 Denise Hawk: Peer accuntability 01:37:09 jtrevizo: daily weekly monthly recognition 01:37:10 Bri Roy: *principal 01:37:21 Kara Huff: Weekly perfect attendance prizes for our students 01:37:35 ivaldez: incentives, recognizing students for their efforts. 01:37:37 Martha Esqueda: Recognize their effort! Celebrate it! 01:37:46 Patty Chinchilla: Trusting adults who welcome them but also listen to them judgement free. Communication!!! Reaching out when we know a potential barrier or issue will arise. 01:38:06 Brittany Scheer: Reacted to "Trusting adults who ..." with ❤️ 01:46:48 Cecelia Leong, Attendance Works: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/exercises/illustrating-the-gap-interactive-exercise/ 01:46:57 Anna: What about the parents that say directly that they can't do anything about the student absence because the barrier is work schedule and/or transportation. But there is not bussing at school or they don't qualify for MV for transportation. 01:50:02 Brittany Scheer: Our amazing social worker does a great job of reaching out to families and providing resources and access to outside services 01:50:22 ivaldez: Some of my parents group, car pool 01:50:38 Martha Esqueda: Reacted to "Independent living..." with 👍 01:51:21 Martha Esqueda: Reacted to "Trusting adults wh..." with ❤️ 01:51:28 Sarah Rose: Some of our local day cares provide their own transportation. I urge parents with difficult work schedule to enroll their children in these programs. 01:52:09 Becky Miles-Polka: @Sarah Rose great option for families where available. Thanks for sharing. 01:52:26 Tracey DeBuff: This would be great data to have when conducting Attendance mtgs with parents! 01:52:35 Cindy Crews: love the worksheet 01:54:00 AJ: Will there be a link to the playbook? 01:54:13 Ilana Dawson: Here you go! 01:54:14 Ilana Dawson: https://www.future-ed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Attendance-Playbook.5.23.pdf 01:54:43 AJ: Thanks 01:55:17 Erika Mancilla: All of these resources are amazing! Thank you! 01:55:33 Cathy Wolfenden: Let us know how we did via the survey https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:57:36 Patty Chinchilla: Thank you so much for all the information. 01:57:46 Becky Miles-Polka: Reacted to "Thank you so much fo..." with 👍🏻 01:58:08 Martha Esqueda: Great information and input overall - thank you! :) 01:58:42 jtrevizo: Thank you great resources! 01:58:53 Kara Huff: Thak you all! 01:58:59 Jessica Jensen: Thank you!! 01:59:07 Melissa Dugan: Thank you all! 01:59:11 aortega: Thank you 01:59:22 Larkin Carey: Thank you! 01:59:38 Glen Hale: Thank you 01:59:43 ivaldez: Awesome information, Thank you!! 01:59:46 Becky Miles-Polka: Thank you all for joining to day and for everything you do to support kids and families! 01:59:48 Erika Graves: Thank you!