08:58:59 From Cathy Wolfenden : Just in case, here are the call in numbers Dial by your location +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)Meeting ID: 813 0605 3365Passcode: 420700 09:01:59 From afoulks : Im April Foulks, Im the attendance officer for Webb City Schools, Webb City, Missouri 09:02:04 From Julie.hoyle : Julie Hoyle-Learning Liaison @Lake Lure Classical Academy 09:02:27 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : Bryan Crenshaw, Truancy Support Specialist Lansing School District Lansing MI 09:02:34 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : Hi everyone! Andrea from the ESC of Central Ohio, Family & Community Partnership Liaisons! 09:02:36 From Sherry Mayes : Hi, My name is Sherry Mayes. I am a School Counselor at Blakeney Elementary in Burke County, Georgia 09:02:55 From Natalie Marsh : Natalie Marsh - Principal at St. Rita School for the Deaf in Cincinnati, Ohio. 09:03:16 From Amber : Hi there, Amber Levesque Attendance Counsellor for Northeastern Catholic District School Board in Timmins, ON, Canada 09:03:22 From jessicastickel : Jessica Stickel - Student Wellbeing Director :) 09:03:25 From Bethany Hodges : Bethany Hodges - School Counselor - St. Rita School for the Deaf. 09:03:28 From Mr. Spradlin : Hello! Jay Spradlin. Attendance Liaison, Fremont County School District 25. Riverton WY 09:03:29 From Jim Hooper : Jim Hooper, Greenville zCity Schools, OH, Curriculum Director 09:03:30 From erin.taylor : Erin Taylor- Student Engagement Specialist- Loveland CO- My coach set incentives. 09:03:33 From Lili Moss : Lili Moss MTSS NW Oregon 09:03:33 From Patty Gonzalez : Patty Gonzalez, Reg. Attendance Improvement Tech., EGUSD, Elk Grove, CA 09:03:33 From Michelle Mercer, Gresham Barlow School District, MTSS Coach : Michelle Mercer, MTSS coach, GBSD 09:03:39 From Brenda Stubblefield : Brenda Stubblefield Student engagement Liaison GBSD in Gresham Oregon 09:03:40 From Amneris Crespo : Amneris Crespo - School Operations Manager, Enlace Academy in Indianapolis, IN 09:03:40 From Bethany Hodges : motivation to attend school with perfect attendance helped me 09:03:40 From mpayton : Monica Payton, School Social Worker Burke County Public Schools Waynesboro GA 09:03:41 From jessicastickel : My school counselor in middle school and high school 09:03:45 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : an personal reach out and an innovative program opportunity! 09:03:46 From Martha Helsley : Martha Helsley, Student Success Coordinator, Prescott Unified School District, Prescott, AZ 09:03:49 From Brenda Chow : Brenda Chow, SARB Chair. San Bernardino City Unified School District. 09:03:53 From shacker : Ardmore City Schools 09:03:54 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : Sarah Knighten, Engagement Counselor & MTSS Support in Longmont, CO- my friends and family support helped me get to school when it was hard 09:03:55 From A. Bond : Hi, my name is Acunda Bond. I am a Truancy Specialist in the Jackson Madison County School System in Jackson, TN. 09:03:57 From Elizabeth Bair : Betsy Bair - MTSS Coach - Gresham, OR 09:04:03 From Patty Gonzalez : Business Teacher 09:04:04 From Kim Brezeale : Kim Brezeale-Attendance Interventionist 09:04:06 From Lili Moss : Friends 09:04:08 From Juani Santiago : Senior Year- English teacher gave me my first detention for attendance 09:04:12 From Lili Moss : Counselor 09:04:13 From Michelle Mercer, Gresham Barlow School District, MTSS Coach : Needing the connections at school 09:04:27 From Liesel Carlson : Liesel Carlson, School Improvement Data Integration Specialist Lansing School District Michigan. I never wanted to miss out on the learning! 09:04:28 From jlhill : My mother. 09:04:39 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : My family pushed me to attend school. I had friends and teachers that I liked to see everyday 09:04:43 From Brenda Stubblefield : 5th grade. Mom super sick. I refused to go to school. Mom’s best friend came and made me go, walked me to school 09:04:46 From Julie.hoyle : I struggled my Senior Year. My friends had already graduated and I was BURNT out. Not wanting to be a Waitress for life was my motivation. 09:04:47 From Brenda Chow : My 9th grade Algebra teacher. Mr. Wilson made Algebra so easy to understand, I was actually motivated to show up to his class all the time. 09:04:48 From Andrea Townsend : Andrea Townsend, Director of Career Technical & Special Education Greenville City Schools, Greenville Ohio 09:04:55 From A. Bond : My mother made sure I attended school each day. 09:05:01 From ldaniels : Hi, I'm Lisa Daniels, elementary school counselor at SGA Elementary School 09:05:07 From afoulks : School attendance was not an option for me, parents just expected to go to school. From that foundation, then my friends and sports kept me invested and enjoy school. 09:09:33 From Julie.hoyle : Trust 09:09:35 From Liesel Carlson : trust 09:09:37 From Amber : communication 09:09:38 From Amber Brookhart : communication 09:09:39 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : value of input and voice 09:09:39 From Shilo Hunnewell : respect 09:09:40 From Lili Moss : Collaborative 09:09:41 From Juani Santiago : communication 09:09:42 From Michelle Mercer, Gresham Barlow School District, MTSS Coach : Communication 09:09:42 From Martha Helsley : Communication 09:09:43 From Natalie Wolf : Clear roles 09:09:47 From A. Bond : Communication 09:09:48 From Andrea Townsend : Safety 09:09:48 From erin.taylor : Consistency 09:09:48 From Natalie Marsh : buy-in - they all agree on the goal and willing to work towards achievement of it. 09:09:49 From shacker : enthusiasm 09:09:52 From Bethany Hodges : communication and teamwork 09:09:55 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : Collaboration and a willingness to be honest 09:09:57 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : data/information 09:09:57 From Lisa Goldberg : Holding space and time 09:10:02 From Sherry Mayes : communication, accountability 09:10:07 From jlhill : Clear expectations 09:10:08 From Brenda Chow : Trust the process and stick to it. 09:10:13 From mbaird : communication 09:10:16 From jessicastickel : seeking to understand 09:10:18 From afoulks : Volunteer not voluntold 09:10:52 From Teddy Simmons : effective collaboration 09:15:33 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : the team is a tier 1 approach correct that stays attuned to the data...the team may then call tier 3 meetings for particular students then? 09:16:06 From Cecelia Leong : The team organizes all 3 tiers 09:16:33 From Cecelia Leong : Some schools do have a separate meeting for tier 3 which often requires case management for individual students 09:16:38 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : can you share an example of a tier 2 meetings.... 09:17:30 From Julie Powers - Gervais School District : Care team 09:17:41 From Amber Brookhart : Teacher mentors to students program 09:17:49 From Lisa Goldberg : School Support Team 09:18:10 From Amber : Anyone with a positive relationship with the student 09:18:32 From Kristine Cicchetti : Not so much a team, but brining others to the table: transportation members, custodial, cafeteria 09:18:34 From Natalie Wolf : MTSS really encompasses all these teams in some capacity. 09:22:53 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : Tier 3 & 2 09:23:01 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : I listed tier 3 but I am really trying to push toward 1 09:24:16 From Brenda Stubblefield : I would have answered differently pre-covid 09:24:19 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : curious how attendance success is going for those focused on foundational and tier 1 09:28:28 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : curious if there is data on foster youth....kids experiencing homelessness 09:28:52 From Jay Spradlin : Riverton Wy borders the Wind River Indian Reservation. Attendance is mind-blowing. 09:32:23 From jessicastickel : low income 09:32:49 From Bethany Hodges : low family involvement 09:32:49 From afoulks : Poor economic hardships 09:32:52 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : In my schools, kinder kiddos, low income, and students with disabilities have highest rates 09:32:55 From erin.taylor : Typically single parent homes, families lacking in resources but not quite homeless to get enough resources, those involved in the criminal justice system (already may not trust system processes or authority) 09:33:04 From Juani Santiago : Single parent families 09:33:08 From Martha Helsley : Single parent households, students with academic and behavioral challenges 09:33:13 From Dante Banks : K-2 and 10-12 09:33:14 From Sara Kees : Broken homes, blended families 09:33:16 From Patty Gonzalez : English as 2nd language 09:33:19 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : students with behavior write-ups 09:33:21 From Amneris Crespo : Kinder, students without transportation 09:33:32 From Bethany Hodges : bored teenagers with no reason to come to school 09:35:01 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : daily robocalls to families when a student is absent 09:35:20 From Bethany Hodges : daily phone calls when student is absent without prior notification 09:35:51 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : based on attendance entered by teachers/staff 09:35:54 From Dante Banks : Changes to IEP 09:37:00 From Dante Banks : Where can we access the Attendance tools? 09:38:16 From Cathy Wolfenden : Register for the data tools here: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/data-tools/calculating-chronic-absence/ 09:40:35 From Amber : so many of our students have been missing much more than 10% just for covid isolation 09:46:00 From Cecelia Leong : @Amber - yes, that is definitely one of the reasons that absenteeism is up. It's not the only one. That's why understanding what else is going is so important. 10:05:54 From Jay Spradlin : Parental buy-in 10:06:13 From Julie.hoyle : Second Bus Run 10:06:17 From Natalie Marsh : Need more parent education - discussion of letting parents know it is okay for their child to be bored at home...because if they are bored at home, they will want to come to school. 10:06:23 From Sara Kees : getting that student to connect and trust one of the staff members 10:06:24 From Andrea | Family & Community | ESC of Central Ohio : the importance of seeing our families and kids as having assets vs. being simply disengaged and that we need to be sure to focus on the adult knowledge for why school is important 10:06:24 From Jim Hooper : I learned about executive functioning for parents. Interesting concept. 10:06:34 From jlhill : Warm and welcoming school contacts 10:07:40 From A. Bond : Involve Community Mental Health agencies and Churches by organizing volunteers to assist schools with home visits. 10:13:06 From erin.taylor : Public bus system training for students 10:13:07 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : Bus passes for public transportation & call n’ride 10:13:09 From Bryan L. Crenshaw : provide gas cards to families or city transportation bus passes to students 10:13:13 From Liesel Carlson : Providing gas cards for families. 10:13:24 From Sarah Knighten (she, her, hers) : Connecting families for car pooling/ walking together 10:13:26 From Bethany Hodges : community carpools 10:13:35 From Dante Banks : Get approval for hybrid learning for scholars who can't consistently attend 10:13:48 From Crystal Maranto : Walking school bus. 10:14:07 From ldaniels : In rural area...no busses. When they miss the bus, no way to get to school. 10:14:54 From Dante Banks : Establish a parent support system. Provide parents with gift cards if they assist with the pick up and drop off of students who live in their area. 10:15:31 From Dante Banks : Establish a bike and skateboard safe route approved by the county and supported by count agencies 10:17:07 From ldaniels : Students are not allowed to walk to school, even if they live next door. 10:22:36 From Lisa Goldberg : How do you get all staff - who have gone through the collective trauma along with students - to get on board with addressing chronic absenteeism? To do "one more thing." 10:22:55 From Patty Gonzalez : what recourse is there for parents just plan refusing to send child to school? I feel truancy court is just a slap on the wrist. District has made multiple attempts at all levels. 10:24:52 From Amber : we do not take any families to court we have focused on re-engagement services-linking to mental health services, getting a buy in from students-picking courses, working on getting parenting courses for families 10:26:17 From Patty Gonzalez : parent doesn't want student to wear mask, doctor won't provide mask waiver. Parent does send older student to school 10:26:47 From Cathy Wolfenden : Please let us know how we're doing & fill out the class evaluation: https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 10:27:29 From jessicastickel : THANK YOU :) FOR ALL YOU DO 10:27:33 From kcicchetti : looking foreward to getting the recording of today as I got called away for a bit!! 10:27:36 From Michelle Mercer, Gresham Barlow School District, MTSS Coach : Thank you 10:27:42 From Cliff Englishharden : Thank you, another good session. 10:27:43 From Brenda Chow : Thank you!! 10:27:48 From Liesel Carlson : Thank you! 10:27:50 From mattpitucco : Thank you!