00:13:23 Hedy Chang: Greetings everyone. Welcome to session #3. We will be starting in just a minute or two! 00:16:41 banksd01: Devon Banks 00:17:07 banksd01: Devon Banks | Oxford Schools | Oxford Addison Youth Assistance 00:17:19 Jerry Jansma: Jay Jansma - Kalamazoo County Attendance - Key partners …. DHS 00:17:38 Christine Ellis: Christine Ellis, Oxford High School, Oxford Addison Youth Assistance 00:17:38 Paula Foster: Paula Foster OVA Family School Liaison, Oakland Schools 00:17:46 Bersheril Bailey: Bersheril Bailey, Michigan Department of Education. We have education organization partners. 00:17:48 Rick Hale: Kelly Hale at Swartz Creek High School, Student Support, 00:17:56 Scott Martin- MDE: Scott Martin, MDE, Chronic Absenteeism 00:17:56 Sarah Elliott: Sarah Elliott from Grand Haven Area Public Schools. A key partner for us is Harbor Transit!! Transportation can be a huge barrier, when kids miss the bus they would have no other way to get to school. We need them to get here :) 00:18:01 Vernard Snowden: Roseville High School Attendance liaison 00:18:09 Jaime Foster: Jamie Foster Detroit leadership Academy 00:18:25 Hilary Diebold: Hilary Diebold, Kalamazoo RESA ASK Family Services in Kalamazoo (specializing in mental health family supports) 00:18:58 Lorraine Ahearne: Lorraine Ahearne Swartz Creek Middle School At Risk Coordinator I work closely Genesee County Prevention Coalition, GISD 00:19:09 Cathy W,: Welcome! Please introduce yourself here in chat. 00:21:53 Rick Hale: False, False, False, False 00:26:39 Vernard Snowden: Getting everyone on the same page, from school administration and families 00:26:39 caseykotrba: Parent Accountability without truancy consequences 00:26:47 Paula Foster: Virtual school looks at class time in hours spent working at home, hard to measure. 00:26:54 Jerry Jansma: Scolding was a form of shaping children from an old sad model - its hard to break those feelings and habits 00:27:01 Bersheril Bailey: Moving from truancy to chronic absence requires a mindset shift 00:27:30 Hilary Diebold: It can be difficult to get unexcused absences under control let alone excused ones. 00:27:44 Rick Hale: I haven't found it a problem. We have been emphasizing relationships with students and families. It is hard for parents because they don't worry about attendance until truancy becomes as issue. 00:27:54 Lorraine Ahearne: We have a struggle with when parents call in for whatever reason they believe it is excused. I view it as a verification. It is still an absence. 00:29:30 Jaime Foster: I am finding that it is a real problem in our high school 00:39:35 Bersheril Bailey: Including the nurse (if there is a nurse) on the attendance team is an excellent idea. 00:40:07 Hedy Chang: And, the pandemic has made including the nurse even more essential! 00:42:55 Marlando Wade: Recruit staff 00:43:00 Jerry Jansma: Team meetings and debriefings 00:43:13 banksd01: Team meetings 00:43:25 Paula Foster: Teamwork. Every staff member makes a difference to our students. 00:43:38 Hilary Diebold: Empower staff to connect and build relationship with kids 00:43:40 Fremont: daily meetings 00:45:13 Rick Hale: needs improvement 00:45:13 Marlando Wade: Needs improvement 00:45:15 Jaime Foster: Needs improvement 00:45:20 Paula Foster: Needs Improvement 00:45:35 Sarah Elliott: Needs improvement! I feel like it's an uphill battle because everyone is so strained this year! They don't want to add or do anything different than what's been done OR they think we can't control it, why bother??? 00:45:40 Lorraine Ahearne: Lorraine Needs Improvement 00:45:43 Vernard Snowden: Needs improvement 00:45:49 banksd01: Always an area of improvement 00:59:00 Sarah Elliott: 1) Where did you grow up? Are you from this area? What was school like for YOU growing up? 00:59:41 Lorraine Ahearne: Lorraine I ask the student what is their favorite thing here at the Middle School. 00:59:52 Rick Hale: We talk about how school is going overall before we talk about attendance and talk about how they are doing overall. 00:59:53 Paula Foster: What does student do for fun? Do you have pets? Do you live near family? 00:59:53 Sarah Elliott: Positive observations - talk with the teacher ahead of time and have a great story to share, a time the child was successful 00:59:57 Fremont: What are some family traditions? What are your expectations for your child? 01:00:13 Rick Hale: I ask student what their favorite thing is to do. 01:00:14 Bersheril Bailey: Ask parent what do you need?How can I help? 01:04:55 Cathy W,: Refer to this handout in your group: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Caring-Conversation-Worksheet-v3.docx 01:22:19 Jaime Foster: I like the peer mentoring ideas 01:23:23 Paula Foster: Anyone who interacts with the student: bus driver, café aides. 01:23:25 Sarah Elliott: We are all suffering from staff shortages that are taxing the capacity of everyone. People are pulled in so many directions. It might be important to emphasize the caring conversations that are already occurring and fine tune it. I think I would be run out of town for bringing up what more needs to be done. 01:23:43 Marlando Wade: Community partners 01:29:54 Jaime Foster: Phone numbers change frequently 01:29:56 Marlando Wade: personal conflict. 01:30:00 Marlando Wade: Mindfulness 01:30:29 Lorraine Ahearne: Contact numbers is a huge break down 01:30:35 Rick Hale: misunderstandings , prior bad experiences by parents 01:30:36 Sarah Elliott: Communication issues. 01:31:47 Marlando Wade: Strongly in place 01:31:50 Rick Hale: urgent gap 01:31:51 Jaime Foster: urgent gap 01:32:00 Fremont: Strongly in place 01:32:03 Paula Foster: In place 01:32:05 Sarah Elliott: Measurable progress!! 01:32:15 Scott Martin- MDE: A good place to look at is Kent ISD and KSSN. 01:35:31 Marlando Wade: Integrating partners in the school 01:35:45 Sarah Elliott: Counseling services; More support needed to come to students in school so they don't miss school time. 01:35:52 Marlando Wade: mentoring 01:35:53 Lorraine Ahearne: Lorraine The pandemic has put a strain on my small town community They are struggling so I feel bad to call on them for financial help 01:35:58 Marlando Wade: resources 01:36:00 Paula Foster: Mentor program 01:37:04 Scott Martin- MDE: Can you drop this doc in the chat Emma 01:37:26 Scott Martin- MDE: Thx 01:39:59 Scott Martin- MDE: Have to go to appointment. Thanks Hedy and Emma:) 01:40:03 Cathy W,: Sample table for tracking partners: https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/List-of-External-Partners.docx 01:43:19 Cathy W,: Class evaluation: https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj