00:30:41 Lynn Hogan (MDE - OPD): Lynn Hogan, MDE 00:30:46 Hannah G.: Jessica McCallum, Clio Area Schools 00:30:46 Susan Wagner: Hello! I am Susan Wagner from WAY Academy of Flint. 00:30:54 Shelly Smith: Shelly Smith, WAY Academy Flint 00:30:55 Kelly Hale: Kelly Hale Swartz Creek High School 00:30:58 Karen Stong GISD: I can't hear Cathy 00:30:59 Ann Bogie: Ann Bogie, Clio 00:31:00 Stacey Turner: Stacey Turner - MTSS Coordinator, Clio Area Schools 00:31:03 Briona Smiley: Briona Smiley. PLA ESP, supporting both Eagle's Nest Academy and Greater Heights academy. 00:31:04 Kevin Klaeren: Kevin Klaeren - Swartz Creek Community Schools 00:31:06 Scott Felkey GISD: Scott Felkey GISD 00:31:07 Stephen Maule: Stephen Maule Davison Alternative Education Student Mentor. 00:31:08 slewis: Hello, Mrs. Shawn Lewis - Davison Alternative Education 00:31:12 kcookenmaster: Hi! I’m KaSandra Cookenmaster, Principal of Neithercut Elementary, Flint Community Schools. 00:31:13 Ebony Gardner: Ebony Gardner-Richfield Public School Academy 00:31:14 Diane Richards: Diane Richards, Westwood Heights School District 00:31:18 Traci Cormier: Traci Cormier, International Academy of Flint 00:31:21 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Liesel Carlson MDE PAL supporting Greater Heights and Eagle's Nest 00:31:25 Diana Castle: Diana Castle, Beecher Community School District 00:31:29 Richard Thompson - GHA - Flint MI.: Hello Richard Thompson here from Greater Heights Academy in Flint 00:31:29 Craig: Craig Martin: Greater Heights Academy 00:31:33 davisa: Alexandria Davis- Receptionist Greater Heights Academy 00:31:37 Norman Mize: Norman Mize Westwood Heights 00:31:45 Paul Casey: Paul Casey - Westwood Heights Schools 00:31:46 Sybil Lenzi: Sybil Lenzi GISD Implementation Facilitator 00:31:57 Melody Strang: Melody Strang, Leadership Intentions 00:32:18 Kohl Neal: Melissa Neal Swartz Creek Schools I am very sick and would prefer not to be on video if poss. 00:32:22 Jennifer Gekeler: Jennifer Gekeler- Davison Alternative Education 00:36:00 KELLY A FIELDS: Kelly Fields Flint Community Schools 00:36:07 Chad Hagstrom: Chad Hagstrom 00:36:08 Shelly Smith: Parents 00:36:13 Chad Hagstrom: Sports 00:36:14 Scott Felkey GISD: Parents 00:36:14 Karen Stong GISD: Karen Stong -GISD 00:36:15 Briona Smiley: I liked learning when I was a child 00:36:16 Sybil Lenzi: Parents 00:36:17 Jessica McCallum: My parents and teachers 00:36:17 Susan Wagner: My parents 00:36:19 Erica Jean-Charles: Erica Jean-Charles, ENA 00:36:20 Diana Castle: Noone - it was an expectation 00:36:21 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Relationships with teachers and friends 00:36:21 Jennifer Gekeler: My parents 00:36:22 Kevin Klaeren: Parents and achievement 00:36:22 Lynn Hogan (MDE - OPD): Parents and the desire to break the poverty cycle 00:36:23 Erica Jean-Charles: my school and sports 00:36:25 Stephen Maule: Parents 100% 00:36:28 Traci Cormier: Sports and I loved school in general. 00:36:31 Susan Wagner: Friends 00:36:32 Stacey Turner: Was just assumed/expected as a norm. 00:36:32 Karen Stong GISD: I loved learning...especially science 00:36:34 Norman Mize: Norman Great teachers. 00:36:34 Melissa Neal Swartz Creek Schools: i had nobody who made me go to school. 00:36:37 Erica Jean-Charles: we had incentives in place 00:36:37 Kelly Hale: My inspiration were my parents and teachers 00:36:39 KELLY A FIELDS: School was a safe space. My parents were addicted and teachers are who took care of me. 00:36:41 slewis: I was motivated by the relationships I had with teachers to attend school. 00:36:43 Chad Hagstrom: Chad Hagstrom, Attendance Liaison Officer GISD 00:36:44 Craig: my parents, teachers and the arts 00:36:47 Richard Thompson - GHA - Flint MI.: belonging to a team 00:36:48 kcookenmaster: It wasn’t an option not to go to school. I was at school unless I was sick. It was the expectation. 00:36:51 Ann Bogie: My mom made sure I got up and went to school every day, I remember her throwing her bedsheets off quite a bit haha I also played sports 00:36:51 Diane Richards: Parents, teachers, sports 00:36:54 renee: my mom 00:36:57 davisa: Sports & peers 00:37:02 Tishumne Franklin: Tishumbe Franklin Resource officer 00:37:40 Tamiko Walton: Dr. Walton from Eagles Nest Academy-Principal 00:40:05 Nikole Southworth: Nikole Southworth 00:40:12 Nikole Southworth: International Academy of FLint 00:42:22 Cathy W: ❓Questions or comments for our presenters? Please type them into chat. 00:43:26 Sybil Lenzi: Our CSI schools have all shown increases in this as part of their accountability. 00:43:43 Briona Smiley: I think that the breakdown of community school districts has greatly impacted attendance. Transportation has been a barrier. 00:43:50 Karen Stong GISD: Teachers have to keep going back over curriculum because of the absences....two steps forward , one step back. 00:43:53 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Love this graphic! Shows how individual absences affect instructional pacing and affect everyone's opportunity to learn. 00:43:57 Briona Smiley: Reacted to "Our CSI schools have..." with ❤️ 00:44:10 Norman Mize: Parenting 00:44:10 Chad Hagstrom: County wide in Genesee County during covid chornic absenteeism reached 46% and since has dropped to 33% we hope from county perspecdtive we see this downward trend. 00:44:32 Briona Smiley: Reacted to "Teachers have to kee..." with 👍🏾 00:44:36 Kelly Hale: We were at 30 percent last year, at about 22percent this year. Our truant students are missing about 2 days a week. 00:47:23 PAUL SCHUMMER: Transportation issues 00:47:36 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: Definitely transportation issues 00:47:47 kcookenmaster: Healthcare. Many of our students are kept home due to being sick. 00:47:52 Erica Jean-Charles: I agree and schedule conflicts! 00:47:56 Melissa Neal Swartz Creek Schools: We see a lot of our chronic absences are our school of choice students. 00:48:09 Chad Hagstrom: Mental Health, Parent responsibility 00:48:15 Briona Smiley: Reacted to "We see a lot of our ..." with 👍🏾 00:48:25 Jennifer Gekeler: Mental health 00:48:39 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: Yes! Mental and emotional health 00:49:05 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: Jonique S. Donald, International Academy of Flint 00:58:07 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Student Information system reports can be barriers to tracking chronic absence regularly. 01:01:23 Jenny Midock: Jenny Midock, Westwood Heights. 01:02:55 Cathy W: 3 Tiers of Intervention https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/addressing-chronic-absence/3-tiers-of-intervention/ 01:04:49 Cathy W: Read more about the Positive Conditions for Learning in ths report https://www.attendanceworks.org/using-chronic-absence-data-to-improve-conditions-for-learning/ 01:06:10 Lynn Hogan (MDE - OPD): Reacted to "3 Tiers of Intervent..." with 👍 01:06:16 Lynn Hogan (MDE - OPD): Reacted to "Read more about the ..." with 👍 01:11:19 Briona Smiley: Better relationships make the Scholars want to come to school and they will get on their parents about them missing school. 01:11:30 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Reacted to "Better relationships..." with ❤️ 01:11:52 Briona Smiley: Week relationships make scholars not want to come to school. 01:12:03 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Reacted to "Week relationships m..." with 👍 01:12:26 davisa: Reacted to "Better relationships..." with ❤️ 01:12:59 KELLY A FIELDS: Reacted to "Better relationshi..." with ❤️ 01:14:44 Scott Felkey GISD: Hello everyone, We have been tracking attendance from the screen. Just as a double check could you complete the form by clicking on the link below. We have also asked if your district plans on coming to our in person work session next Wednesday at GISD. Here is the link https://forms.gle/hJKysTow8ysVs1zj6 01:14:50 Briona Smiley: Agree with peer relationships. I believe that teacher relationship and structure influence those peer relationships. 01:15:02 PAUL SCHUMMER: Critical Point! 01:15:55 KELLY A FIELDS: Two of the strategies that helped us maintain community during the pandemic...we did weekly home visits and dropped off resources/needs....and we hosted weekly Zoom sessions for students to engage in online games and fun activities 01:16:31 Cathy W: Small group questions: About your school: In your experience, what creates a sense of belonging, connection and support in your school? How do you reach students and families who’ve been disconnected? 01:16:56 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Reacted to "Two of the strategie..." with ❤️ 01:41:05 Richard Thompson - GHA - Flint MI.: Rules before Relationship equals Rebellion / Relationship before Rules equals Rejoicing! 01:42:23 Richard Thompson - GHA - Flint MI.: Students / Scholars don't care how much you know until they know how much YOU care. 01:42:32 Emma Herdean: Reacted to "Students / Scholars ..." with ❤️ 01:42:36 Emma Herdean: Reacted to "Rules before Relatio..." with ❤️ 01:42:41 Briona Smiley: Reacted to Students / Scholars ... with "❤️" 01:42:46 Briona Smiley: Reacted to Rules before Relatio... with "👍" 01:43:07 davisa: Reacted to "Students / Scholars ..." with ❤️ 01:44:59 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: Reacted to "Students / Scholar..." with ❤️ 01:46:01 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): These are all low cost/high impact strategies. 01:49:23 Ayonna Gill: Reacted to Rules before Relatio... with "❤️" 01:52:13 Richard Thompson - GHA - Flint MI.: Search Institute - https://www.search-institute.org/our-research/development-assets/developmental-assets-framework/ 01:52:27 Susan Wagner: B 01:52:30 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): B 01:52:31 Ayonna Gill: B 01:52:32 kcookenmaster: b 01:52:32 Karen Stong GISD: B 01:52:32 Nikole Southworth: B 01:52:34 Melissa Neal Swartz Creek Schools: b 01:52:35 Erica Jean-Charles: b 01:52:36 Jodie Morgan: B 01:52:36 davisa: b 01:52:38 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: B 01:52:40 Stephen Maule: B 01:52:48 Stacey Turner: B 01:56:07 lisa.washington@wayprogram.net: Lisa Washington- Way Academy of Flint 01:56:40 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Kindergarten Transition Toolkit: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/toolkits/integrating-attendance-into-kindergarten-transition-2/ 01:56:47 Scott Felkey GISD: Here is the link for attendance https://forms.gle/Ek4nXPJRyiMSr2g79 01:57:01 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Anxiety Handout: https://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/health-handouts-for-families/ 01:57:28 Scott Felkey GISD: Attendance form https://forms.gle/Ek4nXPJRyiMSr2g79 01:57:46 Cathy W: Please fill out today's survey. Yes, we read all of your feedback, so thanks in advance! https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:57:57 Emma Herdean: Student Success Plan: http://www.attendanceworks.org/resources/student-attendance-success-plans/ 01:59:22 Cathy W: Today's survey https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:59:55 Susan Wagner: Thank you 02:00:06 davisa: Thank you 02:00:14 kcookenmaster: Thank you! 02:00:14 Briona Smiley: Thanks so much. Very good information and discussion. 02:00:21 Jennifer Gekeler: Thank you! This was very informative. 02:00:23 Diane Richards: Thank you! 02:00:29 Melissa Neal Swartz Creek Schools: Thank you. See you next week. 02:00:32 MDE PAL: Dr. LIESEL CARLSON (she/her): Great session!! 02:00:35 Jonique S. Donald, IAF: Great session! Thank you! 02:00:37 Lynn Hogan (MDE - OPD): Thank you 02:00:40 Nikole Southworth: Thank you!