00:18:21 Stevie.Mulford: Good morning! 00:18:34 Hedy Chang: Good morning all! So glad you are here! 00:19:05 Hal: Hal Van Metre 00:19:08 Angela Miller, Lima City Schools: Angela Miller, Lima City Schools-- 00:19:09 Heather Hunter: Heather Hunter, Community School Liaison, Arcola ES in Wheaton, MD 00:19:10 Jenny Johns: Jenny Johns from Monroe, MI 00:19:16 NUVEMAN: Chandra- Lima City Schools 00:19:20 Ruby Chavez: ruby chavez with western 00:19:23 Tamara Centeno: Tamara Centeno from Alameda CA The Academy of Alameda 00:19:26 Dante Banks: Dante T. Banks - Director of Attendance & Truancy, Belmont Charter Network, Phila. PA 00:19:26 Evelyn Pena: Evelyn Pena, Paterson Public Schools 00:19:27 Stevie.Mulford: Good morning from Jackson, CA. 00:19:33 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : Sara Bowsher- Lima City Schools 00:19:35 Vince D. Monroy: Vince D. Monroy San Jose, CA 00:19:36 Michelle Vanbuskirk: Michelle Vanbuskirk, Lima City Schools, OH 00:19:52 Bill Harper: Morning, Bill Harper Berkeley County Schools, WV 00:20:11 Kristen Valley: Kristen Valley, Parent Engagement Professional, North Little Rock School District -AR 00:20:17 Dave Haberman: David Haberman, Liberty Arts Magnet. Lima City Schools, Ohio 00:20:25 Keena Howell: Good morning Dr. Keena Howell, Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland...Division of Pupil Personnel and Attendance Services 00:20:28 cara.powell: Good Day Everyone. Cara Powell, LGSW Hampshire County School Social Worker 00:20:42 Dr. Karen Dabney-Lieras, HLPUSD: Good Morning, Karen Dabney-Lieras, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, City of Industry ) Southern Ca.) 00:20:52 BentoJ: Good MorningJacinta Bento Child welfare & Attendance Liaison 00:21:04 Jessica Wolfe: Jessica Wolfe, Berkeley County Schools, Counselor 00:21:25 Rosie Grant (she/her): Hello, Rosie Grant, Paterson Education Fund, Paterson NJ 00:22:00 Audrey Munyan: Hello, Audrey Munyan, Attendance Worker with Berkeley County Schools, West Va 00:22:02 Stacy Barker: Stacy Barker-Principal- Lima City Schools 00:22:03 Jeremy Crowe: Jeremy Crowe, Community School Coordinator, CICS Bucktown. 00:22:06 Melissa Sauger (She/her): Melissa Sauger Northumberland County CYS 00:22:07 Heather Hunter: parents 00:22:08 Ruby Chavez: Ruby Chavez, AZ, Western Highschool, attendance clerk 00:22:10 BentoJ: Good morning everyone Jacinta Bento Child welfare and attendance Liaison Chowchilla Elementary Ca 00:22:17 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: Lindsey Cossette - Student Support Facilitator - Moorhead High School 00:22:18 Cynthia: Cynthia Sorsaia - Coordinator WVDE, West Virginia - parents 00:22:19 Jeremy Crowe: Parents 00:22:21 szeller: Hello! Sarah Zeller, School Social Worker, Lima City Schools, Ohio 00:22:22 BentoJ: parents and neighbors 00:22:23 cara.powell: No one helped me! Which is why I became a social worker! 00:22:23 Jenny Johns: parents, friends, and staff 00:22:25 Nancy Holtje: Good Afternoon. Dr. Nancy Holtje Paterson Public Schools. Parents 00:22:25 Stevie.Mulford: Stevie, Community Outreach Worker, Amador County School District. When it was hard to attend school, it was my parents and my best friends. 00:22:26 Angela Miller, Lima City Schools: parents 00:22:28 Lacey: Lacey -Student Support-Moorhead MN , parents 00:22:32 Keena Howell: No choice, firm parents😉 00:22:32 miranda: Miranda Ford, School Counselor, Berkeley County Public Schools (WV) 00:22:33 csantiago: Carmen Santiago, Eastside HS, Paterson NJ, chronic abseentism. 00:22:34 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : Sara Bowsher 00:22:35 Tamara Centeno: mom 00:22:37 Mike Walton: PEM High School MN Parents, Teachers 00:22:38 Craig Arch: Craig Arch, principal, Potomack Intermediate School. - Parents didn’t provide an option not to go. 00:22:39 Teresa Gantz: Teresa Gantz, Director of School Improvement, Lima City Schools, Lima OH, My father was a teacher 00:22:41 szeller: Friends Parents 00:22:41 Sandy Corrales: Sandy Corrales 00:22:47 Jessica Wolfe: Parents, friends 00:22:48 Michelle Vanbuskirk: parents 00:22:50 Sandy Corrales: Sandy Corrales 00:22:50 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : Sara Bowsher, SChool Social Worker, Lima City Schools. My parents 00:22:52 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: My grandfather (raised by him) and my internal locus of control (myself) 00:22:54 Martha Calderon (She, her, hers): Martha Calderon, Director, HLPUSD California, my mom 00:23:01 Melissa Sauger (She/her): Grandparents 00:23:09 Kristen Valley: Teachers and neighbors when I didn’t have a ride 00:23:11 Stevie.Mulford: Sports! 00:23:19 Rosie Grant (she/her): We had a bus strike once. Dad or a neighbor got us there and we walked in groups, 4 miles home for 1 week! 00:23:20 Brandi Valencia: Brandi Valencia, Wellness Trainer, MCPS. My parents :) 00:23:20 Bill Harper: Socializing and Athletics 00:23:55 Sandy Corrales: Sandy Corrales / MCPS - Parent Community Coordinator 00:24:09 Sandy Corrales: Mother!! 00:24:52 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: I'm wondering if it is just my audio that has an odd echo is everyone hearing that? 00:25:34 Brenda Ramos - Paterson Education Fund, NJ: Good day everyone! Brenda Ramos - Program Director with Paterson Education Fund in Paterson, NJ - I was pretty independent and got myself up and out to school every day. 00:26:10 FCE/ FSCS: Good Morning from Kemper McDowell PPS 00:27:48 Stevie.Mulford: compassion 00:27:49 Craig Arch: Communication 00:27:49 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: Trust 00:27:50 Sarah O'Connell: communication 00:27:52 Hal: consistency 00:27:52 Jenny Johns: communication 00:27:53 Mike Walton: communication 00:27:53 Dave Haberman: Communication 00:27:53 NUVEMAN: communication 00:27:53 Brandi Valencia: communicarion 00:27:55 Kathy Hatzke (she/her): trust 00:27:56 Sham Bacchus: Understanding 00:27:56 Teresa Gantz: communication 00:27:56 Jessica Wolfe: consistency 00:27:57 Brenda Ramos - Paterson Education Fund, NJ: transparency 00:27:57 Michelle Vanbuskirk: Communication 00:27:57 cara.powell: collective communication 00:27:58 Steve Neff: Multi-disciplinary 00:27:58 Kristen Valley: flexibitliy 00:27:58 Keena Howell: consistent 00:27:58 Nancy Holtje: communication 00:27:59 Audrey Munyan: Common goal 00:28:00 Cynthia: trust and collaboration 00:28:00 Bill Harper: Open Minds willing to cooperate 00:28:00 Monica Schneider: communication 00:28:01 FCE/ FSCS: communication 00:28:01 Dante Banks: Open minded 00:28:02 Nancy Holtje: clear 00:28:03 Keena Howell: data driven 00:28:04 Ruby Chavez: Goals 00:28:04 Angela Miller, Lima City Schools: communication, trust, 00:28:04 Angie Meyer: communicate 00:28:06 Sandy Corrales: Communication 00:28:09 Kayla Stone: Communication and consistency 00:28:11 Ashley Sura: communication 00:28:12 miranda: Patience 00:28:14 Keena Howell: buy in 00:28:15 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : meeting when you are suppose to 00:28:21 BentoJ: compassion 00:28:22 Miosotis Castillo: Motivation 00:28:25 FCE/ FSCS: skill 00:28:50 Sandy Corrales: open communication with parents 00:35:48 Craig Arch: Strategic plan team 00:35:49 Ruby Chavez: Im on my own for the most part 00:36:03 Bill Harper: Student Assistance Team (SAT) 00:36:08 Hal: SAT 00:36:13 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : We also have a Trauma Informed Team 00:36:16 Stevie.Mulford: Attendance clerk && counselors and then gets community outreach worker involved 00:36:26 Hal: Student assistance team 00:36:32 R. Huber: SAT 00:36:34 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: SAT but we could do better at attendance 00:36:35 cara.powell: administrator, social worker, business teach, VP, Principal, special education, nurse, school counselor 00:36:41 R. Huber: and Case Manager 00:36:41 Keena Howell: Student Well Being Teams, that consist of Administrators, counselors, Social Workers, Pupil Personnel Workers, parents, 00:41:15 Keena Howell: Avoids are GREAT information 00:43:26 Jenny Johns: Tier 2 is what we do best. 00:43:32 Brandi Valencia: tier 2 00:43:34 Jenny Johns: Tier 1 needs more support 00:43:37 Keena Howell: Best Tier 2, Tier 1 needs the most work especially at the high school level 00:43:42 Tamara Centeno: tier 2 00:43:42 Kristen Valley: Tier 1-best Tier 2&3-needs work 00:43:43 cara.powell: All 3 Tiers but we need to find a WVEIS report to reward improved attendance. 00:43:46 Sara Bowsher- Lima City : Tier 1 is best,, tier 2 needs more work 00:43:52 Bill Harper: Tier 1 is best Tier 3 needs help 00:44:01 NUVEMAN: best- tier 1 needs work 3 00:44:09 Dave Haberman: Tier 1 and 2. 3 needs work 00:44:11 Monica Schneider: tier 3 00:44:11 Keena Howell: I believe the foundation of Tier 1 needs to happen at the Elementary stage to reverse the cycle 00:44:24 Sandy Corrales: Tiers 1 and 2 00:44:25 Lindsey Cossette - She/Her/Hers: We need ALL to be amended 00:44:55 Miosotis Castillo: Tier 2 effective 00:49:14 Hedy Chang: CT - as a state- has put in place some pretty intentional interventions at the middle /high school level -- particularly their LEAP (Learner Engagement and Attendance Program) which has shown positive results. 00:50:17 cara.powell: socioeconomically challenged 00:50:55 Keena Howell: marginal, African American, highest rate is our Hispanic/Latino demographics 00:51:09 cara.powell: Does anyone have a WVEIS report for absenteeism? 00:51:29 Hedy Chang: What is WVEIS? 00:51:51 Hedy Chang: This group is from across the United States - often acronyms are very local. 00:51:53 Hal: WV educational information system 00:51:56 cara.powell: The West Virginia Educational System for all students 00:52:32 Hedy Chang: So, perhaps someone from West Virginia can answer if they know of that. 00:52:35 FCE/ FSCS: I have a another meeting all be well ! 00:52:51 Hedy Chang: If there isn't one, this is worth a conversation with the WV Departmetn of Education. 00:53:12 cara.powell: Thank you 00:53:26 Hal: Cara. email your attendance director. She can help you. 00:53:41 Hedy Chang: Arkansas Department of Education where Angela is from-- used its state data system to create reports 00:53:42 cara.powell: I most certainly will. I appreciate your assistance. 00:57:11 Cathy Wolfenden: ❓Feel free to add comments and questions into chat. 01:04:16 Keena Howell: safety 01:14:11 Mike Walton: PEM/Mike Walton is in a conference room 01:25:17 Kristen Valley: Great breakout group! 01:25:47 Jenny Johns: relationships and recognition help students 01:25:56 cara.powell: We need more resources for our students. 01:26:02 Audrey Munyan: Helping students problem solve and develop that skill 01:26:03 Heather Hunter: We have some shared issues 01:26:04 Natalia Frazier-Thompson: being empathetic 01:26:04 Jeremy Crowe: Getting parents involved and figuring out how to get parents to use the resources we provide 01:26:10 Rosie Grant, Paterson, she/her: connections/relationships 01:26:10 cara.powell: Clubs, mentorships 01:26:12 Tamara Centeno: Lack of Parenting Education 01:26:19 Miosotis Castillo: It can be different depending on school location. 01:26:28 Audrey Munyan: Incorporating mindfulness practices in classrooms to address anxiety 01:26:32 csantiago: Parents need to get involved 01:26:34 Keena Howell: Presenting attendance at Back to school night and kindergarten orientations 01:26:40 cara.powell: Education is not considered important. 01:26:41 Jenny Johns: We did talk a lot about education is not a priority with some of our families 01:26:42 Natalia Frazier-Thompson: Meeting parents where they are 01:26:50 Dr Lilisa Mimms: friendly and safe culture and climate 01:26:54 Sandy Corrales: Educate parents to show them how important it is to send them to school everyday. 01:27:01 Miosotis Castillo: social economic barriers, family issues, 01:27:01 Brenda Ramos - Paterson Education Fund, NJ: Regular connection circles can help students feel a sense of belonging in school 01:27:08 Dave Haberman: Sending home updates to parents of those students that are chronically absent every month letting them know how many hours their child has missed. 01:27:15 Hal: mindfulness 01:27:34 Rodriguez: families and teachers relationships 01:28:09 Virginia Jackson: Ask the Students how we as educators how we can better serve them. 01:29:29 ehook: We focused on barriers such as transportation and single parents with children attending different schools. We also looked at our attendance policies. 01:30:41 Miosotis Castillo: School in Arizona assigned a safe person to students who are struggling. That helps them come to school. 01:30:41 Tamara Centeno: Half day is better than an absent. If your child is dealing with asthma, headache etc. treat the child and bring him to school 01:34:16 Brenda Ramos - Paterson Education Fund, NJ: 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I love that 01:34:18 Kristen Valley: Love this 01:34:35 Kristen Valley: Kids know who they trust for sure! 01:34:43 Bill Harper: Bravo great idea 01:34:47 Penny: such an awesome concept 01:34:53 Penny: Reacted to "Kids know who they..." with ❤️ 01:35:08 Miosotis Castillo: Thank you Ruby. 01:35:39 Jeremy Crowe: Transportation! 01:35:47 Kristen Valley: Walk to school with peers 01:35:50 Ruby Chavez: We provided public bus passes 01:35:50 Dante Banks: walking bus. 01:35:58 Penny: Bus passes, walking to school, carpool 01:36:05 Dante Banks: safe passage route 01:36:06 Keena Howell: working eith the bus depot 01:36:16 Becky Balla: How did you set up the carpool? 01:36:36 Kristen Valley: We have a bike program that gave us free bikes for 3rd grade—ride bikes! 01:37:09 Hedy Chang: Safe Routes To School has great resources for walking to school! 01:37:34 Jeremy Crowe: OH got it! Thank you. I appreciate the info. 01:38:45 Cathy Wolfenden: Here's the link for today's slides https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SESSION-2-Early-Interventions-Group-1-Feb-1-2023-v4.pdf 01:39:16 Destiny Thompson: Replying to "working eith the bus..." How did you work with the bus depot? 01:40:26 Cathy Wolfenden: Before you leave, please let us know what you though of today's session: https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:41:07 Cathy Wolfenden: ❓Type your questions here or unmute 01:41:57 Cathy Wolfenden: All of the resources are linked in today's slides https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SESSION-2-Early-Interventions-Group-1-Feb-1-2023-v4.pdf 01:42:25 Hal: We have a large percentage of students who are dealing with some sort of Anxiety. When they get to school they are successful, but our biggest problem is getting them to school. Any suggestions on how to get them through the front door? 01:43:32 Tamara Centeno: Can we go back to full view ? 01:45:14 Cathy Wolfenden: ❓Type your questions here or unmute 01:45:42 Tamara Centeno: After all the effort to support the students and families. What is your experience with The District Attorney ( Like Tier 5 ) 01:46:33 Cathy Wolfenden: Pls fill out our brief survey https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:47:23 Cathy Wolfenden: Today's slides https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SESSION-2-Early-Interventions-Group-1-Feb-1-2023-v4.pdf 01:47:27 Hal: Thank you 01:47:35 Cathy Wolfenden: We'll send out the recording link and resources afterwards 01:48:34 Cathy Wolfenden: Any questions or problems accessing class materials, let me know cathy@attendanceworks.org 01:49:26 Cathy Wolfenden: Before you go, please take the survey. Thanks! https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:49:57 cara.powell: Thank you everyone! Great meeting! 01:50:59 Miosotis Castillo: Thank you. great meeting. 01:51:36 Brenda Ramos - Paterson Education Fund, NJ: Thank you, everyone!! Have a great day and see you again soon 01:51:43 Vince D. Monroy: Thank you!!! 01:51:45 Tanya Phaturos: Thank You