00:17:20 Scott: Scott Miller 00:17:23 Trish Garcia: Patricia Garcia Outreach Coordinator - Grants Cibola County Schools in Grants, NM 00:17:32 cmcmillion: Chastity McMillion, Salem City Schools, Salem, VA 00:17:35 Garland Godinho (she/her) Amherst GSA: Traci Chapman 00:17:40 Cara Dunn: Cara Dunn, Dean of Students, Berwick, PA 00:17:44 Devin Osborne Attendance Clerk : Devin Osborne Attendance manager Hemet unified , Hemet CA 00:17:45 waregl: Good morning Everyone, my name is Gloria Ware. 00:17:46 barb: Barb Bondioli, school social worker, Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools (She/her) 00:17:49 Nicole Ramirez PVHS: Nicole Ramirez - AP - Henderson, CO 00:17:55 Kevin Fox, Pickaway County ESC: Student Engagement Liaison, Pickaway County ESC, Circleville OHIO 00:17:57 EMendez: Edwin Mendez-Newark Board of Ed 00:17:57 Kandy Taylor: Kandy Taylor 00:17:57 Douglas Pashley: Doug Pashley, Amherst Central Schools, Amherst, NY 00:18:00 roger.baskin: Roger S. Baskin, Ph.D., Dean of Students, Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, VA 00:18:02 Ellie Olson: Ellie Olson, Leadership coach at educational service in Wisconsin 00:18:03 Kandy Taylor: Dunmore PA 00:18:04 Megan Sudak she/her: Megan Sudak, Beverly Public Schools City Connects Manager, Beverly, Ma 00:18:04 Loretta Cordova, Rio Rancho Public Schools: Loretta Cordova, Attendance Focused Social Worker, Rio Rancho District, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 00:18:05 Samantha Radtke: Samantha Radtke, School Counselor, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 00:18:07 Kandy Taylor: n of Students 00:18:09 pjordan@henrico.k12.va.us: Paul Jordan, Henrico County Schools, Henrico, VA 00:18:10 Courtney Jones: Courtney Jones. Clover School District in Clover, SC 00:18:10 Janice Taylor: Janice Taylor-AP- Alief, TX 00:18:17 Garland Godinho (she/her) Amherst GSA: Hello! I'm Garland from Amherst HS, Buffalo, NY 00:18:20 Marcia Henriques (South Street): Newark Public Schools, NJ 00:18:30 msmolina : Rosy molina - YPICS youth mentor , Los Angeles , CA 00:18:34 waregl: Gloria Ware is from Cahokia Unit School District 00:19:00 Pablo Arboleda: Pablo Arboleda, AP at Woodland D 50 in Gurnee, IL 00:19:11 Kevin Keane: Kevin Keane, HS Principal, Charry Valley - Springfield, NY 00:19:16 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Welcome! Glad that you’re here! 00:19:19 Jaimie Leonard: Jaimie Leonard, Watertown, MA Public Schools 00:19:40 Kim Allen: Replying to "Tracy Chapman" Kim Allen- district attendance support; Irmo, SC 00:20:00 Kandy Taylor: Kandy Taylor, Dean of Students, Dunmore, PA 00:20:17 Deanna Morris-Davis: Deanna Morris-Davis 00:20:28 Deanna Morris-Davis: Attendance Counselor, Newark, NJ 00:20:33 Jessica Masterson, Rio Rancho NM: Jessica Masterson, Rio Rancho Public Schools in Rio Rancho, NM. 00:20:34 Tessa Gruszynski, WRPS: Tessa Gruszynski, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 00:20:42 EMendez: Your welcome! 00:20:52 Christine Regan: Christine Regan, school counselor, Cajon Valley Middle School near San Diego, CA 00:21:00 Tricia Zeedrich: Tricia Zeedrich; Family Support & Engagement; Mentor, OH 00:21:07 Leila Crist: Leila Crist, Early Warning Intervention Specialist, Puget Sound ESD, Washington State 00:21:08 Douglas Pashley: How can we solve CA in our schools? 00:21:15 Christine Regan: How do you deal with a tier 2 consisting of more than 20% in your school? 00:21:20 Megan Sudak she/her: How do you get parents on board as an ally? 00:21:39 Martha Favela: Martha Favela 00:21:39 roger.baskin: Although tardies are not factored into chronic absenteeism, they can lead to absences. Are there best practices to address tardies? 00:21:46 Menso Munkanta: Menso Munkanta, Attendance Coordinator, Belmont Charter, Philadelphia PA 00:21:50 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Replying to "How do you get paren..." We’ll cover some of this today! 00:22:23 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Replying to "How do you deal with..." Strengthen your tier 1 supports! 00:22:25 miriah.affentranger: Miriah Affentranger Rio Rancho NM Director of Counseling 00:22:30 Tim Keigley, Ferndale School District Attendance: Tim Keigley, District Attendance Administrator, Ferndale Washington. 00:22:47 Kim Allen: Reacted to "Although tardies are..." with 👏 00:22:47 Martha Favela: Martha Favela- Attendance/ Wellness Clerk- Heber California 00:23:01 Luke Slezak: Joanie Hovatter/Luke Slezak 00:23:02 Matthew Ricks: Matthew Ricks, Assisiant Principal, 27J Colorado, Will there be other siminars that are related to high school attendance. 00:23:07 Jaimie Leonard: How to convince parents to not rescue their children from getting an unexcused absence 00:25:23 Janiah.Shields: Janiah Shields Attendance Focus Social Worker Rio Rancho NM 00:33:52 Trish Garcia: Welcome 00:33:55 Kim Allen: When people feel welcome and appreciated, they will show up! 00:33:55 Megan Sudak she/her: Students don’t want to come to a place that is not welcoming 00:33:55 Janiah.Shields: Being present 00:33:58 Jaimie Leonard: Genuine Connections 00:33:58 Cara Dunn: team approach with engagement 00:33:59 Douglas Pashley: The adults make the difference for students 00:34:02 Inika Williams, Ed.D.: Reacted to "The adults make the ..." with ❤️ 00:34:06 Christine Regan: When students feel like they belong, they want to come to school 00:34:09 bradyg: When students feel valued, they want to come to school. 00:34:11 April Marr: culture of caring in the school 00:34:13 barb: When kids feel invisible at school, they are less likely to feel connected and want to come to school 00:34:14 Kristy Reeping: Make students want to be in school 00:34:15 Kandy Taylor: I thought the video was excellent and one that I might want to show at an opening faculty meeting. Everyone has be involved. 00:34:16 Katherine Freeman, Dolores School District: Creating a sense of belonging 00:34:17 Tim Keigley, Ferndale School District Attendance: It shows the power of how our body language and communication can make a student feel belonging and inclusion or not. 00:34:19 Ellie Olson: Relationships drive students wanting to come to school 00:34:29 Marcia Henriques (South Street): culture/climate is important... develop relationships with students 00:34:32 Elanyna Clokes: Ss don't want to come to school if they are not treated respectfully. Relationships matter. 00:34:33 roger.baskin: Wow! I just had this conversation with someone. Being respectful to students really matters. 00:34:38 Menso Munkanta: How we use our words has a direct effect on students 00:34:40 kenningtonk: I am in a middle school, but I see the first version (negativity) is prevalent in my school. 00:34:41 Garland Godinho (she/her) Amherst GSA: One of my mantras is "I set the tone" and this was really about setting a welcoming, encouraging schoolwide tone 00:34:43 Jessica Masterson, Rio Rancho NM: Positive relationships are so important. 00:34:46 michaela f: Positive interaction creates a welcoming community. Relationships big or small are important 00:34:47 Tricia Zeedrich: Creating a positive learning environment makes kids want to come to school. 00:35:00 miriah.affentranger: I loved the video.....just showed how one friendly gesture, calling students by their names, it really means the world. Adults to adults is really welcome to! 00:35:10 bradyg: Can you share the link to the video? 00:35:13 EMendez: a culture of caring is paramount to good attendance 00:35:29 Loretta Cordova, Rio Rancho Public Schools: Reacted to "When kids feel inv..." with 👍 00:36:20 Cathy W: We All Have a Role video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nyr1OizVo0 00:36:30 Luke Slezak: Our staff greets the students off the bus/ car riders with smiles and greetings. Also met in the hall and the students rotate through a kindness crew at their classroom doors 00:37:23 Cecelia Leong: Reacted to "I thought the video ..." with 👍🏽 00:38:25 Cecelia Leong: Replying to "Can you share the li..." It is in the slides and will be in the resource list after today's session. 00:38:39 Cecelia Leong: Reacted to "Our staff greets the..." with ❤️ 00:39:23 Kandy Taylor: Parents will turn it on you, especially due to COVID times that the student cannot come to school when they are sick. We have now asked for Dr notes past ten days of absence. 00:39:32 Cecelia Leong: Replying to "Our staff greets the..." How did you organize this? It's a great 00:40:48 Deanna Morris-Davis: Cecelia's volume is low...…..not sure if it is my device? I did log out and logged back in and that didn't help. 00:40:53 Kandy Taylor: I recently brought it to a parent's attention that their student is out of class very often to use the lav and gone for 15 or more minutes at a time. The mother said that she was paying tuition and that our teachers should not let her son out of class. He is a teenager and he knows full well that he is leaving class for long periods of time. 00:41:24 kenningtonk: Ceelia's volume is very low and not just your machine. 00:41:28 kenningtonk: Cecelia 00:41:43 Luke Slezak: Replying to "Our staff greets the..." Morning duties, and morning student duty rotation with safety vests 00:44:31 Douglas Pashley: You took time to ask her about herself first and listened 00:44:35 roger.baskin: Building relationships matter with parents too. 00:44:41 Ellie Olson: Enter the conversation with curiosity and not judgment 00:46:54 roger.baskin: Where are you from originally? 00:46:56 Douglas Pashley: What are some things about school that inspire you to show up? 00:46:57 Kim Allen: You could mention that the student said he had brothers and sisters and ask about them. 00:46:57 barb: How are we doing for your child at (blank) School? Are they happy at school? 00:46:59 Kandy Taylor: Tell me some strengths your child has and interests outside of school. 00:47:05 Christine Regan: How has your student been doing at home? 00:47:06 Megan Sudak she/her: I am curious how you feel your child is doing this year? What areas do you think we should work on with your child 00:47:09 kenningtonk: Listen intently. Clues may be in the non-spoken. 00:47:11 April Marr: I'm looking forward to working with your child. What tips do you have for me to help support you both? 00:47:20 Tim Keigley, Ferndale School District Attendance: I start attendance conferences by asking student and family about their interests, perceived strengths and what they want to do when they grow up? 00:47:35 EMendez: ask if they would be receptive to a home visit as a way of getting to know them 00:50:09 Cathy W: Breakout group questions.  At your school: Who in your school community could benefit from learning about Caring Conversations? How and when can you introduce them to Caring Conversations? 01:06:39 Cara Dunn: How do we reach out to bus drivers when they work for a private company and not the district? How do we set an expectation for caring conversation? 01:10:09 Cecelia Leong: Replying to "How do we reach out ..." You may need to go up a level and have the district transportation person who negotiates with that private company raise the issue. You may also recognize bus drivers who are positive as a way to reinforce what you want. 01:10:38 Cara Dunn: Reacted to "You may need to go u..." with ❤️ 01:10:50 Cara Dunn: Replying to "How do we reach out ..." Thank you! 01:14:20 Douglas Pashley: Being so busy and overwhelmed that we're not really present on the phone or in person 01:14:21 Kim Allen: EMotions often get in the way, from all parties involved 01:14:21 Kim Riley: Always communicating negatives. Communicating positives as well will help build stronger relationships. 01:14:22 Maria Salgado: Having a punitive tone and not validating needs 01:14:27 Cara Dunn: Frustrations of the day, burn out 01:14:30 Tim Keigley, Ferndale School District Attendance: Break downs happen when you approach parents by telling them what they need to do or using the language of sanctioning 01:14:31 barb: If I feel defensive about the "steak" (whatever the issue is), if I was the cook, if I thought it was cooked perfectly already, then the conversation may not go well 01:14:32 roger.baskin: Focusing on test results or other measures of success for adults in the building can get in the way of this kind of caring conversation. 01:14:37 EMendez: lack of trust 01:14:37 Kandy Taylor: Sometimes the cycle breaks down, as we were just saying, when people are busy. To keep it going, I have gone to students later on and said, I am sorry I was preoccupied before, can I help you now. 01:14:38 kenningtonk: Impatience, lack of understanding 01:14:43 April Marr: Not fully understanding family needs and jumping to resolutions without getting to root of problem. 01:14:46 Courtney Jones: The tone and "one way" delivery 01:15:12 Devin Osborne Attendance Clerk : frustration, not feeling heard or understood yourself as the staff member. we are people too and sometimes we get burnt out 01:21:33 Luke Slezak: I can't hear this.... 01:23:21 Cathy W: Find Help https://www.findhelp.org/ United Way https://www.211.org/ 01:24:16 bradyg: housing 01:24:32 bradyg: legal aid 01:24:37 Douglas Pashley: Baby supplies 01:24:44 mendoza_martha: this is great 01:24:55 bradyg: 2265 programs 01:33:07 Cathy W: Today's evaluation survey https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj 01:34:03 miriah.affentranger: Hi! We will need a certificate of attendance 🙂 for our district. Will that be provided? 01:34:30 Cathy W: Today's slides https://www.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SESSION-3-Partnering-to-Make-a-Difference-National-E-learning-Feb-15-2024.pdf