00:33:59 samanthathompson: Samantha Thompson-Instructional Coach-Iowa 00:34:02 Brenda Baker: Brenda Baker Principal Roseville Michigan 00:34:10 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): Peggy Stemmler - FrameShift Group, Phoenix AZ 00:34:27 Dr. Thrash (Black/He/Him): Hello! Rob J. Thrash IV - ISANA, Los Angeles 00:34:30 Luberta Crouch- OFE: Luberta Crouch- Attendance Coordinator, Syracuse NY 00:34:34 mreaves: Michael Reaves from Agora Cyber Charter in PA 00:34:36 Sherica Johnson, MSW: Sherica Johnson School Social Worker-Prince George, VA 00:34:37 Michelle Reyes: Hello, Michelle Reyes, Prevention Specialist, Jordan School District, West Jordan, UT 00:34:46 Dan Grandfield: Dan Grandfield - Principal - Iowa 00:34:53 Larry Gilligan, MCPS: Larry Gilligan, Attendance Officer, Manassas City Public Schools, VA 00:35:01 Nichole Taylor: Nichole Taylor, ELPA Coordinator, Montrose County SD 00:35:11 Yolanda Skates: Yolanda Skates, Student Support Specialist. Lynchburg, VA 00:35:20 Marina Ramirez: Marina Ramirez Counselor Southern California 00:35:28 Tracy Piestrak: Tracy Piestrak, Lynchburg, VA 00:35:33 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: Good afternoon. Wanda Vincente, Dean of Students, Manassas City Public Schools, Va 00:35:49 Daneen McMurdy: Hi, Daneen McMurdy, Truancy Prevention Officer, Agora Cyber School, PA 00:35:55 Alex Goshey: Alex Goshey, Lynchburg, VA 00:36:13 Juan Lopez: Juan Lopez Dean of Students, Manassas, Virginia 00:36:28 Nancy Bloom: Nancy Bloom EverGreen Academy, Racine WI, Director of Development 00:36:28 Hillary Huck: Hillary Huck, Director of Operations, Racine, WI 00:36:36 Mistie Ryan: Hello! Mistie from St Clair Shores, MI Lake Shore Public Schools 00:37:11 Kranzush, Kathryn A.: I didn't receive that email for session 2 - can it be resent? 00:37:19 Laura Strickland: Laura Strickland - FrameShift Group, Phoenix AZ 00:37:26 Stacy Austin-Root: Stacy Austin-Root, Mental Health Counselor, Port Byron, NY 00:37:27 Brenda Baker: Little Caesers because Pizza fixes everything! 00:37:31 Yolanda Skates: Court Services Unit and the local CSB 00:37:34 samanthathompson: Business owners have started to pay for kids to get into games here 00:37:47 Kelly Ricks: Mentors (district coordinated) 00:37:50 JennyRogenss: CREA 00:37:52 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: Court Services 00:38:05 Lisa Dolan - Fredericksburg VA: Lisa Dolan Coord of Social Work Services...the entire community is a partner - parents to board of supervisor and all in between 00:38:05 Nichole Taylor: Social workers 00:38:06 Yolanda Skates: Funquest, Golden Corral and Jersey Mikes 00:38:08 lgoddyn: Laurel Goddyn, Lake Shore Public Schools 00:38:12 JennyRogenss: Central Reginal Education Association 00:38:16 sprewitt: Shylow Prewitt, School Social Worker 00:38:25 Luberta Crouch- OFE: Department of Social Services for family support 00:38:27 Marina Ramirez: Perfect attendance IN n Out 00:39:27 Angela Duran: Kathryn, we will make sure you get the slides. 00:39:43 Kranzush, Kathryn A.: Thank you - I"ll double check my email... 00:39:48 Luberta Crouch- OFE: I have not received any emails or information from previous sessions 00:41:17 Angela Duran: Y’all might check your spam folders. The email is from Richard Han 00:41:52 Luberta Crouch- OFE: Thank you Angela 00:48:39 Ashely.Montague+: Is there a way to get a link directly to this video? 00:49:36 Hedy Chang: Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nyr1OizVo0 00:49:58 Hedy Chang: It will also be on the deck when you receive it. 00:50:18 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: tears 00:51:00 JennyRogenss: 1. Students want to come to a school where they feel welcomed and people are excited they are there 00:51:02 Hillary Huck: People in general come to where they feel welcomed and valued 00:51:02 Jenna.Lefebvre: Helping children feel like they belong and are loved/cared about at school! Making connections with all students 00:51:05 Brenda Baker: I see the first set of teachers a lot in secondary. 00:51:07 Steven Kaufman (he/him): Sense of belonging, and finding people at school that care about you can be transformational for students 00:51:17 Brenda Baker: I am always outside each morning to greet the kids 00:51:17 samanthathompson: Be positive and build relationships 00:51:22 Dan Grandfield: Building relationships is the key 00:51:23 Luberta Crouch- OFE: Students need to feel welcomed and cared about 00:51:37 Mark Williams: Children need to feel loved ande cared for in order to want to be here. 00:51:40 JennyRogenss: Attendance is being routed through RTI Team 00:51:40 Yolanda Skates: Students are more likely to want to go to school when they are greeted and treated with kindness 00:51:43 Michelle Reyes: Sense of belonging translates into better attendance, being noticed and addressed by name goes a long way 00:51:44 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: When our students don't feel welcome they shut down. That's when attendance becomes an issue. If they don't feel wanted they're not going to attend. 00:51:53 Lisa Dolan - Fredericksburg VA: Attendance is about connection.....kindness is an easy start to connection and being unkind is an easy start to disconnection 00:51:56 Pam Keth: Students and families need to feel welcome. They won't be motivated to attend if they feel no one cares they are there 00:51:59 Marina Ramirez: play basketball in my heels with some students 00:52:36 Mark Williams: I welcome students in the parking lot at arrival and am very present throughout classrooms and hallways. 00:57:57 samanthathompson: If they felt threatened or judged 00:58:00 Dr. Thrash (Black/He/Him): Wrong timing 00:58:05 sprewitt: Wrong tone 00:58:11 mreaves: Reacted to "Wrong timing" with ❤️ 00:58:12 Jenna.Lefebvre: What helps-Helping the other person feel heard 00:58:15 Mistie Ryan: If it is a sensative conversation to begin with, there could be some anxiety and tension for those involved. The person could also feel being "attacked." 00:58:18 Marina Ramirez: thinking about your response vs listening 00:58:26 JennyRogenss: Parents feeling judged 00:58:30 Hillary Huck: Not wanting to listen to what the other person has to say 00:58:32 Michelle Reyes: Needed to build the relationship more before bringing up the sensitive subject, led to the person feeling attacked and judged 00:58:35 Dr. Thrash (Black/He/Him): Dignity is not preserved 00:58:38 Jackie O'Reilly Agora CCS MTSS Coordinator: Starting with a positive 00:58:40 Yolanda Skates: Reacted to "Needed to build the ..." with ❤️ 00:59:07 Pam Keth: They don't understand the content, it isn't presented in a manner that makes sense to them. This isn't a one size fits all conversation. Tailor it to the receiver. 00:59:18 Yolanda Skates: Reacted to "They don't understan..." with ❤️ 01:01:37 Chevese Thomas: The tone is aggressive and it doesn't welcome engagement, problem solving or how can I help you because I care. 01:24:11 Yolanda Skates: Modeling during meetings with community partners. 01:24:38 Pam Keth: Reacted to "Modeling during meet..." with 👍 01:24:41 Tracy Piestrak: Reacted to "Modeling during meet..." with 👏 01:24:55 Rebecca Nevedale (she/her): Sending videos to all the staff- loved the one shown earlier! 01:25:06 Yolanda Skates: Reacted to "Sending videos to al..." with ❤️ 01:26:19 Mistie Ryan: Replying to "Sending videos to ..." I agree. I already shared it with the building administrators at the elementary schools in the district I'm in. I hope they share it out. 01:26:22 Laura Strickland: One of the people in our group suggested doing training with ALL staff at the beginning of the school year to practice these techniques BEFORE the kids arrived for the school year. 01:26:33 Mistie Ryan: Reacted to "One of the people ..." with ❤️ 01:26:36 Rebecca Nevedale (she/her): Reacted to "One of the people in..." with 👍 01:26:45 Maggie Sayre: Replying to "Sending videos to al..." What was the video? Sorry I came late but I want to check it out 01:27:07 Mistie Ryan: Replying to "Sending videos to ..." https://youtu.be/5Nyr1OizVo0?si=oA1ivmRjCzJQFKdc 01:27:47 Rebecca Nevedale (she/her): One of the things that came up in our group was making sure the staff doesn't rely on just a few team members to have all the caring conversations (for example, therapist in the school) 01:27:50 Richard Han: Please email me at richard@attendanceworks.org if you haven’t received the follow-up emails for session 1 & 2! 01:28:00 Jackie O'Reilly Agora CCS MTSS Coordinator: Reacted to "One of the things th..." with ❤️ 01:29:00 Maggie Sayre: Replying to "Sending videos to al..." Thank you! 01:29:14 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): Replying to "One of the things th..." Yes, or the "attendance person". We talked about how the first conversation with the parent feels more punitive if it comes from someone other than the teacher 01:32:12 Laura Strickland: Someone in our group said their truancy officers have backgrounds in social work. How valuable would that be?! 01:32:47 Pam Keth: miscommunication can cause breakdown 01:32:50 Marina Ramirez: Regular communication with parents and families 01:33:05 Luberta Crouch- OFE: miscommunication 01:33:05 Niyoka Wright: Not taking the time to ask the important questions. 01:33:11 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): teachers and staff feeling overworked and overwhelmed - no emotional bandwidth for 'one more thing' 01:33:39 JennyRogenss: Cycle seems to be broken before starting such as broken trust with school previously that no one has reached out to repair with them. It is hard to get them to feel good in a place they may not even feel welcome 01:33:52 Michelle Reyes: not being consistent or not following through with things 01:33:55 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): implicit biases 01:34:57 Maggie Sayre: Sometimes triangles that can happen within the many different people and roles in the school. our systems broke (an example is parents getting 4 phone calls from different adults in the building in one day) 01:35:35 Hedy Chang: @ Maggie- good point. And it makes it even more important to coordinate across the folks who connect with families 01:35:39 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): Reacted to "Sometimes triangles ..." with 🙄 01:36:21 Peggy Stemmler (she/her): Replying to "Sometimes triangles ..." That resonates :) 01:36:28 Liz Karlan: miscommunication 01:43:36 Marina Ramirez: We have the Sheriffs Dept. who comes and interacts with out students. 01:43:48 Hedy Chang: Ask parents who they go to for help? 01:44:09 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: Community Vitality Officers 01:46:17 Yolanda Skates: School transportation, local transit, cab services 01:46:22 Marina Ramirez: Local taxi companies or maybe a parent who does uber etc 01:46:36 lgoddyn: Reacted to "Local taxi companies..." with ❤️ 01:46:36 Hillary Huck: other parents and faculty/staff 01:46:57 Nancy Bloom: Parents who have needed help went onto our Facebook group to look for help for various transportation issues. 01:48:47 Marina Ramirez: We have a food bank who we get food from to give our students on Fridays 01:48:48 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: Social Workers 01:57:20 Richard Han: Please email me at richard@attendanceworks.org if you haven’t received the follow-up emails for session 1 & 2! 01:57:44 Wanda Vincente, MCPS: Thank you for all this very important information. 01:57:48 Richard Han: Please email me at richard@attendanceworks.org if you haven’t received the follow-up emails for session 1 & 2! Please let us know how we can improve: https://app.upmetrics.com/data_collector/ckf2oltbqlt8k0759tfdbfybj Thank you! 01:58:17 Luberta Crouch- OFE: This was very helpful. Thank you! 01:58:17 Liz Karlan: Thank you!!