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Attendance MattersLocal District 4October 21, 2009

Debra Duardo, Director

Pupil ServicesEmail: [email protected]


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Its district PolicyBUL-1292

Every elementary school shall have an official, dailyattendance-reporting time which should be during the first

fifteen minutes of the class period until ISIS is fullyimplemented.

Every teacher is required to take attendance during the firstfifteen minutes of each scheduled class period. Absences,tardies and early leave times are to be recorded.

The principal is responsible for the daily attendance accountingof all students at his or her school.

Why do we take attendance?


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Its required per UTLA Contract (Article IX) Hours, Duties and

Work Year

f. 4.0- Other Professional Duties Each employee is responsible not only for classroom

duties for which properly credentialed, but also for allrelated professional duties. Such professional dutiesinclude communicating and conferring with pupils, parents,

staff and administrators, and maintaining appropriaterecords


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Its the law (Ed. Code 44809)

There shall be recorded in each state school register theabsence and attendance of each pupil enrolled in the classestaught by the teacher keeping the register or on whose behalf theregister is kept and any additional information required by theState Department of Education.


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ADA generates money for the District

(ADA) revenue from the state is the primary source of income forLAUSD ($32 per student).

Absence for any reason reduces this revenue.

Last year, the District lost $224 million in state funding due toabsences.

If the overall district in-seat attendance rate was increased byonly 1 %, the district would gain $36.6 million in additionalrevenue.


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The most important reason for takingattendance

Good attendance is critical toacademic success.


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Chronic absence in Kindergarten is associated with loweracademic performance in 1st grade among all children, and

most significantly for Latino youngsters.


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Poor children who were chronic absentees in Kindergarten had the lowest

academic performance in Reading and Math in Fifth Grade

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Going to school regularly in the early years is especiallycritical for children from families living in poverty. Among poorchildren, chronic absence in kindergarten predicts the lowestlevels of educational achievement at the end of fifth grade.


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6th Grade Predictors of Dropout

The four strongest predictors- determined by the end of sixth grade

Poor Attendance

Poor Behavior

Failing Math or English

Sixth graders who do not attend school regularly, receive poor

behavior marks, or fail Math or English only have a 10% chance of

graduating on time.


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When accurate attendance is not submitted students are markedpresent (inaccurate data)

Unable to identify students for intervention and DropoutPrevention

Over reporting of ADA

Mandated Notice of Truancy letters (NOT) not sent

Parents not alerted when their child is absent/truant

Consequences of non-submittal of Attendance


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Attendance Audit

State Controllers Office

September 9, 2009

Notification of Truancy All laws related to attendance will be reviewed

The District is at risk of being sanctioned by the state


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Support and Resources

Dropout Prevention and Attendance Coordinator, Patricia Jimenez

PSA District Counselors

School-based PSA and DPC

ISIS Support Team

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