the achievement initiative end-of-year report

Bear Valley Unified School District

2018/2019

End-of-Year Report

The Achievement Initiative

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Early Years: Creating a Culture Around Attendance

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Just in this year alone, you have 43 students that are in danger of reading below grade level by the third grade.

The largest proportion being White students, followed by Hispanic students.

FACT: 83% of students who are chronically absent in Kindergarten and first grade cannot read at grade level by the third grade.

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* Student count less than 10. Values in this instance will reflect 10, to protect personally identifiable information. Attendance Through: 6/13/2019

Hispanic includes Latino(a). Black includes African American.

51

21

10

30

43

18

9

25

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

All Students

HispanicStudents

BlackStudents*

White Students

KG & 1st Grade Students

Chronic In Danger



Importance of Attending Class in High School

5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.8

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

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Ninth Grade Absences

High Scoring Ninth Graders' GPA by Absences

• Absences can have a dramatic impact on high performing students.

• Just 5 days of school missed – excused or unexcused – can dramatically affect a student’s chance for success.

• Even high-performing students are affected by absences – not just average and poor-performing students.

• As little as 5-9 absences a semester can drop a student’s GPA from a 3.0 to a 2.7.

Source: The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research, Allensworth & Easton, 2007.

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2018-19 Day Absence Breakdown, by Grade

Data as of 6/13/2019

District Summary

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1,961 Email

Notifications 156 Third Truancy

Notification Letters

486 Second Truancy


1,047 First Truancy


371 Conference

Notifications

512 Excessive Excused

Absence II Letters

1,373 Excessive

Excused Absence I Letters

227 average letters per

run (or weekly): 26 total letter runs to date

Increased Parent Communication & Engagement

Series of Truancy, Excessive Excused Absences and Conference Notifications informing parents of the importance of regular school attendance.

11,470 parent communication pieces

sent in 2018-19

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1403 Leadership Branding & Marketing Campaign communication pieces

4161 K-3 Focus communication pieces



The higher, the better.

2018-19 Overall SaveRate vs. A2A Average

Data as of 6/13/2019 SaveRATE: Defined as the percent of students that do not continue on a path toward chronic absenteeism after an A2A intervention

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A2A Average SaveRate: 56.2% District Average SaveRate: 59.0%


Truancy Letters Printed Year-over-Year



2018-19 Conference Closed Reasons

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Measuring the Right Things Districtwide, Grade, and

School Site Absence Summaries

State of Attendance

Before we look at our year-over-year data…

Factors impacting attendance statewide and nationwide

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Political Climate: Immigration

concerns or fears (ICE/DACA)

Weather: Flooding, fires,

smoke/air quality Illness:

Flu outbreaks, norovirus

School Safety: Increased threats

(either false or real), current

events



2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5

9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

30 31 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1 2 1 2 3 4 1

5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8

12 13 14 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 11 12 13 14 15

19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 21 22 23 24 25 18 19 20 21 22

26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28

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1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 11 12 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7

11 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 19 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14

18 19 20 21 22 22 23 24 25 26 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21

25 26 27 28 29 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28

172.3 178.5 164.7 171.2 174.5 127.8 103.0 98.4 100.0

147.2 141.4 103.2 120.7 137.8 Holiday 216.1 183.0 149.0

170.5

124.2 93.2 99.9

112.7 88.8 91.8

279.2 161.7

Holiday

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

76.7

Holiday

Holiday

138.7 106.3 114.0 191.3 262.3

131.1 100.7 100.8 101.3 118.2 108.8

121.0

Holiday Holiday

147.8 136.0 111.0 120.2 163.0

127.8 73.0 69.7 99.3 Holiday

Holiday Holiday

182.2 Holiday

Holiday 146.0 116.2

161.5

263.2

128.1 109.8 92.2 103.2 102.8

128.1 42.2 105.3 100.8 132.9 Holiday

91.9 92.7 123.7

94.2 81.6 102.8 118.8

53.5 51.8

135.2 123.2 119.7 136.5

129.0 115.6 151.9 169.3

165.7

113.8

159.7 93.5 99.0 109.4 151.2

145.4 95.0

Holiday Holiday Holiday

110.7 94.0

Holiday

133.3

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday

149.6 139.2 190.4 128.4 177.4

171.7 3.0 135.0 154.7 158.9

133.6 Holiday Holiday

Holiday

March 2019 April 2019 May 2019

154.5

248.4 124.7 120.3 108.0 131.7 163.7

196.7 193.2 195.3 202.7


136.0 145.5 134.3 183.2 323.8

149.6 172.2 Holiday Holiday Holiday

132.7 104.6 106.3 123.5 151.7

Holiday 129.8 135.7 158.3 171.8

207.7 156.8


102.4 101.8 97.2 96.0 131.5 125.1 106.8 113.3

138.0 89.3

Holiday Holiday87.3 83.2 102.7 86.9

95.1 90.0 140.8 109.7 109.7 100.5 126.8

81.9 100.7 129.1

Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday Holiday124.2 100.9 99.5 105.8

108.2 107.0 132.2 145.5

July 2018 August 2018 September 2018 October 2018

November 2018 December 2018 January 2019 February 2019

118.0

109.3

June 2019

127.1 93.2

Holiday

35.3 54.3

65.2 50.0 60.7 70.0 105.8

120.1

95.8

Total Absence Calendar

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District Total – Average Daily Absence: 127 Well Below Avg. < 105 Well Above Avg. > 149

Attendance Through: 6/13/2019 Attendance Codes Used: A, EXC, ILL, IMM, ISN, MED, TRU, UNV, UNX



1.5%

10.0%

32.6%

45.5%

10.4%


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2018-19 Total Absence Summary

• 55.92% (1,332) of your students fall in the Excellent and Satisfactory groups. • 44.08% (1,050) of your students have missed more than 9.0 days of school.

Severe Chronic (>20%)

36.0+ days missed 35 students

Chronic (10%-19.99%)

18.0-36.0 days missed 238 students

Manageable (5%-9.99%)

9.0-18.0 days missed 777 students Satisfactory

(1%-4.99%) 1.8-9.0 days missed

1,084 students

Excellent (<1%)

< 1.8 days missed 248 students

Grade and School Site Absence Summary



Data as of 6/13/2019 A2A Truant - A student who has accumulated the equivalent of three or more full days of unexcused absences.

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2018-19 District A2A Truancy Rates vs. A2A Average



2018-19 District EEA Rates vs.

A2A Average

Data as of 6/13/2019 Excessively Excused - A student who has accumulated the equivalent of seven or more full day of excused absences.

The lower, the better.

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2018-19 District A2A Chronic Rates vs. A2A Average The lower, the better.

Data as of 6/13/2019 Chronically Absent - A student who is absent for 10% or more of the school year due to all absences.

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Goals Moving Forward Nationally, 83% of students chronically absent in kindergarten and first grade cannot read on-level by third grade.

• In BVUSD over 43% of our TK – 2nd grade student are absent more than 10 days. – Fall Focus on A2A conferences for grades K – 2

• Improve the number of A2A conferences held at school sites from 38.5% to 50%.

– Recognizing that attendance will be addressed at Individual Education Plans, 504’s and Student Study Team’s and School Attendance Review Teams.

• District will provide a monthly update from A2A for our principals

• “Turn November Green” where each school will have a plan with incentives to improve daily attendance in November.

– That’s a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day

• High school dropouts are NOT eligible for 90% of the jobs in America

Goals Moving Forward

• District will meet with school sites monthly with a focus on students in the “Manageable” group. The goal will be to brainstorm strategies and decrease number of days missed to less than 10 for 25% of the “Manageable” group.

• Notification letters to our families regarding their student’s attendance have been modified with a focus on the importance of their student’s attendance and a friendlier tone.

• The Student Attendance Review Team (SART) contract has been updated and now encourages our teams to use additional interventions to improve attendance.

• Student Attendance Incentive programs will be implemented at each site to improve attendance.

– That’s a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day

• High school dropouts are NOT eligible for 90% of the jobs in America

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