SJU GEAR UPNYGEARUP April 18 2016 Combating Chronic Absenteeism 2 Understand chronic absenteeism and its impact on student achievement Learn how SJU NYGEAR UP implemented an effective Success Mentoring Program ID: 1032213
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1. Yvette Morgan, Ph.D.DirectorSJU GEAR UP/NYGEARUP April 18, 2016Combating Chronic Absenteeism
2. 2Understand chronic absenteeism and its impact on student achievementLearn how SJU NYGEAR UP implemented an effective Success Mentoring ProgramShare how to use data to help students and determine the effective of project servicesPurpose of the Day
3. 3Introductory ExerciseTurn to the person the person sitting next to you:Share one thing that made it difficult for you to get to schoolShare one thing that kept you going to school even when it was difficult
4. 4True or False?Regular attendance in Kindergarten doesn’t really matter.
5. 5Students chronically absent in K and 1st grade are less likely to read proficiently in 3rd grade. Source: Applied Survey Research & Attendance Works (April 2011)FALSE!
6. 6A school should aim for an overall averageschool attendance rate of 90%.True or False?
7. 7With 90% attendance for a school at the end of the year:The “average” student has missed one full month of schoolHas missed 110 hours of instructional timeFALSE!
8. 8Tracking Average Daily Attendance will show you if you have a chronic absences issue at your school.True or False?
9. 9Average daily attendance masks chronic absence levels.2 days missed/month, for 10 months= Chronic AbsenteeismFALSE!
10. 10Students who cannot attend school >illness, family responsibilities, housing instability, work or involvement with juvenile justiceStudents who will not attend school >Avoiding bullying, unsafe conditions, harassment, or embarrassmentStudents who do not attend school >They or their parents don’t see the value in school or student has something they’d rather be doingThree Categories of Chronic Absences
11. 11Why Are Students Chronically Absent?
12. 12Strategies for Building a Culture of Attendance & Identifying Barriers
13. 13Build a Success Mentor Corp to mentor chronically absent students and invite school staff to participateWhat can NYGEAR UP do?
14. 14Success mentors are caring adults (or peers) who work with chronically absent students to address the barriers keeping them from coming to school each day.What is a Success Mentor?
15. 15Matched with students who have history of CA or are showing signs of becoming CA (early warning)Morning Meet and GreetPhone call home every time student is absent and share a positive messageMeet one-on-one and/or in small groupsTrack students’ attendance and improvementsRecognize and celebrate event small successesWork as a team to identify appropriate supports and interventionsReach out to and engage students’ familiesWhat do Success Mentors do?
16. 16In an effort to meet Annual Yearly Performance for attendance, SJU in partnership with the Albert Shanker School of Visual and Performing Arts designed and implemented services for chronically absent 8th grade scholars.In November 2015, the Shanker STARS (Students Taking Action and Responsibility for Success) project began proving targeted services to 50 chronically absent scholars. The SJU NYGEAR UP CA Project
17. 17Push-In (Math, Sci, SS, Eng)Chat and Chew Daily Check InsLunch and Learn Tutoring (4th and 6th period)Brother Box/Sister Circle MentoringMaximizing Adolescent Academic eXcellence (The MAAX) Targeted Services for CA scholars
18. 18Module: Who Am I?Target Week1. What do I value?1/19/20162. Clarifying Values Through Music2/9/20163. Clarifying Values Through Media2/23/20164. Delaying Gratification: Short-Term Sacrifce, Long Term Gain3/8/2016Module: Keys to Academic Success 5. Monitoring Academic Performance3/15/20166. MAAXimizing Study Skills at School and Home3/22/20167. No-Nonsense Notes4/12/20168. Beating Test!4/19/2016Module: Planning for the Future 9. Exploring Postsecondary Education5/3/201610. College Jeopardy5/10/2016Customized Scope and Sequence
19. 19Descriptive Statistics What is the STARS program doing for you?Male Cohort (20)Female Cohort (22)It helps me understand the importance of getting my education85%*77%It made me care more about school80%*31%It is helping me get better grade in school75%22%It made me more aware of my educational options after high school80%*45%It shows me that an adult at school cares about my future85%*81%*It will help me go to college80%*36%NY GEAR UP Shanker STARS student questionnaire taken revealed (n=42): *Percentages reveal students who strongly agreed or agreed with the statements.
20. 20When asked which services students’ felt had the greatest positive influence on them, student responses included:“ I appreciate getting tutoring during the lunch and learn periods because I have to babysit my little brother and can’t stay after school”- Gregory W.“The college tours and test preparation was most helpful to me.”- Ivan U.“ I’m very happy GEAR UP offers tutoring. I wouldn’t know what I would do if it weren’t for Lunch and Learn, after school tutoring, and test preparation.”- Abigail M. “ I like how they care about our future.”- Alysha O.Student Comments
21. 21Success Mentors & Weekly Meetings Substantially Improve Student AttendanceStudents with prior histories of chronic absenteeism with a Success Mentor gained nearly two additional weeks of school (9 days) which is educationally significant. In the top 25% of schools. Students with Success Mentors gained one additional month of schoolHigh school students with Success Mentors (including those overage for their grade) were 52% more likely to remain in school the following year.Mentees reported they liked having a mentor and the mentor helped improve their attendance, schoolwork, motivation, and confidence. Key Findings from John’s Hopkins Study
22. 2290% is not good enough. Chronic Absence is equal to TWO days missed per month.Build a staff success mentor corps for chronically absent or at eh very least mentor students in transition grades (K, 6, 9)During weekly meetings, use the school’s chronic absenteeism rate as a data point to better understand student’s academic outcomes, and track progress.Principal leadership is key to the work’s successTakeaways
23. 23NYC Mayor’s Task Force Site http://www.nyc.gov/html/truancy/html/home/home.shtmlAttendance Works http://www.attendanceworks.orgStrengthening Schools by Strengthening Families http://www.newschool.edu/milano/nycaffairs/publications_schools_strenthening_schools.aspxNational Mentoring Partnership http://www.mentoring.orgResources