3 Tier Best Practices for Reducing Chronic Absences
What is your responsibility as a teacher on the 3rd consecutive/cumulative day of unexcused absence of a student?
What is... call all numbers listed in infinite campus and the emergency card, and log all results of each call in itracker.
True or false: Ms. Jackson can file charges after 20 days of unexcused absences
What is... true, but it is a case by case basis
Student vacations are considered...
What are... excused absences
When does Ms. Jackson officially get involved?
What is... after 10 unexcused absences
True or false: the absences must be consecutive for the student to be considered truant
What is... false
What is a Justified Absence (JA)?
What is... a “mental or behavioral health absences”/“mental health day”
When is intensive outreach/family location considered?
What is... during Tier 3 of intervention
True or false: a Dojo message counts as parent communication for absences
True, but the message must be sent to Kelli for it to be considered coded correctly
What are some examples of other valid absences?
What is... illness, death in the immediate family, legal business requiring the student’s presence, and religious holidays/observances
When can a MTSS referral be considered in relation to excused absences?
What is... after 10 excused absences
True or false: a parent conference can be considered after 5 days of absences
What is... true
What is on way teachers can encourage good attendance in their lessons?
What is... by teaching attendance reminders all year round
What is... before the 3rd consecutive absence
True or false: if a student has moved, Ms. Jackson is responsible to investigate
What is... false
An individualized action plan is created...
What is... in collaboration with the VT and administration for families to follow