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Chronic Absenteeism in Oakland

Why it matters

Chronic Absence: missing 10% or more of school in an academic year for any reason—excused or unexcused. Research shows 10% is associated with declining academic performance. No standard definition exists.

Good Attendance: missing 5% or less over the course of an academic year.

Truancy: refers only to unexcused absences and is defined by each state, according to NCLB.

Average Daily Attendance: the percent of enrolled students who attend school each day.

Analysis

Outcomes

Making It Relevant - Telling the Story

Into Action

Why This?

Take accurate! attendance

Effective use/review of data

Develop a culture of attendance

Educate & engage parents/students

Partner with CBOs to address barriers

Establish clear/effective referrals

Provide alternatives to suspension

Best Practices

Not stuck in a vaccuum

Examining other efforts to apply

Inserted into new Strategic Planning framework

Included in new Healthy Kids, Healthy Oakland model

Fast to Track

Easy win!

Data pulled weekly/monthly to track school/students

After 1 month- disparities already evident!!

Impact Racial Disparities

Impacts Funding

Pragmatic

If they aren't there they can't learn...

Why should we care??

Why should they care?

Chronic Absence: missing 10% or more of school in an academic year for any reason—excused or unexcused. Research shows 10% is associated with declining academic performance. No standard definition exists.

Good Attendance: missing 5% or less over the course of an academic year.

Truancy: refers only to unexcused absences and is defined by each state, according to NCLB.

Average Daily Attendance: the percent of enrolled students who attend school each day.

Definitions

By 9th Grade, Attendance can predict graduation > test scores

Next step: implementing pilots

Definitions

Poor Attendance Predicts Drop Out by 6th Grade

AAMAI

Thank you

District wide: reduce disparity amongst young, black boys

Risky, overdue, aggressive, about time.

Steve Spiker

Urban Strategies Council

twitter: spjika

steves@urbanstrategies.org

And Why It Matters

Urban Strategies Council

Oakland, California

Steve Spiker (GISP)

Director of Research + Technology

ESRI UC 2011 Ed Conference

K-5 Example School

Early Trends

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Barely 6 weeks into the school year...

African American students: 12% chronically absent already

Latino students: 6%

White Students: 6%

Asian students: 3%

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