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It’s Not About the Alarm Clock – Addressing Chronic Absence:
Why It Matters, What You Can Do
Shatawn BrighamRandy Koekkoek
Carol Paine-McGovern
Chronic Absence
Missing more than 10% of the school year
Excused and Unexcused
Nationwide, as many as 7.5 million students miss nearly a month of school every year. That’s 135 million days of lost time in the classroom
Chronic absenteeism is a red alert that students are headed for academic trouble and eventually for dropping out of high school.
Poor attendance isn’t just a problem in high school. It can start as early as kindergarten.
History of Chronic Absence Work in Kent County
Welfare to Work
Out-stationing DHS Staff in Schools
KSSN Implementation
KSSN and The SOURCE
Kent ISD Chronic Early Absenteeism Study 2006-2010
Lack of data on chronic early absenteeism in Kent County
Understand the scope of absenteeism
Identify areas of higher concentration
Learn about related factors such as race/ethnicity and poverty
Data Source
Kent ISD administrative data
First through third grades
2006-2009
20 school districts
2.1%
2.2%
2.7%
3.3%
3.5%
3.8%
3.9%
5.4%
5.5%
6.3%
6.4%
7.2%
6.8%
6.9%
7.5%
8.2%
9.5%
10.6%
10.3%
16.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
0.9%
1.1%
0.5%
1.0%
1.0%
1.1%
1.2%
1.1%
1.3%
2.1%
4.8%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%
Rockford
Forest H
East GR
Caledonia
Byron Ctr
Grandvill
Northview
Thornaple
Lowell
Cedar Spr
Comstock
Kent Cty
Kentwood
Sparta
Wyoming
Godfrey L
Godwin Ht
Kenowa Hil
Kelloggsvill
GRPS
Percent of Students Chronically Absent
Chronic Extreme Chronic
22,705
2,430
3,232
2,537
1,916
5,508
2,764
9,705
4,311
2,612
3,706
3,888
3,267
3,040
6,404
3,437
1,527
3,160
10,739
8,383
District Size
Percent of Chronically Absent Students by District
Summary
Chronic early absenteeism was shown to be related to not meeting the MEAP proficiency standards.
High percentages of chronic early absenteeism were also shown to be in geographic areas with higher population density and in areas with more people living at or below poverty level.
Chronically absent students were 2 times as likely as students with satisfactory attendance to receive free lunch, another indicator of living at or below poverty level.
Summary Continued
Chronic absenteeism is not pervasive throughout the county but there are substantial levels of chronic early absenteeism in urban areas with higher levels of poverty.
Although a disproportionately higher percentage of African-American and Hispanic students were chronically absent, the highest number of chronically absent students is white students.
2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
211-2012
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
35.00%
40.00%
45.00%
50.00%
AlgerBurton ElementaryCoitHarrison Park ElementaryMLK - K-8Sibley Elementary
KSSN Chronic Absence Data 2005-2012
Literacy and Attendance
Research Findings
Students Chronically Absent in Kindergarten and 1st Grade Much Less Likely to Read Proficiently in 3rd Grade.
Chronic Kindergarten Absence predicted lower 5th grade performance even if attendance had improved in 3rd grade.
Poor children are 4 X more likely to be chronically absent in Kindergarten than their highest income peers.
Critical Ingredients for Success in Kent County
• Superintendent and Principal Leadership• District and Building Attendance Policy• Teacher/Staff Buy-In• Regular Attendance Meetings• Parent Outreach• Attendance Incentives• Interagency Case Management• Year End Assessment
Role of the Community School Coordinator
• Sharing the research with parents on chronic absenteeism and its effect on their children especially in the early grades (Pre-K, K, & 1st).
• Not “letting up” -- good attendance is expected and that tardiness is not acceptable.
• Following-up on chronic attendance/tardy students/families.
• Providing families with resources to remove barriers that are keeping their children from being at school.
• Working with a Tool for Self Assessment
Questions?