NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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Attendance Audit Process
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| Contacts (1): |
Add a new Contact to This Program |
| Scott Perry *Primary Contact* |
Scott_Perry@lblesd.k12.or.us |
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Date Entered: |
11/30/2005 |
| City or Cities: |
Albany |
State(s): |
OR |
| Website: |
http://www.lblesd.k12.or.us/student/attendance/attendance_solution.php |
Year of Inception: |
2002
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Statewide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Linn Benton Lincoln Education Service District |
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Host Agency Type:
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Regional Education Service Delivery Organization
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000), Middle-income ($25, 000-$50, 000), Upper-income (more than $50, 000) |
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Target Language:
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English, Spanish, Asian Pacific languages, African languages, Eastern European languages |
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Target Family Focus:
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Parent/guardian only, Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Expelled youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level, School-based truancy professionals, Law-enforcement truancy professionals, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
A small team of experienced professionals spend the entire day at the school. They observe how students enter the building and begin the day. They observe hallways and outside areas during classtime. They interview attendance secretaries, counselors, teachers and administrators. They eat lunch with groups of students and ask them for insight about the school's attendance practices. They carefully review policies and processes used by the school to track attendance, intervene with attendance and tardiness issues, and communicate about attendance with staff, students and parents. At the end of the day they engage the administrative team in an exit dialogue and follow with a report.
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| How Program is Funded: |
Schools pay for audits using a variety of funding sources. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress, Preliminary results available (includes draft papers, powerpoint presentations, etc.)
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How do you know your program is effective: We have now conducted nearly 50 audits - primarily at the high school level. Each audit is unique to the circumstances and resources of the school. A number of schools have shown remarkable truancy reduction subsequent to the audit and attribute that reduction to follow-through with audit recommendations.
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What has not worked in the program any why: We have found that when schools are in a state of "low system readiness" characterized by low trust in leadership, low staff cohesion, lack of data focus, etc. - they are less likely to benefit from the audit process.
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