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Attendance Updates

Overall Attendance for all Students Year to Date

91.8% 91.8% 92.0% 80.0% 82.0% 84.0% 86.0% 88.0% 90.0% 92.0% 94.0% 96.0% 98.0% 100.0% Total 20152016 20162017 20172018

Attendance Rates by Gender, IEP status, and English Learners 2015-16 2016-17 and 2017-18

91.7% 91.9% 94.7% 90.0% 91.8% 92.5% 91.7% 91.7% 91.9% 94.6% 90.2% 91.8% 93.0% 91.7% 92.0% 92.0% 95.1% 90.5% 92.1% 93.5% 91.9% 80.0% 82.0% 84.0% 86.0% 88.0% 90.0% 92.0% 94.0% 96.0% 98.0% 100.0% Female Male Gifted IEP Not IEP or Gifted ELL Not in ELL 20152016 20162017 20172018

Attendance for All Students by Demographic Groups Year to Date

0.91 0.91 0.94 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.92 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.93 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.80 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.98 1.00 African American American Indian Asian (not Pacific Islander) Hispanic Multi-Racial Native Hawaiian or

• ther Pacific Islande

White Total 20152016 20162017 20172018

Overall Attendance Rates

• Comparison
• Overall attendance level are relatively consistent from 2016-17 to 2017-18.
• IEP are lower than Non-gifted/IEP with Gifted students having the highest
• verall attendance rate.
• English Language (EL) students have higher attendance rate than Non-EL.
• What are the drivers for the overall attendance rates
• Where are the biggest gaps and areas for greatest improvement?
• Examine by grades KG-12.
• In our lowest areas - What schools have the highest attendance rates?

Overall Attendance by Grades and School Years Year to Date (2015-2018)

93% 94% 94% 94% 94% 94% 93% 92% 92% 89% 88% 88% 87% 92% 93% 94% 94% 94% 94% 93% 92% 92% 89% 89% 88% 87% 93% 93% 94% 93% 94% 94% 94% 93% 92% 89% 90% 89% 87% 80% 82% 84% 86% 88% 90% 92% 94% 96% 98% 100% KG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 20152016 20162017 20172018

Overall Grade Attendance

• The average rate for the district by grade is above 90% for KG-8
• Lower rates (89%-87%) in grades 9,10,11,12.
• The 9,10,11,and 12th grades attendance have increased compared to

last year’s rates at this time.

Attendance for All Students by Demographic Groups Year to Date

0.91 0.91 0.94 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.92 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.91 0.93 0.95 0.93 0.92 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.80 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.88 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.96 0.98 1.00 African American American Indian Asian (not Pacific Islander) Hispanic Multi-Racial Native Hawaiian or

• ther Pacific Islande

White Total 20152016 20162017 20172018

Lowest attendance rates are in the 9-12 grades The Groups with the lowest rates are African American and Multi-racial Students

Internal and External Supports for Improving Attendance

Attendance interventions - Internal

• Attendance Assistant Support for each Network:
• Network A: Janea Voloshin
• Network B: Julie Higgins
• Network D: Julie Ringler (to begin on February 22nd; replacing Marshall

Medrano who was promoted to another position)

• Network E: Camie Hubbard
• They run attendance reports for all schools in their Networks and prepare/mail

attendance notifications to families in support of the school Counselors/Social Workers.

• This also assures timely notifications for families in an effort to incentivize attendance.

Attendance interventions - Internal

• Attendance Improvement Conferences due to legislative changes

from Act 138

• Legislative changes assure that students and families are engaged in a Student

Attendance Improvement Conference (SAIC) similar to what was formerly addressed as Truancy Elimination Plan. The new legislative changes dictate more parameters around the timing of the notifications and conferences as well as pre-requisite steps before pursuing a family with the magistrate for truancy.

• Act 138 was signed by Governor Wolf on November 3, 2016 to take effect for the 2017-

2018 school year

• The updated policy is available as

follows: http://www.boarddocs.com/pa/pghboe/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=AN5NYT5D80 61

Attendance interventions - External Partners

• External Partnerships with DHS and the United Way’
• Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS)
• Focus on Attendance - a family-driven intervention service for students who are truant.
• The United Way
• Be There Campaign
• Mini grants $7,900 to 7 PPS schools - Pittsburgh Arsenal PreK-5 ($800), Pittsburgh Beechwood K-

5 ($800), Pittsburgh Brashear HS ($800), Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 ($1,500), Pittsburgh Milliones 6-12 ($1,500), Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy 6- 12 ($1,000), and Pittsburgh Westinghouse ($1,500). .

• Be There awards to honor community members and educators who promote strong

attendance for students.

• Periodic trainings and PDs that are open to PPS staff
• toolkits and provide support schools who want to do an attendance challenge or launch a

buddy project.

• Summer Dreamers
• The Pittsburgh Promise