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BECCA/Truancy Board Presentation Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Presented by: Glenn Hasslinger, Supervisor Patty Siegwarth, Executive Director For additional information regarding this presentation contact: Glenn Hasslinger Supervisor

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BECCA/Truancy

Board Presentation – Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Presented by: Glenn Hasslinger, Supervisor Patty Siegwarth, Executive Director The Bellevue School District Mission:  To provide all students with an exemplary college preparatory education so they can succeed in college, career and life. For additional information regarding this presentation contact: Glenn Hasslinger – Supervisor Email: hasslinG@bsd405.org Phone: (425) 456‐4200 1

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WA Truancy Law RCW 28A.225 Basics

“Washington law requires children from age 8 to 17 to attend a public school, private school, or to receive home‐based instruction (homeschooling) as provided in subsection (4) of RCW 28A.225.010. Children who are 6‐ or 7‐years‐old are not required to be enrolled in school. However, if parents enroll their 6‐ or 7‐ year‐old, the student must attend full‐

  • time. Youth who are 16 or older may

be excused from attending public school if they meet certain requirements.”

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WA Truancy Law Changes

  • Previously districts were required to request conferences after two

unexcused absences in a month.

  • Now the parent conference occurs after the third unexcused absence

within any month.

  • If the parent doesn’t attend the scheduled conference (after the third

unexcused), the conference can be conducted with the student & school

  • fficial and parent shall then be notified of the steps to be taken to

eliminate or reduce the child’s absences.

  • At some point after the second and before the fifth unexcused

absence, the district is to take data informed steps to eliminate or reduce the child’s absences.

  • In middle school and high school, these steps MUST include:
  • WARNS Assessment [Washington Assessment of Risks and Needs of

Students] OR

  • other assessment by a school district’s designee under RCW

28A.255.026 3

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WA Truancy Law Changes

  • If a student has an existing IEP or 504 plan steps MUST

include:

  • Meeting with the child’s IEP or 504 plan Team to

consider the reasons for the child’s absences

  • Where appropriate‐ this may also include consulting

a behavior specialist or mental health specialist

  • if necessary AND if consent is provided by the

parent‐ this could also include a functional behavioral assessment to be conducted and a detailed behavior plan to be completed.

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WARNS

  • The Washington Assessment of the Risks

and Needs of Students (WARNS) is a brief (53 to 74‐item) self‐report measure for 13 to 18‐year‐old youth designed to allow schools, courts, and youth service providers to assess individual risks and needs that may lead to truancy and/or school failure, and to target interventions accordingly.

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WARNS—Six Needs Scales

  • Aggression‐Defiance‐‐ refers to the tendency to act out one’s

distress in an aggressive, irritable, and defiant manner

  • Depression‐Anxiety‐‐assesses levels of internalizing behaviors,

which tend to take the form of depression and anxiety, and may result in intense sadness, hopelessness, and sleeping and eating problems, among others

  • Substance Abuse‐‐screens for the frequency of alcohol, marijuana,

and “hard drug” use

  • Peer Deviance‐‐assesses a variety of problematic behaviors among

youth’s friends

  • Family Environment‐‐focuses on a youth’s relationships with

parent(s)/guardian(s) and home environment.

  • School Engagement‐‐assesses how much students like going to

school, and their engagement with the educational environment.

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Other Interventions to Reduce Absences

  • Continue collaborative attendance campaign “Right Place, Right

Time, Ready to Learn”

  • Collaboration between Bellevue School District, Lake

Washington School District, and King County Housing Authority gathering other Eastside Pathways community partners for Attendance Awareness Month Planning meetings in June and August, planning for and obtaining commitments from varied agencies on ways in which they will assist with reducing absences.

  • Developed attendance tool kits that included brochures,

attendance calendars, attendance commitments, and monthly messaging.

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www.bsd405.org/attendance

¡LUGAR ADECUADO TIEMPO PRECISO LISTO PARA APRENDER!

RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME READY TO LEARN!

欠席しない 遅刻しない 勉強に集中しましょう! Đ ú n g c h ỗ Đ ú n g g i ờ S ẵ n s à n g đ ể h ọ c t ậ p На своем месте Во время Готовы заниматься! 正 确 地 方 正 确 时 间 准 备 学 习 맞는 장소 맞는 시간 배울 준비 Make sure your child is in class, on time, every day.

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Bellevue’s District Level Interventions

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School Engagement Workshops

  • Meet every 2nd and 4th

Thursdays of the month at 4:30 PM at Sammamish High School.

  • Select 5 ‐ 12 grade

families are invited to each workshop

  • Provides opportunity to hear

about the law and reasons to engage in school

  • Provides a venue for parents

to talk with other parents and students in a facilitated conversation

  • Provides families the
  • pportunity to make a plan
  • f action and seek specific

help from the District

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Community Truancy Boards

  • Meets every Wednesday

3:00 ‐5:30 PM

  • 2 to 3 families served a

week

  • 24 volunteers serving as

board members

  • Provides each student

and parent(s) the

  • pportunity to be heard
  • Community member

helps to create a plan

  • Builds support for families

and students to help attendance improve

  • Provides an opportunity

for review and changes in the plan, as warranted

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTALS

Average absences per student Rate per 100 students missing 10% or more of school year Average number of unexcused absences per unexcused absences Rate per 100 students accumulating 10 or more unexcused absences Average absences per student Rate per 100 students missing 10% or more of school year Average number of unexcused absences per unexcused absences Rate per 100 students accumulating 10 or more unexcused absences Average absences per student Rate per 100 students missing 10% or more of school year Average number of unexcused absences per unexcused absences Rate per 100 students accumulating 10 or more unexcused absences Average absences per student Rate per 100 students missing 10% or more of school year Average number of unexcused absences per unexcused absences Rate per 100 students accumulating 10 or more unexcused absences

Total 7.62 7.21 1.34 2.49 7.11 7.71 0.73 1.13 9.06 12.04 3.72 8.01 7.98 8.87 1.96 3.93 Race African Am/Black 8.55 13.25 2.44 6.84 8.03 8.65 2.08 3.85 12.63 19.58 7.83 22.22 9.91 14.61 4.3 11.76 Am Indian 11.25 37.5 2.75 12.5 30.33 66.67 18 33.33 27.9 30 22.3 40 21.9 38.1 14.24 28.57 Asian 6.58 6.02 1.32 2.91 4.39 2.77 0.28 0.23 5.78 5.68 1.69 3.12 5.85 5.21 1.19 2.36 Pacific Is 9.18 13.64 3.32 13.64 8.5 10 1.5 10 8.91 18.18 4.18 18.18 8.95 13.95 3.12 13.95 Hispanic/Latino 9.31 10.56 2.14 3.98 10.08 14.9 1.73 2.75 18.83 29.47 11.84 26.47 12.19 16.87 4.82 10.09 Multi Ethnic 7.3 6.91 1.09 1.45 8.28 9.59 1.09 2.16 10.05 13.43 3.14 6.17 8.38 9.57 1.91 3.43 White 7.83 6.87 1.04 1.28 8.5 9.82 0.69 1.05 9.37 11.96 3 6.44 8.54 9.39 1.66 8.84 Service Code ELL 8.4 9.71 1.88 3.65 7.86 9.97 0.97 0.66 14.71 21.52 9.75 22.49 9.28 11.5 2.95 5.84 Sped 14.89 20.08 2.47 5.6 16.39 21.36 2.55 5.34 18.99 32.03 10.89 24.72 16.27 25.31 6.01 13.47 504 8.28 6.87 1.01 0.38 10.88 15.79 1.03 1.4 13.39 22.44 5.29 12.54 11.84 21.38 3.27 7 Gen Ed 5.47 4.66 0.92 1.63 5.94 5.61 0.52 0.76 6.93 7.49 2.25 4.44 6.46 6.24 1.34 2.5 Gender Male 7.49 7.12 1.32 2.41 6.5 6.81 0.66 1.08 9.11 11.37 4.01 8.82 7.78 8.43 2.03 4.13 Female 7.48 7.31 1.37 2.59 7.78 8.71 0.81 1.19 9.54 12.74 3.39 7.11 8.21 9.37 1.88 3.71 Lunch Status F/R 9.5 13.95 2.4 5.42 9.96 16.49 2.28 4.93 14.65 23.93 8.73 20.59 11.64 17.93 4.54 10.51 No F/R 7.04 5.71 1.11 1.84 6.48 5.77 0.39 0.29 7.96 9.02 2.44 4.81 7.2 6.77 1.36 2.41

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Bright Spots

  • In 2015‐16 BSD has the lowest chronic absenteeism in King County and

the lowest in the state of districts with 5000+ students (7.6%)

  • Working collaboratively with Lake Washington School District and

community partners to share a similar attendance message.

  • The Community Truancy Board has 24 volunteer members that are

dedicated to working with students and families.

  • Preventative work continues in collaboration with Eastside Pathways.
  • Continued work with Bellevue Mediation program for School Engagement

Workshops.

  • Expanding awareness of the impact of absences on a student’s education.
  • Working closely with students who struggle with school phobia and/or

significant anxiety at Central Educational Services, improving their attendance.

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Challenges/Opportunities

  • Securing more Community Truancy Board volunteers to enable us

to work with even more families

  • Securing additional resources (time, people and money) to expand

preventative efforts and early intervention

  • Expanding the role of Central Educational Services to work with

more students struggling with attendance

  • Addressing the disproportionality related to attendance issues

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  • Glenn Hasslinger
  • Email: hasslinG@bsd405.org
  • Phone: (425) 456‐4200