School-Wide PBIS: Action Plan

Using ASP Results

Critical Element
Section / Action/Activity / Who is
Responsible / Timeline / Resources, PD, information, assistance needed

Attendance Tier 1 Critical Elements (Based on ASP)

A Staffing
  • Attendance Officer identified
  • Administrator identified
B. Professional Development
  • Administrator fully trained on policies, procedures, reports and data, strategies, and other areas of attendance
  • Secretaries fully trained on policies, procedures, reports and data, strategies, and other areas of attendance
  • School Social Worker fully trained on policies, procedures, reports and data, strategies, and other areas of attendance
  • Teachers fully trained on policies, procedures, reports and data, strategies, and other areas of attendance
C. Commitment
  • Staff aware of attendance issues
  • Staff involved in establishing and reviewing goals and have opportunities to provide feedback throughout the year
D. Tracking and Entering Attendance
  • Administrator has budgeted money
  • Administrators have communicated the whole/half/period attendance timeframes as determined by the district to all stakeholders.
  • The Secretary runs the Attendance Completion Log and Follows-up daily and collects and enters excuses in School Information System
  • The Secretary follows school procedure for documenting and entering late students and/or early dismissal.
  • The Secretary accurately codes suspensions, withdrawals, and transfers in the School Information System and updates attendance record upon re-entry.
  • The Secretary checks the AlertNow reports for disconnected numbers and follows up with those home contacts.
  • The Secretary sents the 5 day Certified Habitual Truancy Letter (daily) and keeps a hard copy.
  • School Social Works communicates regularly with staff regarding pending attendance referrals and documents all contacts home in the School Information System.
  • School Social Worker reviews Auto-generated 8 Day Attendance Referral daily
  • School Social Worker reviews and completes necessary tasks for Auto-generated TABS referral on a routine basis.
  • School Social Worker completes DA Referrals on a routine basis.
  • Teachers accurately enter attendance for their class daily or by period and updates attendance records for late students.
/ E. School Attendance Policies
  • A curriculum to teach the components of the attendance system to all staff is developed.
  • Plans for training staff how to teach expectations/rules/rewards are developed, scheduled and delivered as well as a plan for teaching students.
  • A plan for teaching students expectations/rules/rewards is developed, scheduled and delivered
  • Booster sessions for students and staff are plannned, scheduled, and delivered
  • Plans for orienting incoming staff, students, and families are developed and implemented
F. Attendance Data Monitoring/ Usage
  • Attendance completion log is run daily (with follow up)
  • AlertNow report reviewed daily
  • Subgroup data reviewed at least monthly
G. Attendance Expectations and Rules
  • School wide expection that students are on time and prepared to learn is taught and reinforced
  • Attendance data is discussed with students monthly.
  • Behavior Lesson Plans(Cool Tools) regarding attendance are taught monthly.
  • Strategies to share key features of attendance plan with family/community are developed and implemented by the Universal Team.
H. Acknowledgement Program
  • Attendance is identified as a responsible behavior and is incorporated into existing Tier 1 acknowledgement system.
  • Schedule for rewards/incentives for the year is planned for the year.
I. Other Considerations
  • A procedure for regular review of parent contact information for accuracy has been identified and is implemented.
  • A process for the Universal Team to share data with all stakeholders has been created and implemented.
  • Student information is regularly updated in the Student Information System to maintain accuracy.

MPS Curriculum & Instruction October 2013