GOAL: Through collaboration or during meetings with my principal, attendance clerk, and other stakeholders like the site based decision making committee, the issue of students improving truancy and poor attendance rates to help improve student achievement.

OUTCOMES
ACTIVITIES
RESOURCES/ RESEARCH TOOLS NEEDED
RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS ACTIVITIES
TIME LINE
Benchmarks/
ASSESSMENT
Revisions to SIP/PIP based on monitoring and assessments
Decrease the number of student absences and truancies
Develop a program using positive and negative reinforcements to encourage high attendance rates

Use daily, weekly and monthly attendance report from attendance clerk.
Attendance Clerk, Mr. Burns
May ,2011
Attendance Reports
Adaptations to teacher attitude toward release of students during class time
Improve student graduation rates
Develop a communication system to keep parents, teachers and school staff informed on the parameters and consequence of attendance rates

List of all students identified as at risk at the school. discipline referrals, drop out reports
Administration, Mr. Burns
October 2010
PIEM’s Reports
Adaptation of computer staff to contribute to research
Improve student passing rates in State testing averages
Develop a survey of teachers and student and parents to develop ideas on how to improve attendance rates.
Use internet “Go get it” to create a survey online on the schools website.
Technology Department, Mr. Burns
Sept, 2010
AIES, and PIEMS Data
Meeting with PLC’s by subject area
Decrease student discipline rates
Develop an educational or motivational program to show the benefits of attendance
School teacher In -service
Administration, Mr. Burns, Counselors secretaries
Jan. 2011
Teacher surveys after In - Service
Meeting with PLC’s by subject area
Decrease student overall subject failures

Develop community groups to get involved in sponsoring activities as an alternative to negative reinforcement
Use P.T.A. as a resource for alternative suggestions
Parent, teachers and community leaders, Mr. Burns
Sept. 2010
Feedback from community surveys online
Meet with parents of At Risk Students