1. Every Child, Every DayChild Welfare and Attendance Lodi Unified School District Report to the Board of Education March 18, 2014 Bill Toledo

2. CWA Department • Coordinator • Secretary • Six CWA Advisors • 1 Bear Creek/McNair/Plaza Robles • 1 Tokay/ Lodi High/Middle College • 2 North Stockton • 2 Lodi and Country Schools

3. CWA Responsibilities • Inter-District Agreement • Home/Hospital Instruction – ADA Report • Truancy Letters – State Audit • Student Attendance Review Board Hearings • Expulsions/Lodi Discipline Review Board • Pre-expulsion IS Contracts • Suspension Appeals • ONE. Program Referral • Foster Youth • District wide attendance issues • Enrollment/Custody/Caregiver Affidavit’s/Residence Verification

4. Student Attendance Review Board(SARB) • Members of the SARB • CWA Coordinator/CWA Advisors/Site Administration • Probation • Mental Health • CPS/Social Services/ • Health Services • SRO’s • SARB held after the 3rd truancy letter and no attendance improvement • Purpose • Identify barriers to attendance • Provide support to improve attendance • Communication to parents • Consequences for non-adherence to Compulsory Attendance Laws

5. Truancy Letter Totals

6. Student Attendance Review Board • Number of SARB Hearings held 2011-2012 • 10 Elementary • 9 Middle • 31 High school • Number of SARB Hearings held 2012-2013 • 4 Elementary • 2 Middle • 0 High School • Number of SARB Hearings held 2013-2014 • 46 Elementary • 21 Middle • 34 High School

7. Areas Addressed • Consistency • Communication • Safety • Increased attention to early intervention

8. Operational Modifications • CWA office will be located at Henderson School • Monday – Weekly Truancy Sweeps • Tuesday – Truancy letters/home visits/site team meetings • Wednesday – Truancy letters/home visits/site team meetings • Thursday – CWA Staff Meeting • Friday – SARB Hearings

9. Chronic Absences • Chronic Absentee Student absent 10% or more of school year for any reason EC Section 6091(c)(1) • Indicator of potential drop away/drop out • Chronic absence in 6th grade – most predictive indicator that a student will not graduate • Kindergarten and 1st Grade • 12% become proficient readers by 3rd grade • Higher levels of suspension and lower academic achievement in middle school

10. Focus on Early Intervention • Identify chronic absentees and potential chronic absentees in Kindergarten, 1st grade • Utilize the SARB process to develop intervention and support plan with monitoring component • Establish collaborative relationship with Police, Social Services, District Attorney and Probation • Include available services such as: Community Liaison, Counselor, Social Worker, Mental Health Provider, Psychologist, Special Ed.

11. Additional Monitoring and Support • All sites watch for chronic absentees at all grades • Utilize school site intervention process currently in place and/or SARB process as appropriate to address issues • Develop a plan to address 6th grade chronic absentees with a focus on a successful transition to middle school

12. Future Steps • Contact school districts that have been identified by CDE as 2013 Model School Attendance Review Board Programs to gather additional ideas. • Identify resources for school site administrators on improving attendance. • Continue with the district’s attendance incentive program for schools.