Tiered Attendance Interventions and Activities
Tier 1: Universal Systems and Support
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Establish campus attendance procedures and support systems
Monitor and review campus attendance and tardy policies
Identify campus attendance goals
Plan school-wide attendance incentives
Communicate information regularly to parents, students, and staff
Monitor attendance regularly and accurately
Tier 1
(0-3 absences)
Activity
Person Responsible
Take accurate, timely attendance daily
Teacher, administrator, attendance
specialist
Update absences to tardies for late arrivals, based on policy
Teacher, administrator
Take satellite attendance each period (different colored
sign-in sheets for each period in office, library, ISS,
counselor, etc.)
Attendance specialist, administrator,
satellite location designee
Show “Attendance Matters” webinar on compulsory
attendance to all secondary students during advisory in
August/September and again in January
Mail home district attendance letter, based on policy
Administrator, advisory teacher, DPS,
PSS, campus designee
Ensure School Messenger makes absence phone calls
District, attendance specialist
Hold conference with student after 3 absences
Advisory teacher, classroom teacher
Contact parent via phone or email after 3 absences
Advisory teacher, classroom teacher
Hang posters in building indicating when and where to
submit attendance notes; include contact name and
number
Hold class, team, or grade level attendance competitions
with rewards (extended lunch or recess, attendance flag
outside of room, pizza party, staff vs. student sport events,
atten-DANCE, etc.)
Set attendance improvement goal and share progress
weekly with staff
Attendance specialist, administrator
Have secondary students complete career interest
inventories
Provide training in best practice attendance monitoring
Counselor (with DPS support)
Review new enrollee attendance
Registrar, administrator
Conduct attendance orientation for all new students
Registrar, attendance specialist
Austin Independent School District, Child Study System
District, attendance specialist
Attendance committee, CST, leadership
team, administrator
Administrator
Child study facilitator, DPS,
administrator
Tiered Attendance Interventions and Activities
Tier 2: Targeted Strategies and Interventions
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Identify students with attendance issues (4-9 absences)
Create and document intervention plans for groups and individual students
Identify staff member responsible for implementing and monitoring plan
Connect students to campus support programs
Maintain parent communication and encourage parent engagement
Review and reevaluate campus systems and procedures to ensure effectiveness
Tier 2
(4-9 absences)
Activity
Person Responsible
Conference with student and/or parent
Teacher, counselor, DPS
Provide daily check in/check out
Teacher, counselor, advisor, mentor
Provide targeted small group instruction (social skills,
study skills, conflict management, etc.)
Counselor, social worker, CIS, advisor, mentor
Refer to campus attendance committee or CST
Administrator, DPS, attendance specialist,
counselor, social worker, CIS, PSS
Assign weekly attendance contract
Administrator, teacher
Set monitor triggers in Grade Speed
Administrator, teacher, advisor, counselor,
parent (divide student groups)
Conduct home visits
DPS, PSS, administrator, advisor
Send attendance warning letter home
DPS, attendance specialist, PSS, counselor
Present “Connecting the Dots” to parent and student
DPS, PSS, campus designee
Consult with probation officers
DPS, administrator
Assign Saturday school (if available)
Administrator, counselor, teacher, DPS
w/principal approval
DPS w/administrator approval
Assign mandatory tutoring groups/college test prep
(SAT, ACT, ACC COMPASS)/Delta Lab
Refer to campus support services (CIS, PSS, CARY, etc)
DPS, administrator
Refer enrolling students with attendance issues to
DPS/administrator PRIOR to enrolling
Registrar
Show “Connecting the Dots” to enrolling students
with attendance issues (and parent)
DPS, administrator
Refer withdrawals to DPS and/or administrator for
next school enrollment counseling
PEIMS specialist
Austin Independent School District, Child Study System
Tiered Attendance Interventions and Activities
Tier 3: Intensive Interventions
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Identify students with 10+ absences by reviewing TEAMS report weekly
Review and evaluate Tier 2 interventions and adjust as needed
Document attendance interventions in eCST (see Tier 2 and Tier 3 activities)
Monitor progress and refer for CST staffing when interventions are not effective
Connect students with campus- or community-based support programs
Coordinate and communicate with court and other outside agencies
Maintain parent communication and encourage parent engagement
Review and reevaluate campus systems and procedures to ensure effectiveness
Tier 3
(10 or more absences)
Activity
BEFORE beginning of year schedule pick up, meet
with students with history of attendance issues
Invite parent and student to attendance workshop
in lieu of a court truancy filing
Use campus-specific initiatives (TIPS, Premier, etc)
Refer to CST for more intensive, comprehensive
staffing (academics, behavior, attendance)
Discuss alternative education programs (Premier,
AYC, Austin Can, etc.)
Conduct home visits
Connect parent/family to community-based
services (Crossroads, Life Changers, Project Hope,
SafePlace, etc.) in lieu of truancy filing
Assign community service, tutorials, college test
prep, twilight school, etc. in lieu of truancy filing
Implement daily attendance contract
Refer to community service programs
Refer new enrollees with 10+ absences to DPS and
administrator prior to enrollment
Discuss alternative programs (in and out of district)
with new students and parents prior to enrollment
Refer withdrawals to DPS and administrator to
facilitate attendance counseling at next school
Initiate administrative withdrawals in coordination
with DPS. Ensure follow-up meeting with student
and family to address academic and truancy issues.
Submit documents for truancy court filing
Attend truancy court
Communicate with truancy PO and case worker
Re-file on students with 20+ absences
Austin Independent School District, Child Study System
Person Responsible
DPS and administrator should plan with
appropriate staff prior to first day of school
DPS, counselor, administrator, PSS
Administrator, DPS, counselor, CST members
Teacher, counselor, DPS, PSS, CIS, SSS, social
worker, attendance committee
DPS, counselor, administrator
DPS, administrator, SSS, social worker
PSS, Family Resource Center (FRC), CIS, Juvenile
Case Manager from JP’s office, SSS, social
worker
Administrator, DPS w/administrator approval
DPS, teacher, administrator, counselor
DPS, counselor, FRC,CIS,SSS
Registrar
DPS, administrator, counselor
PEIMS specialist, DPS , administrator
Administrator, DPS w/administrator approval
Administrator, DPS, attendance specialist, PSS
Administrator, DPS, attendance specialist, PSS
DPS, counselor, administrator, SRO
DPS, administrator