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January 28, 2019 EDCAL   5 Helping practitioners build a successful attendance plan Many students enter school with under- lying family and community issues that negatively impact school attendance. When students are not in school, whether for excused or unexcused absences, they lose out on the opportunity to learn. Without early identification and intervention, these students may fall behind academically, and are at higher risk of dropping out of school and becoming part of the juvenile justice system. Recognizing the impact of school atten- dance on school climate, academic achieve- ment and student success, the LCAP requires LEAs to develop goals and actions to address attendance rates and chronic absenteeism rates for all students as well as historically underserved student sub- groups. California’s new multiple measures accountability and continuous improvement system, which includes chronic absenteeism rates, reflects a clear expectation that LEAs and schools make progress towards meeting the needs of their students, increases the focus on equity, and promotes transpar- ency by sharing the results of that progress with all stakeholders through the California School Dashboard. The 2018 Dashboard reported, for the first time, data for the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator based on two years of data sub- mission in CALPADS. The Dashboard results show a significant number of LEAs in the “Orange” and “Red” performance lev- els for chronic absenteeism; these measures underestimate the extent of the problem because high schools are not reflected. In addition, California’s overall chronic absen- teeism rate increased from 10.8 percent in 2016-17 to 11.1 percent in 2017-18; the majority of student subgroups saw increases in their chronic absenteeism rates as well. For many LEAs, the performance levels and chronic absenteeism rates served as a “wake-up call” and they are now focusing on how to address chronic absenteeism in a comprehensive, systematic way. The Building A Successful Attendance Plan: A Practitioner’s Approach workshop will address how LEAs and schools can analyze multiple measures of attendance, identify student subgroups for targeted interventions and align LCAP goals to the needs of students with persistent school attendance problems. In addition, partici- pants will be guided through the initial development of an attendance improvement plan which will identify age-appropriate strategies for attendance improvement and student engagement using a multi-tiered system of support framework. Dates / Locations: Yolo COE, March 7 Santa Clara COE, March 22 Register by going to http://www.cvent. com/d/2gqx7q. For more information, email Rhonda Morgan at rmorgan@acsa. org or call (800) 608-ACSA. THURMOND County as a Public Information Officer to assist Paradise Unified School District during the aftermath of the catastrophic Camp Fire. She managed media relations from all over the world in response to the devastation caused by the fire. PUSD had 3,500 students displaced after the fire, and Britt helped support the district in com- munications to first locate families and then provide them with vital information for recovery efforts and the return to school. “I am pleased to have such an experi- enced, passionate, and energetic new mem- ber on the CDE team,” Thurmond said. “Kindra brings tremendous knowledge and dedication to public education, and I know this will align with my priorities as we hit the ground running in 2019.” In addition to her work at Placer County Office of Education, Britt has also served on the board for the California School Public Relations Association and is current- ly president-elect. Her network of school communicators throughout the state will serve as a benefit to CDE and her new role. Continued from page 1 the educational success of military students and advised military leadership on State education bills. This came after Jackson served as deputy director of Legislative Affairs to the U.S. House of Representatives for the Marine Corps. In that role, he traveled to more than 75 countries in nearly five years, on numer- ous occasions meeting with heads of state, foreign dignitaries, and U.S. Department of State ambassadors and staff. As CDE’s deputy superintendent of Government Affairs, Jackson will be responsible for the administration of all departmental activities relating to state and federal legislation. Jackson replaces former Division Director Debra Brown, who is now the director of Education and Government Relations at Children Now in Sacramento. In addition, Thurmond announced that he has appointed Kindra Britt as director of Communications. Britt heads a division that handles inter- nal and external communications, including media activities to support Thurmond, and CDE as a whole. She replaces outgoing Director Bill Ainsworth. Britt most recently served as Community Affairs Director for the Placer County Office of Education, where she started nearly 12 years ago as a Career Technical Education Instructor. Britt brings a unique perspective to her new role at CDE, having previously served in the classroom. In addi- tion to her work in Placer County, over the last few months, she was on loan to Butte “I value my membership with ACSA, because I am able to connect with other educational leaders who understand my experiences from the classroom to the county offi ce of education. I have developed lifelong friendships I will value for the rest of my life. ACSA provides professional learning, which is my rejuvenation for the work I do every day.” Gethsemane Moss Senior Director, Community Engagement Solano County Offi ce of Education REGISTER TODAY: https://goo.gl/FqUdXF january 28 Pre-Symposium for Superintendents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey 29-Feb. 1 Superintendents Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey february 1 7 13-15 27 27-Mar. 1 28 The HR Office: The First 90 Days and Beyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ontario The HR Office: The First 90 Days and Beyond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Every Child Counts Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anaheim The Skillful Certificated Evaluator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Jose CEL Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monterey Opening Doors for Women In School Leadership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleasanton ACSA’s Classified Educational Leaders Institute is the premiere professional learning event for classified leaders in California. This institute is designed for educational leaders in business/fiscal services, human resources/personnel, maintenance/operations, custodial, technology, facilities, student services/ instructional, including confidential and administrative assistants. march 1 7 22 Lead From Your Strengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ontario Building a Successful Attendance Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Woodland Building a Successful Attendance Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara april 7-8 11-13 25 Legislative Action Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sacramento Lead 3.0 Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Los Angeles The Skillful Certificated Evaluator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salinas may 18 Sisterhood Leadership Symposium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alhambra FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ACSA’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, CALL 800.608.2272. ACSA’S PD CALENDAR IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.ACSA.ORG/CALENDAR Principals’ Summer Institute June 23-29, 2019 Institute for New & Aspiring Principals June 24-28, 2019 acsa.org/summerprograms