1. July
31,
2013
DC
Public
Charter
School
Board
SY
2012-­‐2013
A:endance
Data

2. PCSB
Goal:
Reduce
rate
of
unexcused
and
excused
absences
In-­‐Seat
A:endance
PK—12th
2012-­‐2013
Charter
Sector
Average
:
91%
(up
from
89%
in
SY
2011-­‐2012)
In-­‐Seat
A:endance:
Days
Present/
Days
Enrolled
Top
Schools—Highest
In-­‐Seat
A:endance
Rate
for
2012-­‐2013:
Washington
Yu
Ying
PCS
96%
Hope
Community
PCS
-­‐
Tolson
96%
Center
City
PCS
-­‐
Petworth
96%
BASIS
DC
PCS
95%
KIPP
DC
PCS
-­‐
WILL
D.C.
Prep
PCS
-­‐
Edgewood
Middle
Center
City
PCS
-­‐
Brightwood
Washington
LaVn
PCS
-­‐
Upper
KIPP
DC:
KEY
Academy
PCS
95%
95%
95%
95%
95%
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3. At
a
glance:
most
improved,
least
improved,
lowest
rate
In-­‐Seat
A:endance
Most
Improved
(%
change
of
rate
SY12
to
SY13)
34%
Ideal
Academy
PCS
Howard
University
Middle
School
of
MathemaVcs
and
Science
PCS
27%
11%
Paul
PCS
Hope
Community
PCS
-­‐
Tolson
11%
Least
Improved
(%
change
of
rate
SY12
to
SY13)
NaVonal
Collegiate
Prep
PCS
-­‐11%
-­‐10%
Maya
Angelou
PCS
-­‐
Evans
High
SepVma
Clark
PCS
-­‐7%
Lowest
In-­‐Seat
Rate
Maya
Angelou
PCS
-­‐
Evans
High
School
NaVonal
Collegiate
Prep
PCS
SepVma
Clark
PCS
Maya
Angelou
PCS
-­‐
Evans
Middle
School
Eagle
Academy
PCS-­‐
McGogney
Perry
Street
Prep
PCS
Hospitality
PCS
07/31/13
75%
80%
83%
83%
83%
85%
86%
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4. Why
focus
on
In-­‐Seat
A:endance?
DC-­‐CAS
results
ARE
correlated
with
In-­‐Seat
A:endance
Rate
(Campus
analysis)
100%
R2
=
0.38
2013
DC-­‐CAS
Composite
(campus
level)
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
2012-­‐13
In-­‐Seat
A:endance
07/31/13
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5. Why
focus
on
In-­‐Seat
A:endance?
DC-­‐CAS
results
are
NOT
correlated
with
Truancy
Rate
(Campus
analysis)
2013
DC-­‐CAS
Composite
Proficiency
Rate
(by
campus)
90%
80%
70%
R2
=
0.18
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Truancy
Rate
9/13/13
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6. Why
focus
on
In-­‐Seat
A:endance?
Student
Learning
is
Compromised
When
Student
Misses
More
than
10
Days
of
School,
unexcused
and
excused
Percent
Scoring
Proficient
or
Advanced
Percent
of
Students
scoring
Proficient
or
Advanced
in
Reading
DC
CAS
by
Number
of
Absences
(SY
2012
data)
70%
60%
50%
56%
54%
50%
51%
48%
40%
40%
30%
44%
39%
33%
Reading
All
35%
32%
29%
Reading
Unexcused
Reading
Excused
20%
10%
0%
0
to
9
Absent
Types
10
to
15
Absent
Types
16
to
25
Absent
Types
26+
Absent
Types
07/31/13
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7.
Student
Absences
by
Days
(The
remaining
slides
will
focus
on
unexcused
absences.
PCSB
is
dedicated
to
supporVng
the
city
in
its
efforts
at
reducing
truancy.)
Number
and
Percent
of
K-­‐12
Students
by
Days
of
Unexcused
Absences
Charter
Sector
Average
#
with
with
#
with
%
with
#
with
%
with
#
with
%
with
with
%
with
%
#
0
days
0
days
1-­‐5
days
1-­‐5
days
6-­‐10
days
6-­‐10
days
11-­‐20
days
11-­‐20
days
21+
days
21+
days
3433
13%
10814
42%
6470
25%
4131
16%
1933
8%
07/31/13
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8. A:endance
Policies
LEAs
set
their
own
a:endance
policies.
PCSB
conducts
periodic
audits
to
ensure
LEAs
are
abiding
by
these
policies.
•
•
•
•
•
•
86%
of
LEAs
require
at
least
a
parent
note
(or
doctor
note)
to
be
excused
59%
of
LEAs
require
a
doctor
note
either
from
the
start
or
aSer
X
number
of
days
7%
of
LEAs
remove
students
from
class
for
tardies
(tardy
hall,
sent
home)
70%
of
LEAs
have
consequences
for
tardies
(in-­‐school
disciplinary
acVon,
detenVon,
loss
of
privileges,
exclusion
from
acVviVes,
parental
contact,
conferences,
X
tardies
equal
1
absence,
other
school-­‐based
consequences
or
intervenVons)
16%
of
LEAs
suspend
or
expel
for
tardies
77%
of
LEAs
have
disciplinary
consequences
for
unexcused
absences
(in-­‐school
disciplinary
acVon,
detenVon,
loss
of
privileges,
exclusion
from
acVviVes,
parental
contact,
conferences,
other
school-­‐based
consequences
or
intervenVons)
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9. PCSB
Goal:
Improve
data
processes
and
transparency
to
assist
schools
in
reducing
truancy
Truancy:
students
ages
5-­‐13
with
10+
days
of
unexcused
absences;
ages
14-­‐17
with
25+
days
2012-­‐2013
Charter
Sector
Average
:
19%
(up
from
18%
in
SY
2011-­‐2012)
• LEAs
have
been
working
to
improve
their
excused
and
unexcused
absence
tracking
systems
and
create
more
standardized
excused
absence
policies
Lowest
Rates
CreaVve
Minds
InternaVonal
PCS
Washington
LaVn
PCS-­‐
Middle
School*
Washington
Yu
Ying
PCS
Tree
of
Life
PCS
Washington
LaVn
PCS
-­‐
Upper
School*
Paul
PCS
Center
City
PCS-­‐
Brightwood
Thurgood
Marshall
Academy
PCS
Washington
MathemaVcs
Science
Technology
PCS*
KIPP
DC
PCS
-­‐
College
Prep
Roots
PCS
*These
schools
were
audited
by
PCSB
to
ensure
data
quality
0%
0%
0%
0%
1%
1%
1%
2%
2%
2%
2%
07/31/13
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10. Highest
Truancy
rates
(and
their
corresponding
In-­‐Seat
A[endance
rates)
Highest
Truancy
Rate
DC
Scholars
PCS
William
E.
Doar,
Jr.
PCS
Community
Academy
PCS
-­‐
Amos
III
Maya
Angelou
PCS
-­‐
Evans
Middle
School
Hope
Community
PCS
-­‐
Lamond
Community
Academy
PCS
-­‐
Amos
II
SepVma
Clark
PCS
Imagine
Southeast
PCS
Howard
Road
Academy
PCS
-­‐
Howard
Road
Perry
Street
Prep
PCS*
65%
64%
59%
59%
54%
53%
50%
49%
48%
42%
In-­‐Seat
Rate
90%
88%
89%
83%
90%
88%
83%
90%
91%
85%
*These
schools
were
audited
by
PCSB
to
ensure
data
quality
• PCSB
believes
increased
city-­‐wide
a[enVon
given
to
truancy
has
improved
data
quality
• PCSB
audited
schools
with
unusual
data
trends
to
ensure
accuracy
of
data
submission
• Some
schools
with
tough
excused
absence
policies
in
turn
have
high
truancy
rates
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11. PCSB’s
role
in
addressing
chronic
absenteeism:
-­‐Policies
that
focus
on
improvement
of
a:endance
-­‐Citywide
CollaboraVon
PCSB
Truancy
Policy
• Reduce
absenteeism
by
helping
schools
focus
resources
on
families
who
need
the
most
help
while
allowing
schools
to
show
improvements
within
the
school
year.
• PCSB
idenVfies
cohorts
of
students
by
quarter
that
have
exceeded
10
unexcused
absences
(in
future,
may
change
this
to
“absent”)
• School
must
reduce
the
number
of
addiVonal
absences
for
the
cohort
while
prevenVng
new
students
from
being
idenVfied
Citywide
CollaboraVon
• Data
sharing
with
other
agencies
in
DC
to
assist
them
in
implemenVng
their
truancy
policies
(CFSA)
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12. PCSB’s
role
in
addressing
chronic
absenteeism
:
A:endance
Dashboards
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