ATTENDANCE AND CONTRACTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES > Pupil Services& Attendance Counselor Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Welcoming Environment Scrutinize Your School Attitude Does it Discourage Attendance? Do we have hidden messages? ADA loss occurs when students are told: Stay home, you don’t need to take a final! Stay home, you’ve already failed! Stay home, you cause too much trouble! Stay home, we don’t need you on campus during finals! Encourage students to attend on daily basis Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Laws Related to Attendance Taking and Record Keeping Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

E.C Teacher Responsibility There shall be recorded in each state school register the absence and attendance of each pupil enrolled in the classes taught by the teacher keeping the register or on whose behalf the register is kept and any additional information required by the State Department of Education. Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Recording of Attendance Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

EC General Provisions Attendance in all schools and classes shall be recorded and kept according to regulations prescribed by the State Board of Education, subject to the provisions of this chapter (Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010) Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

C.C.R. Title 5 Section Reports by School Districts The governing board of each applicable school district shall report information in accordance with instructions provided on forms furnished and prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for making the following determinations Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Reports List Such reports shall be filed with, and at the same time as, average daily attendance reports are required to be filed under the provisions of Education Code Section for the “second period” report for the Second Principal Apportionment. (Reg. 77, No. 39) Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

E.C Failure to Make Reports Any principal, teacher, employee, or school officer of any elementary or secondary school who refuses or willfully neglects to make such reports as are required by law is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not more than on hundred dollars ($100). (Stats. 1976, Ch , 1) Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Standards of Quality and Effectiveness for Prefessional Teacher Preparation Programs Standard 9b Each candidate uses computer applications to manage records (e.g. grade book, attendance and assessment records and to communicate through printed media..) Standard 16.2 Develop and maintain student competency and records Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

UTLA Contract Article IX- Hours, Duties and Work Year f Other Professional Duties “Each employee is responsible not only for classroom duties…for which properly credentialed, but also for all related professional duties. Such professional duties include…communicating and conferring with pupils, parents, staff and administrators; maintaining appropriate records…” Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Enter Attendance for Teachers Update Attendance as a Teacher MiSiS Attendance Job Aids Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

MiSiS DOCUMENTATION It is the Responsibility of the Teacher/ Substitute Teacher to submit attendance daily Electronically report attendance during first 15 minutes (of every period-SECONDARY SCHOOLS) Report attendance on paper rosters and submit to Attendance Office (by > am) Verify period-by-period attendance submission- SECONDARY SCHOOLS Troubleshoot connectivity issues-Complete Teacher Discrepancy Memo and return to the Attendance Office (by > am) Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

1292 Attendance Procedures for Elementary and Secondary Schools Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

Background Senate Bill (SB) 727 enacted July 1, 1998 reimburses public schools for actual in-seat student attendance. The legislation also omits “apportionment absences,” (regardless of the reason for the absence) as a means of calculating attendance for reimbursement. State law provides that students who attend school during any part of the school day may generate state revenues, so long as they are not marked absent for the entire school day. p. 2 Period-By-Period Attendance Accounting: On July 13, 2004 the LAUSD School Board authorized the Superintendent to restructure the manner in which student attendance is reported and to implement a system of period-by-period reporting at secondary schools. The period-by-period reporting is intended to improve accountability for each individuals student’s attendance, as well as to ensure the accuracy of the District’s actual attendance numbers. Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved

School Organization The school principal shall meet annually with attendance staff and other related personnel to develop, review and implement school-wide attendance practices consistent with the policies set forth in this bulletin and with Student Attendance Policy Bulletin No. 1287, October 26, The principal is responsible for the registration, enrollment and attendance of all students at all schools under his or her supervision. Every school shall have a formal, written, proactive attendance plan for the improvement of student and staff attendance. Copyright-2015 © Los Angeles Unified School District – All rights reserved