1. Lenawee County Public School Absenteeism December, 2014

2. 10 or more days absent!

3. Absenteeism in the First 20 days of School, 2014-2015

4. It’s about learning!

5. Questions from eSchool Users Group, September 25, 2014 How is the current absences being calculated by the State? (AM/PM, hour, location) What behavior should count as an absence? (excused/unexcused)? What decisions will be made with the attendance data? What will occur with the new truancy officer? What types of coding currently existing behind the attendance codes in eSchool? What educational opportunities may be useful in helping parents understand the role of attendance? What types of questions could be generated into reports for building administrators? How can teachers understand the importance of reporting attendance more effectively? How will this data be used with other data sets in DataDirector?

6. Actions for Emphasis eSchool Users Group, October 23, 2014 What behavior should count as an absence? (excused/unexcused)? What educational opportunities may be useful in helping parents understand the role of attendance? What types of questions could be generated into reports for building administrators?

7. Recommendations, December 4, 2014 Use codes that are useful, such as: Absent Medical In-School/Out-School Suspension School-related Homebound Excused Unexcused Funeral Identify agreeable thresholds for actions including: Letters/personal contact at early identification of absences based upon district policy Contact with additional resources (truancy) made after at a “countable” number of absences is identified