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ISLLC Stage 2 Summary

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ISLLC Standard II: The Culture of Teaching and Learning

Sub Goal: Identify strengths and those in need of improvement of the CSI department and entrance criteria as it relates to the learning program at Colonial Road School for 4th & 5th graders.

Activity II.A:

Collect and analyze CSI Student Attendance Rates and Create an Improvement Plan.

Artifact II.A: Summary of the current attendance data, list of areas needing improvement in attendance, goals, and improvement plan to be implemented

Summary of the Current Attendance Data:

After collecting CSI student attendance data from 2014-2015, it is apparent that student attendance is a contributing factor to our student learning concerns. Focusing on students that were enrolled in CSI, and …show more content…

“zero period.” Teachers have expressed concerns about those students that are tardy at extreme rates, because they are missing the majority of their CSI instruction. For example, Mrs. Steines had Sebastian G. in her 3rd grade CSI class, and he was tardy 80 times. He was only absent from school on 2 occasions. This student had a transportation issue due to his parents working during the day, and his carpooling situation was not reliable. Although the teacher attempted to communicate with Sebastian’s parents and find another way for Sebastian to get to school early, he continued to be tardy the majority of the time. All students with excessive tardy rates experienced significant difficulty getting to school during zero …show more content…

Tardies ranged from 0-83 times. Upon analyzing this attendance data it becomes clear that student tardy rates significantly impact student performance in CSI classes.

Areas Needing Improvement:

Student tardy rates have significantly hindered their attendance at CSI zero period classes. This has affected student achievement levels, and the rate at which students are retained in the CSI program, thus leading to a high student retention rate in CSI from year to year. This also results in large CSI class sizes that are not beneficial to student learning. In addition, when interviewing CSI teachers, it is apparent that numerous attempts were made to communicate with parents and remedy the attendance problem, however students continued to show up late to school, or miss zero period completely.

After analyzing attendance data, as well as speaking with CSI teachers regarding these concerns, it is clear that the CSI schedule needs to be changed so that student attendance rates improve. There are individual students whose overall school attendance is satisfactory, but who struggle to attend classes that take place before school for a variety of reasons (most often related to transportation/parent work schedules).

Goals/Improvement Plan to Be Implemented:

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