Attendance Strategies (Baltimore City thru FY16) Annual

Program Summary

Strategy to implement and support evidence-based practices to address truancy and chronic absenteeism by offering challenge grants during School Year 2015-16 building off of the partnership with the Baltimore Education Research Consortium, and research findings from FY15.

Target Population

Baltimore City Schools with chronic absenteeism challenges successfully applying to the grant program.

Measures

BCCO

How much: # of neighborhoods impacted, based on the community statistical area in which the granted schools are located (Annual)

2016

BCCO

How much: # of capacity building hours spent at each funded school (Annual)

2016

114

BCCO

How much: # of partners collaborating on the grant project for each funded school (Annual)

2016

BCCO

How well: % of neighborhoods represented among the funded schools (Annual)

2016

29%

BCCO

How well: % of schools receiving at least three hours of capacity building support (Annual)

2016

100%

BCCO

How well: % of schools adding at least one new partner (Annual

2016

79%

BCCO

Better off: % of target students (in schools receiving a climate grant focused on reducing chronic absence) who gained 1 week (5 days) of instruction time over their prior year’s attendance. (Annual)

BCCO

Better off: % of schools collaborating on the transitions grant that successfully reduce their chronic absence rate in Pre-K and K over the prior year’s rate (Annual)

BCCO

How much: # of sources included in literature review - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

BCCO

How much: # of strong attendance schools examined - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

BCCO

How much: # of attendance research team meetings held - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

BCCO

How much: # school attendance teams trained with attendance strategy research findings - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

BCCO

How well: % of research recommendations adopted for FY16 as Community Schools best practice and/or policy - (Annual) - RETIRED

BCCO

How well: % of Community School Site Coordinators with increased knowledge of best practices in supporting school attendance - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

80%

BCCO

How well: % of Community Schools that have developed FY16 plans that incorporate attendance research findings - (Annual) - RETIRED

FY 2015

100%

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