How do districts report truancy petitions and data to OSPI?
School districts are responsible for reporting truancy petitions and other truancy actions to OSPI through the Comprehensive Education Data and Research System, otherwise known as CEDARS. The required data reporting elements can be found in CEDARS guidance, specifically in the 2023-23 Appendix F – Student Attributes and Programs. Districts are required to report the following truancy actions:
- 50: Truancy Petition Filed in Juvenile Court
- 51: Referral to a Community Engagement Board
- 52: Truancy - Other Coordinated Means of Intervention
- 53: Truancy - A Hearing in the Juvenile Court
- 54: Truancy - Other Less Restrictive Disposition
- 55: Truancy - Detention for Failure to Comply with Court Order
- 75: Truancy Referral
Do districts fill out a form to get reimbursed for truancy petitions?
No. As of July 1, 2021, school districts are no longer required to submit a form to OSPI's Apportionment office with the number of truancy petitions filed in order to be reimbursed for work associated with truancy.
OSPI will announce funding distributions for this school year (2022-23) later in May 2023.
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As a part of the OSPI Re-Envisioning Truancy Project, we are looking to hear from students and families with lived experience of the truancy process.
Our Ask: Please share the invitation (below) and flier with youth and families who have experienced the truancy process in the last three years.
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You can find more information about which specific youth and families we are hoping to talk with in this FAQ for youth and families as well as more details about the project.
Translations: We are translating the outreach materials and interest form into the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Arabic, Marshallese, Chuukese, Dari, Pashto. If you are looking for translations in any of these, please email AttendanceWA@air.org and we will follow up when they are available.
Invitation for Youth & Families
Hello!
I want to invite you to share your thoughts and experiences on how we can make the truancy system better in Washington state. The agency in charge of education in our state, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), cares about what you have to say.
If you or someone in your family has experienced unexcused absences, a truancy petition, or a community engagement board, we want to hear from you. We want to hear your ideas so we can make changes to the rules and policies on how truancy is handled.
If you're interested, you can fill out an interest form. The research team will get in touch with you to learn more about your experiences. Thanks for considering this opportunity to help improve the truancy system!
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Looking for spring attendance incentive ideas? Our Attendance & Reengagement partners at ESD 123 have put together a few resources for you. They include:
Check out the full list here: School Wide Attendance Incentives and Engagement: Spring 2023
Resources created and provided by Malorie Kahl, ESD Attendance & Reengagement Coordinator and Emily Raab, Reengagement Specialist at ESD 123.
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Attendance has been and continues to be greatly impacted as we begin to wrap up the first pandemic recovery school year.
FutureEd and Attendance Works have updated the Playbook to reflect schools’ realities during and after the pandemic.
As your team's review attendance data and plan your tiered responses to address attendance and engagement, consider these newly updated evidence-based strategies.
Find the Attendance Playbook here.
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Save the Date & Presenter Invitation
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We are excited to announce the 20th Annual Becca Conference on October 12 & 13th, 2023. We are looking for suggestions, ideas and proposals for speakers, topics and panelists.
Please use this link to share your ideas and submit a proposal..
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 The WARNS WSU Team has developed vignettes to support school districts to use the WARNS tool with students experiencing truancy.
Vignettes, or short narratives/stories, portraying how each WARNS domain may manifest in the lives of students, have been developed in consultation with a WARNS advisory panel and team of young creative writers. They were developed to support conversations between the school professional (e.g., counselor, attendance specialist) and the student regarding their current situation at school, at home, and in the community.
This addition to the WARNS tools will be released in Fall 2023.
Visit the WARNS Information Website for more information.
Relationships All Year Round: Nurturing Showing Up
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Attendance Works second Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar will focus on the importance of intentionally cultivating caring relationships with students and families, over time, as a crucial foundation for engagement. Speakers will explore barriers to showing up and how they are using data to determine what works given new realities.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 12pm-1:30pm
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Justice for Girls Coalition of Washington State is offering a free online training program that is designed to enhance and refresh the skills of those working with girl* and gender-expansive youth who have experienced trauma and who interact with multiple systems.
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