Research Question: In what ways can I, as classroom teacher, increase student attendance?
For several years, attendance on my campus has been the lowest in the district. Poor attendance impacts my campus in numerous ways. During these difficult financial times, districts struggle to find or recover additional sources of revenue. One source of lost revenue is student absences. Another consequence of poor attendance is poor grades and test scores. When a student is absent they miss valuable instructional time. This information is necessary to perform well on unit, semester, and standardized exams. Absent students create an additional burden for teachers. Teachers must provide make-up work or create alternative assignments for absent students. This task adds additional work to an already stressed and overworked teacher.
My research will focus on students who are chronically absent. Chronically absent is defined as a student with two or more absences during the first nine weeks. I will use attendance data in my class to identify my target population.
My ultimate goal is to increase student attendance in my classroom. I hope to identify chronically absent students using attendance data. Encourage all students to complete a questionnaire. Analyze this data. I will contact chronically absent students and their guardians and conduct an in-depth interview with the help of our campus Attendance Officer. These in-depth interviews can take place during home visits, parent-teacher meetings, or phone conversations. From this information, I will make several adjustments during the third and fourth nine weeks. I will then analyze attendance data for that time period and conduct exit phone interviews with students and parents. I hope to present findings in a district blog and during the 2011-2012 teacher in-service week.
My research will focus on students who are chronically absent. Chronically absent is defined as a student with two or more absences during the first nine weeks. I will use attendance data in my class to identify my target population.
My ultimate goal is to increase student attendance in my classroom. I hope to identify chronically absent students using attendance data. Encourage all students to complete a questionnaire. Analyze this data. I will contact chronically absent students and their guardians and conduct an in-depth interview with the help of our campus Attendance Officer. These in-depth interviews can take place during home visits, parent-teacher meetings, or phone conversations. From this information, I will make several adjustments during the third and fourth nine weeks. I will then analyze attendance data for that time period and conduct exit phone interviews with students and parents. I hope to present findings in a district blog and during the 2011-2012 teacher in-service week.
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