School Attendance Grant Awards 2009/2010
Active Fiscal Year 09/10June 2009
Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance: School Attendance Grants
These grants will support selected Consortium member districts in the implementation of data-driven plans for improving school attendance. The local school district planning process for these grants included review of local attendance data provided by the Connecticut Consortium on School Attendance and other district and school information by a district planning group. Funds under this program category will be used to support program strategies in one of the following categories.A.Making Attendance a Priority – building awareness and commitment to regular school attendance in school buildings, in homes, and in the broader community.
B.Establishing Effective Attendance Policies – ensuring that effective attendance policies are in place and enforced consistently across the district and within school buildings.
- Implementing Programs – providing best practice prevention and intervention approaches.
Plainfield Public Schools
Improving Attendance Through Credit Recovery
$64,798 / Plainfield has identified loss of credits as one significant reason for poor attendance at the high school. This project will provide an alternative plan for credit recovery that offers three options for students to remain with their class and complete high school in four years.
RegionalSchool District 13
PositiveSchool Climate and
Student Connectedness
$24,985 / By training the full faculties and staffs of the middle and high schools in the “Capturing Kids’ Hearts” approach, this project will use research-supported methods to increase attendance of students with high absence rates and decrease class time lost to behavioral issues.
Vernon Public Schools
Reaching Higher for Student
Success
$58,930 / This multi-faceted approach will provide a modified school day including bus transportation and social workers for selected high school students, the use of NovaNET online learning for credit recovery, and training for staff in the Scientific Research-Based Intervention model.
Waterbury Public Schools
Afterschool Enlightenment
$34,018 / To address attendance in the alternative education program known as the Enlightenment Program; a high-interest, high-quality, high-impact afterschool program has been planned with extensive student input. Themes include an entrepreneurial component and community service.