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Impacts of consistent attendance

Regular school attendance and engagement builds a strong foundation for early learners. 

Long term positive outcomes, such as higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates and higher rates of enrollment in college are linked to children with consistent attendance patterns (National Forum on Education Statistics, 2018). When children attend early learning programs regularly, they have a greater chance of mastering grade-level skills which become the foundation for the next grade level. A child is considered chronically absent when they miss roughly 18 days or more of school.

Many county and district programs are available to support families with meeting needs that may be impacting attendance.

You can create strong attendance routines at home!

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The Steps to Success Outreach and Attendance Toolkit for Schools contains multilingual resources to support your school's current early learning outreach and attendance plans.

Click on the headings below to download resources.

Outreach and Attendance Toolkit
The Steps to Success Outreach and Attendance Toolkit is a resource for school leaders that can be used to inform school site efforts to address enrollment and attendance. The toolkit contains: key research and statistics on the value of consistent attendance and early learning enrollment, key messaging suggestions developed in collaboration with county families, outreach and attendance resources, checklists, and templates available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

TK Outreach Resources
Resources have been developed to support community messaging about TK eligibility. Schools can download social media posts, images, and a TK Information Night PPT.

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Early Learning YouTube Playlist
Access short videos that answer frequently asked questions about early learning and early learning enrollment in ���߲�����. New videos about various early learning topics are added each month.

Early learning family night
Early Learning Family Night is an event that can be hosted before the first day of school in order to familiarize families and their incoming preschool, TK, K children with the campus, teachers, and staff. The event consists of activities held across the campus in a scavenger hunt format. Download the campus signs, PPT presentation, and scavenger hunt tracker for this event. Additional campus activities for the event can be found in the toolkit.

Outreach letter templates
Download outreach templates for potential families in order to inform them about enrollment in early learning programs at your school or district.

Flyers
Access editable open enrollment flyers and flyers containing information about the diversity of early learning options within ���߲����� (contains enrollment links).

Parent ambassador tools
Families with children already enrolled in your school can be great resources when speaking to prospective parents. Download editable parent ambassador recruitment letters and talking points.

School tour toolkit
School tours can be helpful with engaging interested families and caregivers. Access a sample agenda, checklist, and PPT to create a virtual or in-person school tour.

Social media images
Access social media images that can be modified to fit the communications needs of your school. Examples of posts can be found within the Outreach and Attendance Toolkit.

Site-level attendance resources
The Outreach and Attendance Toolkit contains links to site-level attendance resources created by our partners at attendanceworks.org. The toolkit contains links to the “Bringing Attendance Home Toolkit,” back to school letter template, social media ideas, and infographics.

Classroom-level attendance resources
Classroom culture is the sum of many key contributing factors and makes an impact on student attendance. Children who are engaged, see their culture in the classroom, are supported emotionally, have tools to communicate their needs, and trust adults, are more likely to both attend school and externalize frustrations in more constructive ways. Connecting families with community resources that support their ability to bring their children to school is also key. The Outreach and Attendance Toolkit contains resources for classroom level attendance, including:

• Key factors checklist - A list of guiding questions to help you identify key factors that may be impacting attendance
• Resources and learning opportunities brought to you by the ���ԲԴDZ����پ��DzԲ� ��DZ��������ǰ����پ�����​ and California Preschool Instructional Network
• Family Partnerships and Culture best practices created by the California Department of Education
• ���߲�����’s Professional Learning Catalog - Learn about the many learning opportunities provided by the ���߲����� Office of Education to support your attendance and outreach efforts.

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Childcare Resource & Referral Program

As of July 1st, 2020 the ���߲����� Office of Education is proud to serve our community as the new Resource and Referral for ���߲�����. 

You can also get assistance with finding programs by contacting the Childcare Resource and Referral:
Email: childcarescc@sccoe.org / Phone: 669-212-KIDS (5437)​

Public School Enrollment

���߲�����'s public schools are committed to providing high-quality preschool, transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten programming. To learn about enrolling your child in an early learning program, use the "Where to to enroll in early learning and care" tab​.

TK-12 public education programs are free and open to all regardless of immigration status. Attending school and participating in school nutrition programs will not impact a child's or family member's immigration status.

The application and enrollment periods for public charter schools vary but generally take place between December and March.  A charter school must accept all students who wish to attend unless the school has limited space. When the number of students who wish to attend a charter school exceeds the school's capacity, attendance is determined by a public random drawing. Use this link to access SCCBOE-authorized charter school websites for specific information about applications, lotteries, and enrollment.

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To learn more about inclusive early learning in ���߲�����, contact the WarmLine. The IC WarmLine offers FREE support, information and referrals for including students of all ages with disabilities and other needs in your community. Offered in English, Spanish and Vietnamese (and other languages as needed), contact the Warmline at WarmlineRemoteLearning@sccoe.org or by phone at 408-453-665. You can also visit the Innovations Collaborative website to learn more.

Early Start Program

The ���߲����� Early Start Program serves children with many disabilities, including developmental delays, hearing impairments, vision impairments, motor impairments, autism and multiple disabilities. ESP builds upon and provides support and resources to family members and caregivers to enhance children's learning and development through everyday learning opportunities. Click here to learn more.