blackboard connect webinar - improving attendance to increase funding and student success
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Educators agree that a child who maintains a solid attendance record is twice as likely to graduate from high school. The direct correlation between attendance and graduation rates as well as attendance and state-level funding are vitally important to the success of students, schools and districts. The Blackboard Connect™ and AlertNow™ solutions help thousands of school leaders throughout the US to overcome truancy issues such as low average daily attendance. Targeted communications to parents about their child’s absenteeism have proven to solidify enrollment numbers. Join us as K-12 school leaders share their successes using Blackboard Connect and AlertNow solutions to improve attendance by: • Informing parents of daily absenteeism/truancies/tardiness • Reinforcing district attendance standards • Encouraging teachers and administrators to take a proactive approach to improving enrollment Join Angela Shelley, Assistant Director of Public Information at Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Denise Angevine, Enrollment Specialist in New Hanover County Schools and James Cernanec Director of Application Development and Support at White Hat Management as they share the unique ways they are using Blackboard’s mass communication solutions to improve student attendance and increase funding.TRANSCRIPT
Improve Student Success and Increase Funding Through Increased Student Attendance
Angela Shelley
Assistant Director for Public Information
Denise Angevine
Enrollment Specialist
Jim CernanecDirector Application Development and Support
Mobile Education & Connectivity
Multi-Modal Mass
Communication
Campus Commerce &
Security
Web Based Teaching &
Learning
Synchronous Learning &
Collaboration
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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn
• Empower district leadership to communicate directly and effectively
• Engage parents in their child’s academic progress
• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience
Goals
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• Providing leadership to keep your schools Safe and Secure
• Improving your Attendance and Enforcing Accountability
• Enhancing your students’ achievement with
greater Parental Involvement
• Increasing your Funding
• Strengthening your Educational Continuity
Connecting Your District
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• Fully-hosted communication and alert solution reaches millions in minutes through Voice, Email, SMS, Text, TTY, Wireless, and PDA capabilities
• Serves over 5,000 clients in K-12, Higher Education, and Government
• 500 million plus messages delivered in 2009
• 99.99% uptime, serving:– 1 in 3 K-12 students– 1 in 6 Higher Ed students– 10.5 million+ citizens
Blackboard’s Mass Communication In Action
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THE BEST SERVICE FOR YOUR DISTRICT
Connect AlertNowProven, reliable and secure
Industry leading service satisfactionPlatinum client care program
Connect for Teachers
Automated weather alerts Access parent portal
Map-based message delivery Flexible survey module
Building block integration: Bb Learn Multiple language translation
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Attendance – Critical to your Success• Blackboard supports your
district’s efforts to raise attendance (ADA, single count day, count period)
• Over 12 million attendance messages sent during the 2009 school year
• Seamless integration with your student information system
CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD
Blackboard Connect Client Spotlight
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C-FB ISD Demographics
• Located just north of Dallas, TX
• 26,000 students in 40 schools
• 79% minority enrollment
• 59% free and reduced lunch
• 23% limited English population
One Goal in C-FB
• High Achievement for all students – Continuously improve the learning
environment for students and staff
– Our results target is to increase our attendance rate from 96.1% to 96.4%
• An increase of 1% equals $1.4 million
Blackboard Connect in C-FB
• Launched Blackboard Connect in 2006
• Need for attendance messaging drove the decision
Attendance Messages
• In Texas, attendance is directly linked to district funds
• An increase of 1% equals $1.4 million
• Examples –– H1N1
– Changes in immunization laws
Turner High School
• 1,975 students
• 83% minority enrollment
• 66% free and reduced lunch
Turner High SchoolCombined Tardies and Attendance
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11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
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2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
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Combined Tardiesand Attendance
Turner High School
• Tardies decreased from 2.3% to 0.6%
• Absences and tardies combined decreased from 4.4% to 3.4%
Communications
• Key tool to communicate
• Increases parental involvement
• Makes our jobs easier– Extracurricular activities
– Social Media
NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS
Blackboard AlertNow Client Spotlight
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Denise Angevine, NHCS Enrollment Specialist
New Hanover County New Hanover County SchoolsSchools
• Nestled between the Cape Fear River and Atlantic Ocean, New Hanover County is located of the southeast coast of North Carolina.
• NHCS is the public school district for Wilmington, Castle Hayne and Carolina, Kure and Wrightsville Beaches.
• NHCS serves 24,500 students in grades PK – 12 in 43 schools.
• 3,950 total employees• 52.9% student eligible for free
and reduced lunch (May 2010)
NHCS
District InformationDistrict Information 25 - Elementary Schools 8 - Middle Schools 4 - Traditional High Schools
3 - Pre Kindergarten Schools 2 - Early College High Schools Performance Learning Center
23 of the 43 schools are Title 1 eligible
White 80.56 Black 7.19 Multi 4.90 Hispanic 4.08 Asian/Pacific Islander
1.80 American Indian 1.47
Student Diversity:
NHCS Adopts Alert NowNHCS Adopts Alert NowAlert Now was adopted in 2000.The New Hanover County School Crisis
Management and Response Team previewed Alert Now at a State Safety Conference. This team purchased Alert Now initially for use during a school specific crisis or school wide crisis.
In 2007, School Principals were trained on Alert Now to send messages.
Uses of AlertNowUses of AlertNow
Schools use Alert Now to notify parents:◦ School Functions
◦ Health Concerns◦ School Bus delays◦ End of Course/End of Grade Testing◦ Safety/Security Issues◦ Attendance
NHCS uses Alert Now to notify parents of district-wide emergency closings, delays or district wide events.
Attendance CallsTwo attendance calls are sent daily via Alert Now
Safety Call◦ Every morning between 9:00 a.m.– 10:00 a.m.
All schools except PLC and Early College HS
After School Call◦ Middle and high schools send this
call out daily to students who have missed all or part of the day
Attendance calls have evolved since implementation:
Safety Call◦ Now uses multiple language feature◦ Text to Speech feature to include child’s name
Afternoon Call ◦ Text to Speech feature to include child’s
name, date and which period(s) were missed during the day
Message from Alert Now…Jane Doe 5/18/10 1st Block
Attendance DataAttendance Data
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91.5
92
92.5
93
93.5
94
94.5
2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010
Before Alert Now After Alert Now
PLATINUM TECHNOLOGIES Blackboard AlertNow Client Spotlight
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DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS?
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Angela Shelley, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Denise Angevine, New Hanover County Schools
Jim Cernanec
Blackboard Connect
www.blackboard.com/connectfork12
(800)-213-7168
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Thank You!