I agree with you, Flora. Thank you for your feedback. Have a great weekend.
Donna
Sent from Donna Moseley
On Aug 6, 2016, at 5:17 AM, Work
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
This still needs many many many discussions in my opinion.
Period attendance or school attendance in general in my opinion based on what I
understand is NOT the same as the 'attendance' that they want to teach for
students for this new bill.
School attendance vs being present is not the same thing. Before vendors or we
start making changes to how we take 'school' attendance I think more
conversations need to be had.
We too are NOT doing anything different this year since it is a pilot year and
as Wanda has said we are not reporting school attendance any differently than
before.
We don't have the time and energy to put man hours into something that know one
really know how to do or track only to find out it was all reported wrong.
All of us wasted too much time the past two years in reporting SLO student data
only to have it changed how it's report to the DOE -- we are not making that
same mistake again. We don't have the time or resources to spend on something
that they don't know how to 'process' on their end or to know who it will
impact us.
I hope what I'm trying to convey makes sense.
Bless those who will spend a year trying to figure it out! We will follow to
lead of others and go from there when it's time to actually report it and
hopefully learn from their mistakes.
flora
(Excuse typos, responding from mobile device)
On Aug 5, 2016, at 9:42 AM, Donna Moseley
<moseley.donna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:moseley.donna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Thank you, Theresa.
From: gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Theresa Beckum
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 9:33 AM
To: gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gsis_admins] Re: FW: Attendance data
Bibb is taking period attendance in MS but not due to SB 364. We started this
last year. It's a mess. Since our schools have different schedules due to their
connections being 90 min we have had to use different schedule structures for
each grade level.
We are not doing period attendance in ES but dread having to do it because we
suspect we will have to use different schedule structures for them as well.
From: gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Moseley
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 8:28 AM
To: gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gsis_admins] Re: FW: Attendance data
Good morning, are any of your districts taking period attendance in elementary
and middle schools? If so, do you have a policy/procedures for them. It has
been quite the fiasco here in Newton Co. Any assistance is appreciated. Donna
From: gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[mailto:gsis_admins-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Epperson
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:37 PM
To: gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gsis_admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gsis_admins] FW: Attendance data
FYI
Thank you,
Denise Epperson
Administrative Technology
Griffin-Spalding County Schools
770-229-3710 x 10315
770-229-3708
From: Wanda Jones <WaJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:WaJones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: July 27, 2016 at 1:11:06 PM EDT
To: Josh Griffis <josh.griffis@xxxxxxxx<mailto:josh.griffis@xxxxxxxx>>
Subject: RE: Attendance data
Hi Josh,
No, there are no changes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Griffis [mailto:josh.griffis@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 12:59 PM
To: Wanda Jones
Subject: Attendance data
Based on the changes in SB364, will there be any changes to how we report
attendance this year?
Thanks,
Josh