Student Absentee Liaison
Mercer Island, Wa
Secretary, Mercer Island High School. Identify and work with students who are of attendance concern with the goal of improving attendance. I engage students, parents, teachers, counselors, the community, and administrators to best support students.Developed an absenteeism intervention system built in PBIS, MTSS, and trauma-informed practices. Tracked and aliased student data to look for patterns. The goal was to be doing preventive work.I was fortunate enough to attend a multi-year equity, diversity, and inclusion training which was very informative and eye opening. I also did a lot of informal self-directed study on adolescent mental health and brain development to support the most positive outcomes of my students. You know the drill, it’s really all about relationships and rapport. A great teacher told us, if students WANT to come to school, they will. The data tell us a connection to an adult is the best protective factor from absenteeism. Prevention is better than the cure, so I figured it made the most sense to do my best to be understanding and be responsive to my students. This lead to candy giveaways and bubble machines. Need I say more?Finished at $29.xx/hr