Summary: <p><img src="//TeachingLearningLeadingK12.podbean.com/mf/web/qcrw5i/businessman_300.png" alt="businessman_300.png" width="300" height="300"></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Attendance, part 2 - Paying attention and following up.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This is a continuation of <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/attendance-158/">episode 158</a> where I talked about the importance of taking attendance. I have seen adults take forever to determine if all kids are in class or not. You do not want it to waste instructional time. During that <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/attendance-158/">episode</a>, I had my 3 Don'ts and 4 Do's and then gave my 4 Final Thoughts.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I review those today or you can go back to <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/attendance-158/">158</a> to hear more.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">My focus for this episode though is to connect taking attendance with something that nobody may ever say that you need to do this but you need to. This content fits well with <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/not-my-job-155/">Not My Job parts 1</a> and <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/not-my-job-part-2-156/">2</a> (episodes <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/not-my-job-155/">155 </a>and <a href="http://teachinglearningleadingk12.podbean.com/e/not-my-job-part-2-156/">156</a>). Because whether you are told to or not it is part of your job. It is part of your responsibility as the classroom teacher.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">You need to pay attention and follow up.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">When kids are absent, don't just mark them absent, create a reminder to connect with the child when he returns. This means that when the next day arrives and the kid is not in school you now remember that he was absent the day before. When you hit two days, that day you should call home. Say, "Hey, I noticed that Steve was out for two days and I was hoping all was ok."</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sounds simple enough but you will hear me tell you a story about a child who is able to skip school and nobody paid attention or followed-up.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">After listening, I hope that you recognize that you need to pay attention and follow-up.</span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><br> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Length - 22:44</span></p>
