Overview
We appreciate your interest in learning more about how to improve attendance and reduce absenteeism in one of the most valuable roles, teachers. As you are aware, teacher absenteeism in Minneapolis Public Schools is a challenge that has existed for many years. While we recognize the issue, we want to tackle the problem from a slightly different lens than in prior years.
The Teacher Absenteeism Training Series is broken up into four parts and covers the following:
The four common factors that contribute to teacher absenteeism
The impact of teacher absenteeism in MPS
How to shape/re-shape culture as a means of managing absenteeism
How to conduct corrective discipline
Target Audience: School Leaders
Duration: 30 minutes
When completing this series for the first time, it is recommended that you follow each of the parts consecutively to gain a greater understanding of teacher absenteeism.
Introduction
Contents
Part 1: What’s at the Core?
The four common factors that contribute to absenteeism include: culture, climate, leadership, and accountability.
Part 2: The Impact in MPS
We will identify the most common days and months in which teachers are absent and the impact that it has on our students.
Part 3: Shape/Re-Shape Your Culture
There are four strategies to help shape/re-shape the culture of your team: awareness, education, engagement, and reward.
Part 4: Corrective Discipline
Corrective Discipline is a form of progressive coaching designed to further document and address the unwanted behavior, coach/collaborate with the employee on ways to improve, while putting the employee on formal notice that you are taking action.