SMALL GROUP ACTION PLAN - Example

School Name Pontiac High School

Group Name Why Attendance Matters
Goal (SMART format) Increase attendance rate by 5% by next school year (Attendance = 8% lower than
state average)
Target Group Students with 5 or more excused/unexcused absences
Data to Identify Data from MI school profile website and attendance records at school
Students

Process Data Outcome Data

(Projected (Achievement,
ASCA Domain & number of Perception Data attendance and/or
School Standard (Mindsets Outline of Group Sessions to Resources students (Type of surveys to behavior data to be
Counselor(s) & Behaviors) be Delivered Needed affected) be used) collected) Project Start/End
Paige A:A1.2 Display 1. What is hindering Find books on 82% Look at school Outcome data Oct. 25 start
Sparkman a positive success and causing attendance attendance attendance will be collected date – Dec 11
interest in chronic interventions/ compared to records also by viewing next end date
learning A:A1.3 absenteeism chronic state average survey teachers semesters
2. Importance of absenteeism of 90%. to see if they attendance Data will be
Take pride in
attendance for have concerns records: did the collected again
work and
being successful Identify the regarding any attendance for in June (end of
achievement 3. Taking pride in your 18% of specific these specific school year)
A:A2.1 Apply work and education students students students
time- 4. Taking who are attendance improve?
management responsibility for chronically
and task- self as a young adult absent
management – it is your
skills responsibility to be
A:A2.3 Use here!
communications 5. Time management
skills to know – how not to fall
when and how behind and create
vicious cycle
to ask for help
6. Conclusion: What
when needed
have we learned?
A:A3.1 Take Share resources to
responsibility help be more
for their actions successful