Attendance Plan Midvale Primary School aims to achieve quality education outcomes for all students. Research shows that success in learning is directly related to regular attendance and full participation in education programs. We promote regular attendance through: Ongoing student engagement programs and activities for children. Provision of a positive and supportive learning environment where students experience success. Positive parent communication. Responsibilities Student • Attend school regularly and on time. • If you are late, you must • Supply class teacher with a note form parent explaining each absence. Parent Ensure his/her child in in school on time every day If there is a legitimate reason for a student’s absence parent/guardians will inform the school via phone call, note to teacher or online. Prolonged absence (more than 1 day) requires a medical certificate. Teacher Accurately mark rolls twice daily. Will discuss regular absences/ lateness with admin and/or attendance officer. Attendance Officers (Rebecca Dennis and Kate Marsh) SMS automatically sent to all students recorded as absent at 9:30am daily. Daily phone contact with parents of absent students. Promotion of attendance amongst students. Raising community awareness. Ensure processes for monitoring attendance as a whole school is thorough. Notes are sent home if a note is not sent when the child has been away. Organise attendance reward days per semester. Strategies for gathering further data Identify families at risk for attendance and target those families. Print off attendance summary for all indigenous students on a weekly basis. Students with 90% or less attendance highlighted and passed on to AIEO to contact. Print off attendance summary on a fortnightly basis and contact families of students with 90% attendance or less. Students, parent and staff surveys. Incentives: Gold certificates for 100% attendance to be presented at admin assembly at the end of each semester. ( Recipient earns 50 faction points) Silver Certificates for 95% and up attendance to be presented at the same assembly. (Recipient earns 30 faction points) Certificates for significant improvements in attendance to be presented at the same assembly. (Recipient earns 15 points) Linked to end of term faction reward. An attendance reward day at the end of each year for all students who have 90% and above. Students with 100% attendance will receive extra reward time/ an additional reward. Interventions: Attendance follow up notes sent home fortnightly for all students and weekly for those at risk. Generated by admin. At risk letters are sent home each term for any child with attendance below 90%. Students below 90% attendance will have an Attendance Officer contact them for an attendance interview by phone and a letter will be sent home. The purpose of this interview is to identify the reasons for non attendance, assess assistance and resources required to re-establish attendance and to develop an Individual Attendance Plan (IAP). For example an Attendance reward plan developed between attendance officer and individual student. (Parents who cannot be contacted will be visited at home by an Attendance Officer) Home visits will be carried out by the Attendance Officers. The Retention and Participation Team (RAP) is notified of serious cases of non attendance. Where ongoing communication, an attendance interview and an IAP have not resulted in an improvement in attendance, a case conference is called. The main emphasis should be on changing the culture of non attendance and where the situation is chronic, making the parents aware of the legal process in place to address this persistent non attendance. After a Case conference the school will conduct a follow up home visit to support the family with the implementation of the IAP. The school will continue to monitor the situation. Department processes will be followed beyond this point. Whenever any action is taken it must be entered on the student’s profile on Compass. Late for School Being late affects not only your child’s attendance record and ability to learn, but it also impacts the school environment Your Child's Learning When a child is late to school, they miss out on important instruction. Every minute that a child is in school is important to their learning. When they are late, they face the challenge of trying to settle in and catch up with what other students are doing. They may struggle to understand material the teacher has already explained. Other Children's Learning Other students also suffer when a child is late to school. They have to wait to proceed with a lesson because the teacher is busy trying to catch the late child up. The interruption of a door opening into a classroom and the teacher having to address who is coming in is distracting and can cause students to lose their concentration as well. It wastes time to deal with and then recover from an interruption caused by someone coming in late to class. Preparation for Real Life Being on time to school is preparation for the world outside of school. When parents focus on punctuality, students learn that not coming to a meeting or event on time is disrespectful of other people’s time and that they miss out on important information. Ways to Prevent Lateness Have your child set out their clothes for the next day the night before. Their bag should contain all their books, supplies and homework they will need for the next day. Have school lunches prepared in advance. Ensure your child is in bed at a reasonable hour. Set the alarm 10 or 15 minutes earlier than absolutely necessary to ensure your child has enough time to get to school before the bell rings.

All undesired behaviour will result in the following behaviour process to take place: Reminder Step One - Warning Step Two - In Class Time Out Step Three - Other Class Time Out (may be repeated) Severe/Major Behaviour See the information below for further explanations of the Step Process, Good Standing, Physical Assault and Verbal Assault. Physical and Verbal Abuse Midvale Primary School has a zero-tolerance policy on physical assault of any member of the Midvale Primary School community, including students and staff at the school. Physical assault as defined by Midvale Primary School includes the purposeful and malicious intent to cause physical harm or injury to another or others. Verbal Assault as defined by Midvale Primary School includes the purposeful and malicious intent to intimidate or emotionally abuse by use of inappropriate language or inappropriate/lewd gestures to any member of the Midvale Primary School community, including students and staff at the school. As per the Department of Education’s Keeping Our Workplace Safe guidelines published in 2018, any student who instigates violence, intentionally harms another or videos violence between students will be suspended from attending school for a period of time decided by the principal. The principal must automatically exclude any student who physically attacks school staff. Sexual Abuse Sexual abuse as defined by Midvale Primary School includes any physical or social contact between two (or more) people that includes unwanted sexual connotation. This should be reported immediately as per the Department of Education’s Keeping Our Workplace Safe guidelines. Bullying Midvale Primary School has a zero-tolerance approach to bullying. Bullying, as defined by the Western Australian Department of Education (Ikon), is an ongoing deliberate misuse of power in relationships through repeated verbal, physical and social behaviour. It can cause physical and psychological harm. It can involve an individual or a group misusing their power over one or more students. The following are defined by the Western Australian Department of Education: Physical Bullying -       Hitting -       Tripping -       Damaging property Verbal Bullying -       Insults -       Racist remarks -       Teasing -       Intimidation Social Bullying -       Spreading rumours or lies -       Excluding -       Damaging someone’s social reputation Cyber Bullying -       Intentional and repeated harm inflicted using computers, phones and other electronic devices. Bystanders As defined by Midvale Primary School Bystanders are those who are aware of, or witnesses to, bullying but are not directly involved in bullying or being bullied themselves. All members of a school community need to know how to support those who are being bullied and how to discourage bullying behaviours. Any member of the school community can be a bystander and can learn ways to act successfully in preventing or stopping bullying. Prevention and Management Tier 1 strategies Behaviour Support Plan, Good Standing, Positive Behaviour Support, RYPPLE, Duty teachers, Classroom expectations, Reconciliation Action Plan, Personal, Social and Community Health education, Protective Behaviours. Tier 2 strategies Constable care incursions, Harmony Week, Detentions, Phone calls home, Restorative Practice conversations. Tier 3 strategies Withdrawals, Suspensions, Individual Behaviour Management Plans, Case Management, FBA.

Good Standing at Midvale Primary School All public schools are directed to have a Good Standing Policy by the Department of Education. This is to recognise positive behaviour, while also reinforcing student responsibility for choices that impact their own learning and others’. As stated in the Minister’s ‘Let’s take a stand together’ document, outlined in Action 6: Every public school to add ‘good standing’ requirements to its behaviour policy. Students who do the wrong thing will have privileges removed – such as being banned from school social activities. Students can earn back ‘good standing’ by making amends and behaving well. All students start each school term at 0 points. Points are tracked through our school system, Compass. If a student receives 15 points or more, they will lose their Good Standing. When a student is on a Loss of Good Standing, they may be withdrawn from non-curricular school activities such as excursions, events or rewards judged to be non-curricular, for 5 school days. If a student is suspended or absent, their Loss of Good Standing starts on their return to school. Below is a chart of how points are accumulated. A student loses good standing after a breach, or series of breaches, of school discipline. These include, but are not limited to: Minor Behaviour Examples Calling out Distracting others from learning Answering back Not following instructions   Major Behaviour Examples Repeated minor behaviours Physical fighting Physical or verbal abuse Threatening or intimidating students/adults

UNIFORM POLICY Uniforms are tangible evidence of the standards expected by a school. A school’s dress requirements play an important role in promoting the positive image of the school and creating a sense of identity among the students. The School Decision Making Group of Midvale Primary School has established a dress code for all students attending the School. The School Decision Making Group believes a school dress code: · fosters and enhances the public image of the school; · assists in building school and team spirit; · ensures students are safely dressed for specific activities; · encourages equity among students; and · prepares students for work, as many work places have dress and safety codes. PARENT AND STUDENT DRESS CODE INFORMATION: On acceptance of enrolment parents will be informed of the school dress code and expected to support this policy. SCHOOL UNIFORM: Students are expected to wear school uniform during school hours and when they represent the school out of school hours or for any public performance the children may be involved in. All items of clothing must be clearly marked with the child’s name. Students who may need to modify the dress code for health or religious reasons should first consult the Principal. NO JEANS The school uniform is available through the administration office. DRESS CODE REQUIREMENTS: SUMMER/WINTER: Navy Blue T-Shirt or Polo Shirt Navy Polo Shirt Long Sleeve Navy Blue Airflow shorts Navy Blue Microfibre shorts Navy Blue Windcheater Navy Blue Zip Jacket Navy Blue Trackpants Navy Blue Microfibre Jacket Navy Blue Microfibre Track Pants SPORTS: T-Shirts in Faction Colours: Lime Green, Purple and Orange HATS: A hat is required to be worn for all outdoor activities eg playtime, Phys Ed. Our school supports the “NO HAT, NO PLAY IN THE SUN” in all Terms. Students without hats are confined to undercover areas. FOOTWEAR: Enclosed footwear - NO THONGS Midvale Primary School has a NO JEANS policy. GENERAL APPEARANCE: In the interests of safety and security jewellery is not to be worn to school with the exceptions of a watch, and studs/sleepers in pierced ears. Make up is not appropriate. Facial and body piercings are not permitted for safety reasons. Long hair (past shoulders) should be tied back at all times. SCHOOL COLOURS: Navy Blue and Gold. SUMMER UNIFORMS: Girls: Navy Blue T-shirt or polo shirt Pleated skirt, skorts, dress or shorts (navy) NO JEANS Sandals or sneakers Boys: Navy Blue T-shirt or polo shirt Shorts (navy) NO JEANS Sandals or sneakers WINTER UNIFORMS: Girls and Boys: School windcheater (navy), or zip jacket (navy), with school t-shirt or polo shirt. Track pants or Microfibre track pants. NO JEANS Shoes or sneakers Uniforms are available from the Administration Office every morning between 8.30 and 9am. MARKING OF CLOTHES: All articles of clothing, which can be removed - windcheaters, hats, shoes, etc, must be clearly marked with the child’s name. LOST PROPERTY: Lost property is located outside the Deputy’s office. All lost clothing and shoes will be placed there and parents wishing to look for lost property should see the Deputy Principal. INTERVENTIONS When a student comes without uniform they will be given a warning and asked to be in uniform on the following day or have a note explaining why they can’t wear their uniform. When a student comes on the second day with no uniform and no note they will have a note to take home requesting that they wear their uniform or bring a note explaining why they can’t. When the student comes on the third day with no uniform and no note they will be sent to admin and the child’s contacts will be phoned. If the non compliance continues the administration will continue to liaise with the child’s contacts. Ø If a child is representing the school the administration can prevent a child from attending or participating if they are not in uniform. Whenever any action is taken it must be entered on the student’s activity folder on Integris.

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