Attendance And Missing Child Procedures Quiz

1.

How does a staff person determine which children are supposed to attend after school that day? Check all that apply

A.

Call each parent at the beginning of the week
B.

Attendance sheet lists scheduled days
C.

Ask the teachers each day
D.

Don't worry about it and hope the right kids show up
E.

Parents with varying schedules provide STARS weekly or monthly schedules

Correct Answer(s)
B. Attendance sheet lists scheduled days
E. Parents with varying schedules provide STARS weekly or monthly schedules

Explanation
Each child should either have regularly scheduled days (ex: Michael attends every Monday, Thursday, and Friday) or have a weekly schedule in writing (ex: Noah's mother sends in a schedule at the beginning of every month, or Heidi's father sends in a schedule the beginning of every week).

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2.

What is written in the 'time in' space for a child that is not scheduled?

A.

CO
B.

NS
C.

AB
D.

Nothing
E.

Draw a line through it

Correct Answer
B. NS

Explanation
Write 'NS' for any child not scheduled for that day.

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3.

What does 'CO' mean? Check all that apply

A.

Staff had to call parents to verify if child should go home
B.

Child was absent from school
C.

Child was called off for STARS
D.

Child was not scheduled to attend

Correct Answer(s)
B. Child was absent from school
C. Child was called off for STARS

Explanation
Write 'CO' for any child that has been called off that day (including absences from school).

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4.

What does the abbreviation 'AB' mean?

A.

Child was absent from school
B.

Child was absent from STARS via note or phone call
C.

Child was not scheduled
D.

Staff had to call parents to verify if child should go home

Correct Answer
D. Staff had to call parents to verify if child should go home

Explanation
If the parents tell you that the child is supposed to go home but they didn't call head or send in a note, mark 'AB' in the 'time in' space. Then at the bottom of the attendance sheet explain what steps had to be taken to locate the child and contact the parent.

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5.

When a child you were expecting does not arrive at STARS, who is a good person to go to first for information?

A.

STARS staff members
B.

The school secretary or homeroom teacher
C.

Call site supervisor
D.

A STARS student in that child's class

Correct Answer
B. The school secretary or homeroom teacher

Explanation
Start by asking his/her teacher if there were any notes, and/or ask the school secretary about any notes or phone calls. If the missing child attends one of the satellite schools call the secretary to verify if the child attended school that day and if they received any notes regarding the child's after school schedule.

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6.

If a child has gotten on the bus but should have come to STARS, what do you do?

A.

Let him go, he must know something we don't.
B.

Radio the bus and have him brought back
C.

Leave mom a voicemail on her cell phone that her child has gone home instead of coming to STARS

Correct Answer
B. Radio the bus and have him brought back

Explanation
If the school staff indicates that the child was supposed to go to STARS, check with bus monitors to see if that child got on a bus or began walking home. If the child has gotten on a bus radio the bus and have the child returned to STARS.

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7.

If it's uncertain if the child is supposed to attend STARS or go home, what do you do?

A.

Call the parents to confirm--no answer, the child stays at STARS
B.

Trust that the child is sure and let him go home
C.

Wait for the school to sort it out and let you know

Correct Answer
A. Call the parents to confirm--no answer, the child stays at STARS

Explanation
If there is uncertainty as to whether or not the child is supposed to stay at STARS or go home on the bus--pull the child from the bus line and call the parents. Call every number listed for the parents until you reach someone. If parents don't answer, keep the child at STARS. It is far better to be safe than sorry.

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8.

When should staff begin the procedure for tracking a missing child?

A.

After all students have safely arrived
B.

Within 5 minutes of expected arrival
C.

Within 15 minutes of expected arrival

Correct Answer
B. Within 5 minutes of expected arrival

Explanation
These steps must be taken as quickly as possible in order to ensure that a child does not go home to an empty house. When many children are arriving at the same time it is of utmost importance to have a routine all staff members are familiar with for checking in students. The procedure for finding a missing child should be started as soon as possible, but a good time limit is five minutes within their expected arrival.

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9.

At the end of each shift the attendance sheet should be checked for which of the following items before faxing? Check all that apply

A.

Checkmark for each child that has had snack/breakfast
B.

Checkmark for each child that has participated in Positive Action
C.

Grade level and school name
D.

Gender
E.

Time in or appropriate code
F.

Time out
G.

Signature by an authorized pick-up

Correct Answer(s)
A. Checkmark for each child that has had snack/breakfast
B. Checkmark for each child that has participated in Positive Action
E. Time in or appropriate code
F. Time out
G. Signature by an authorized pick-up

Explanation
At the end of each shift the staff members on duty should check for the following items before faxing:
Checkmark for each child that had a breakfast or snack
Checkmark for each child that participated in Positive Action
Time In or appropriate code
Time Out
Signature by an authorized pick-up
If the time out is messy, simply rewrite the numbers by the signature. If a parent has neglected to sign out their child write in the time-out, who picked them up, and initial it (ex: 5:45, Dad RB) When each of these items has been checked, please fax the attendance sheet into the ESC and retain the original for site files.

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