NJTSS-CA: Shared Understanding and Legal Foundations
Course Description
This course establishes the shared language and legal foundation needed to address chronic absenteeism in New Jersey schools. Learners review the role of ESSA accountability and New Jersey statue 18A:38-25.1, which requires a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) when 10 percent or more of a school’s students are chronically absent. Through narrated content learners explore the six required CAP components, including analyzing attendance data, identifying common attendance barriers, developing targeted recommendations, outlining communication strategies, engaging parents through surveys, and presenting plans to school boards for approval. This course also answers common questions related to compliance, roles, and timelines. By the end of the course, learners will be able to explain the role of ESSA accountability and state statue in addressing chronic absenteeism, identify the conditions that trigger a CAP, and describe the required components and steps for completing one.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Explain the role of ESSA accountability and New Jersey statutory requirements in defining and addressing chronic absenteeism.
Identify the conditions under which a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) is triggered based on chronic absenteeism data.
Describe the required components and steps for completing a Corrective Action Plan to address chronic absenteeism.
Audience
School-based team members, including I&RS, MTSS, NJTSS, ASP, ScIP, or similar attendance-focused structures. Team members typically include school administrators, general and special educators, student support staff, school nurses, and attendance designees, where applicablePrerequisites
NoneLevel
BasicTime Commitment
90 Minutessupport hours
Monday through Friday
9am – 4:30pm
(Eastern Time)
Address
Rutgers University
PD4Me New Jersey
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling Professions
675 Hoes Lane West, 8th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Funding
This project is funded by the NJ Department of Education with support from the USDOE, IDEA Part B, and the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title IV, Part A.
