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1999 School Attendance Initiative Evaluation - Outlines the evaluation for the Multnomah County (Oregon) School Attendance Initiative.

2008 Adams County Student Survey County Level Report - Report for 2008 on the Adams County Safe School/Healthy Students Initiative, part of the Adams County Youth Initiative.

A Report on Gender and the Dropout Problem in Colorado Schools - A report on research concerning the differences in school dropout rates based on gender in Colorado schools.

Addressing Truancy in Non-subpoenaed Schools in Duval County Public Schools (Jacksonville, FL): Effectiveness of the Intervention Team Process - This document examines the Attendance Intervention Team process in Duval County, FL schools that are not bound by the State Attorney's office to conduct them.

Advancing the - Reports on research conducted by Johns Hopkins University and underscores the importance of preventing course failures, particularly in middle school and ninth grade.

After School Programming: A Pressing Need and A Public Policy - Contains extensive discussion of the importance of after schools programs. Discusses the many facets of programs including components, benefits, models, policy implications and misconceptions.

Assessing the Prevalence of Truancy: A Four Piece Puzzle - This paper documents the recent debates about defining graduation and dropout rates and how it applies to defining a truancy rate.

Blueprints for Violence Prevention Programs That Reduce Truancy and/or Improve School Attendance - This report describes Blueprints for Violence Prevention programs that address truancy, school attendance, and/or student achievement concerns, and the evaluation studies that have tracked these programs’ outcomes.

Book Review - Dropouts in America - This is a review of the book: "Dropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crises." The book is a collection of essays dealing with the topic of school dropouts.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - A book documenting the work of Colorado Participatory Action Research teams (COPAR) during the 2003-2004 school year. Each chapter is written by school teams that participated in a yearlong professional development opportunity focused on homelessness and high mobility issues.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Introduction & Table of Contents - Table of Contents, Forward and Introduction for the final 2003-2004 report on the Web-Based Professional Development project studying homeless and highly mobile youth.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Part 1: Access to Educational Services - Part 1 of the final 2003-2004 report on the Web-Based Professional Development project studying homeless and highly mobile youth.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Part 2: Welcoming School Culture - Part 2 of the final 2003-2004 report on the Web-Based Professional Development project studying homeless and highly mobile youth.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Part 3: Flexible Instructional Strategies - Part 3 of the final 2003-2004 report on the Web-Based Professional Development project studying homeless and highly mobile youth.

Colorado Educators Study Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Part 4: Chapters 8, 9 10 and 11 - Part 4 of the final 2003-2004 report on the Web-Based Professional Development project studying homeless and highly mobile youth. Focus is on Access to Educational Services, Welcoming School Culture and Flexible Instructional Strategies

Comprehensive Truancy Intervention Spells Success for Jacksonville, Florida Students - An overview of program strategies in Jacksonville, Florida and their results. This is a "Success Story of the Month."

Final Evaluation Report: Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX - This is the final quantitative report for the Houston Demonstration Truancy Program funded by OJJDP.

Gender Differences Among Truant Youth - Discusses data and observations from the field on gender differences in truant youth. Includes a recommendations section with gender-specific practices for helping youth improve attendance and attachment to school. Written in July 2005.

Hawaii's Project PACT: Partnering to Assess and Counteract Truancy, Program and Student Success Stories - This is a document describing the truancy reduction program in Hawaii. It gives two concrete examples of program success. One focuses on the process of implementing a program change, and one examines a specific instance of working with a single mother.

Highlighting One City's Struggle with Truancy and Drop Out: A Synopsis of a Weeklong - This document gives a synopsis of a series of articles in the "Rocky Mountain News". Contains links to the articles and other relevant web sites.

Innovations in Truancy Prevention Practice: An Inventory of Selected Collaborations from around the United States - This is an extensive report of court-led truancy programs based on interviews with professionals around the country.

Investigating Peer Victimization in Schools - A set of quantitative and qualitative studies of the connections among peer victimization, school engagement, truancy, school achievement, and other outcomes.

Jacksonville Florida Case Study: Evidence of Effectiveness in Reducing Truancy - This is an evaluation of the effectiveness of the OJJDP funded truancy reduction program in Jacksonville, Florida. We evaluated cost and outcome effectiveness of several program components.

Jacksonville, FL: Evidence of Effectiveness in the Early Years of the Truancy Arbitration Program - This article is the evaluation of the Trauncy Arbitration Program between the years 1995-2000.

Jacksonville: How Do Students with Excused Absences Compare to Students with Unexcused Absences - This document explores the relationship between school success indicators and unexcused versus excused absences in Jacksonville, FL.

Juvenile Detention for Colorado Truants: Exploring the Issues - This is an exploratory study involving a small sample of 30 youth who were sentenced to time in juvenile detention in Colorado for violating a court order to attend school. It discusses the challenges faced by these youth at school and at home, as well as their involvement with juvenile justice and their academic accomplishments and aspirations.

King County, Washington Successfully Reduces Unexcused Absences - This is the evaluation report of King County, Washington's truancy reduction program.

Law Enforcement and School Partnership as a Solution to Truancy: Recommendations from Gulfton’s Truancy Reduction Program - This paper is reflects the opinions of the case manager in Houston on the role law enforcement can play in truancy reduction programs.

Merrill Middle School: School Engagement and Staff Attendance Efforts for School Year 2005 - 2006 - This article reflects a snapshot of a Denver based middle school in terms of the three A's and staff attendance efforts.

OJJDP Evaluation Model - Contains an outline of goals & objectives used by the Colorado Foundation for Families & Children which were created by OJJDP.

Peer Victimization in Schools: (Executive Summary) - Executive Summary of Peer Victimization in Schools: A set of Quantitative and Qualitative Studies

Peer Victimization in Schools: A set of Qualitative and Quantitative Studies - This report provides great detail on how these recommendations and conclusions were reached. The literature review is timely and extensive to help program designers and researchers alike. The quantitative study using Structural Equation Modeling provides evidence among the key factors that point to the power of engagement for victims of bullying, and the lack of causative relationships between bullying and truancy. The qualitative studies look at different perspectives on the problem to help explain some of the “whys” behind the quantitative data and the findings reported in the literature.

Pieces of the Truancy Jigsaw: A Literature Review - Pieces of the Truancy Jigsaw reviews the literature on the causes and consequences of truancy, and the lessons we have learned so far about how to correct the problem. An extensive bibliography is included.

Quantifying School Engagement: Research Report - This research report examines the validity and reliability of the NCSE School Engagement Survey.

Re-Engaging Youth in School: Evaluation of the Truancy Demonstration Project - This document contains data from the seven Office Of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Truancy Reduction sites as captured by the NCSE TRAIN database. Aggregate and site specific results are provided.

Saving Money, Saving Youth - This report analyzes three truancy reduction programs in Colorado. Tables illustrate the costs of the programs, versus the long term saving and benefits when students remain in and complete high school.

School Dropouts in Rural Colorado - A study of rural school dropouts in Colorado.

The Cost and Benefits of Three Intensive Interventions with Colorado Truants - A more extensive version of "Saving Money, Saving Youth," this report includes a complete methodology section and more extensive program descriptions of the three evaluated truancy reduction programs. Detailed outcome data and imput measures are included.

The Development of Charter Schools in Colorado - Discusses many aspects of charter schools including: their importance, start-up challenges, development phases, first year issues and second generation issues.

The Legal and Economic Implications of Truancy: Executive Summary - A summary of a larger document, available from the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University. It reviews variations in school attendance law, and discusses the legal and economic implications of truancy for youth and their families, schools, courts, law enforcement, business and the community.

The Story Behind the Numbers: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Houston, TX Truancy Reduction Demonstration Program - Houston, TX uses a two-pronged approach to truancy: police "Knock and Talks" and case management. To evaluate the effectivess of this combined program, interviews and focus groups were held with staff, parents and students. This paper presents the results of these inquiries.

The Story Behind the Numbers: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Jacksonville, FL Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project - Document contains focus group and interview results of the Jacksonville truancy reduction effort.

The Story Behind the Numbers: A Qualitative Study of the Seattle, WA Truancy Reduction Demonstration Program - Document contains focus groups and interview results of the Seattle, WA truancy reduction program.

The Truancy and Gang Connection: Reflections from the Mayor's Anti Gang Office in Houston, TX - This paper is based on the experiences of the author working in the Gulfton neighborhood in Houston, TX. The challenges and solutions in working with gang members are discussed.

Truancy In Denver: Prevalence, Effects and Interventions - Needs Assessment: This comprehensive report describes a multi-system, mixed method needs assesment of truancy in Denver.

Truancy Interventions Pay Off in Jacksonville Florida: - Two components of the Jacksonville truancy reduction program were selected for cost benefit analysis: case management and Attendance Intervention Team Meetings. Given the high cost of school failure and the relatively low cost of these interventions, both endeavors are likely to be excellent uses of resources. Based on short-term success rates, returns on the investments in these programs are extremely high.

What Counts: Measuring Indicators of Family Well-being - This study identifies 16 primary indicators of family well-being, one of which is parental involvement in children's education. Includes a review of 36 reports and research studies on families.

What Happens When a State Takes Action on Truancy? A State of Washington Case Brief - This article highlights the positive trends the state of Washington has achieved in reducing truancy. The state’s focus on truancy was sparked in the mid-1990s following the tragic death of a truant girl. The legislation passed a comprehensive state law named for the child, “The Becca Bill.”

What Research Says About Family-School-Community Partnerships - This document offers a review of relevant research on Family-School-Community partnerships based on Epstein's model of "Six Types of Involvement." The Colorado Dept. of Education Prevention Initiatives utilizes this model to help schools take a comprehensive approach to meaningful parent and community involvement. Also featured are examples of activities and approaches implemented in Colorado's school to increase parental involvement and community partnerships.

Working with Highly Mobile, Immigrant Students in Houston, TX - This article is based on the experience of the author working in the Gulfton neighborhood in Houston, Texas. The challenges of fighting truancy along with the demographics of the neighborhood are discussed.

Youth Out of School: Linking Absence to Delinquency - This is an extensive report linking delinquency, truancy, suspension, expulsion, and dropping out of school. It includes information about promising strategies and interventions, as well as many charts and graphs along with a bibliography.