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Grantie School District Attendance Program
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| Contacts (1): |
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| Jason Rosvall *Primary Contact* |
jason.rosvall@granite.k12.ut.us |
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Date Entered: |
05/18/2005 |
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Salt Lake County |
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UT |
| Website: |
www.granite.k12.ut.us |
Year of Inception: |
2002
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Geographic Area Covered:
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School district-wide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Granite School District |
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Host Agency Type:
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School Strong Court collaboration
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000), Middle-income ($25, 000-$50, 000), Upper-income (more than $50, 000) |
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Target Language:
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English, Spanish, Asian Pacific languages, African languages, Eastern European languages |
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Target Family Focus:
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Student only, Parent/guardian only, Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Expelled youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level, School-based truancy professionals, Law-enforcement truancy professionals, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
Granite School District’s program is designed to respond to habitual truancy at both the elementary and secondary school levels. This approach consists of collaboration amongst school, court and law enforcement officials in which each agency contributes key actions that respond to truancy. Our process involves graduated measures beginning with least restrictive responses to chronic truancy that can ultimately culminate in court proceedings. Student and parental behavior is addressed through approaches that seek to create greater awareness to the importance of education while instilling accountability. Program staff include coordinators, secretaries and attendance specialists.
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| How Program is Funded: |
Title 2B Utah State Reading Initiative (Federal), Title 5 Innovative Programs (Federal), Senate Bill 230 |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress, Internal evaluation completed, Preliminary results available (includes draft papers, powerpoint presentations, etc.)
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How do you know your program is effective: Granite School District’s program could be considered in its relative infancy. Though we have had a truancy program exist for many years, our current program design is two years old. We have maintained records that show increased attendance at various levels of intervention. Statistical measurement reveals that attendance has increased 80% at the elementary level, 68% at the Jr. High level and 59% at the high school level through program intervention efforts (2003-2004 School year).
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What has not worked in the program any why: As with many programs, Granite School District faces obstacles. Critical contributions from key collaborators is sometimes absent within the process. Other issues such as funding and staff development impact program consistency at the point of intervention. Court calendaring and availability impact the likelihood and timeliness with which referrals are heard in court. Key stakeholder buy-in (e.g. differing school administrations) has also hampered consistency issues with program delivery.
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