NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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Interagency Truancy Reduction Improvement Program (ITRIP)
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Date Entered: |
12/14/2005 |
| City or Cities: |
Harrisonburg |
State(s): |
VA |
| Website: |
harrisonburg.k12.va.us |
Year of Inception: |
2002
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Citywide |
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Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Student Support Services |
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Host Agency Type:
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School
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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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Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th 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, 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: |
1. When a student has been absent from school five days unexcused a school based meeting called an Attendance Improvement Plan is held. The meeting involves the principal or designee, attendance staff, student and parent. At this meeting a plan is discussed to correct the absenteeism.
2. When the student is absent one day unexcused, following the Attendance Improvement Plan Meeting, a referral is then made to the Harrisonburg City School Attendance Officer. An Interagency Truancy Committee meeting is then held to again discuss the attendance problem. This meeting includes the parents, student, attendance officer, school principal, designee, school social worker, and representatives from the Department of Social Services, Community Services Board and the Juvenile Domestic Relations Court.
3. The next unexcused absence following the Interagency Truancy Committee Meeting a petition is
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| How Program is Funded: |
Each agency involved funds the staff involved in the process. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress, Preliminary results available (includes draft papers, powerpoint presentations, etc.)
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How do you know your program is effective: Data is kept by the school system related to the reduction in student absenteeism. Also data is kept on the number of students in the truancy process from year to year.
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What has not worked in the program any why: The program works very well.
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