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Espanola Public Schools Truancy Prevention Program
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Date Entered: |
10/01/2004 |
| City or Cities: |
Espanola |
State(s): |
NM |
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Year of Inception: |
2004
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Geographic Area Covered:
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School district-wide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Espanola Public Schools |
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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, 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) |
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Target Language:
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English, Spanish |
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Target Family Focus:
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Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Suspended youth, Expelled youth, Youth with juvenile justice involvement, Truant |
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Other Characteristics:
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School-based truancy professionals, Law-enforcement truancy professionals, Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
New Truancy Prevention Program started in 2004. District wide or Elementary, Middle School, and High School
3 unexcused absences=homevisit by Truancy Prevention Spec. and certified letter by mail
5 unexused absences=Student Assistance Team Meeting with student and parent at school
10 unexcused absenes=referral to Juvenile Probation Office
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| How Program is Funded: |
Grant Funded. Unsure. I do not deal with any of the grant management. The School is the Fiscal Agent/Manages the grant. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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2 month pilot project completed 3/04-6/04
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How do you know your program is effective: Weekly Progress Notes from Teachers. 30 day monitoring of child. 60 homes visited in 2 months. 85% increase in school atendance on cases worked on in those 2 months.
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What has not worked in the program any why: Continuing to develop and evaluate the program. In some cases, absences continue but parents learn to send documentation and get the absences excused.
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