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Lancaster County Juvenile Diversion Truancy Intervention Program
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Date Entered: |
01/04/2005 |
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Lincoln |
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NE |
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Countywide |
| Host Agency Name: |
CEDARS Youth Services |
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Host Agency Type:
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Community-based organization/coalition
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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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7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade |
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Target Income:
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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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Family-wide |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Youth with juvenile justice involvement Truancies |
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Other Characteristics:
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Court-based truancy professionals
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| Description: |
The Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) is a component of the Lancaster County Juvenile Diversion Program and primarily targets youth in middle or high schools, between the ages of 13 and 18, who are demonstrating difficulty attending school. Youth who participate in Diversion Services are required as part of their Diversion Plan to enroll in this service. Truancy Intervention screens more than 600 youth every year for truancy issues, providing directed intervention to youth with truancy issues
If youth refuse to adhere to the program, the law offense ticket will be returned the prosecutor for consequences through the justice system.
TIP monitors attendance on a weekly (or more often as applicable) basis and enrolls youth who have truancies in a phase system with steps and activities designed to bring attendance back into compliance.
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| How Program is Funded: |
TIP is a component of the Lancaster County Juvenile Diversion Program. JDS is funded through Diversion client fees, numerous Local, State and Federal funding sources. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation in progress
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How do you know your program is effective: JDS performs program evaluations of the effectiveness based upon its adherence to stated objectives, which includes "process" components and "outcome" or impact components that measure success. JDS recently developed a database and monitoring system that consistently measures outcomes and a CQI process that evaluates these outcomes and proposes and monitors program adjustments. Some of our preliminary and early outcomes include:
§ A truancy reduction rate from 35% of JDS clients truant to 14% truant.
§ 86% of JDS clients had zero (0) truancies since enrolling in the program.
· 100% of school survey respondents indicated that there was an improvement in the client’s situation.
· 82% of school survey respondents indicated that Diversion Services helped the students attend classes more regularly.
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What has not worked in the program any why: Some parents find it too intrusive for Diversion to monitor their child’s attendance and keep in contact with school personnel.
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