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for Families & Children.
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Eaton County Truancy Intervention Program
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Date Entered: |
11/17/2004 |
| City or Cities: |
Eaton County |
State(s): |
MI |
| Website: |
http://eaton.k12.mi.us/%7epps/truancy_main.htm |
Year of Inception: |
2001
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Countywide |
| Host Agency Name: |
Eaton Intermediate School District |
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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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1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th 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 |
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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 |
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level
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| Description: |
TIP holds parents accountable, while giving students the education, assessment, and services they need to address the underlying causes of their truancy. Local school districts may refer truant students aged 6-14 to the Eaton Intermediate School District (EISD). In most cases, the referral generates a truancy hearing at Juvenile Court. The Court requires the parent or guardian and student to participate in the age appropriate TIP program until the attendance problem is resolved. Failure to do so will result in more formal court involvement.
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| How Program is Funded: |
State and county grant funds |
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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: Outcome data were collected during the 2003-04 school year for all TIP participants. Attendance data documented the 45 days prior to TIP involvement and 45 days post-TIP involvement. For the middle school TIP program, there was a 59% decrease in students’ unexcused absences and 36% decrease in their excused absences. Improvements in attendance were most dramatic for chronic truants. Their unexcused absences decreased by 75% and excused absences decreased by 67%.
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What has not worked in the program any why: School administrators who have difficulty embracing TIP’s strength-based approach can be obstacles in the success of our students improving their attendance. Frustrated from dealing with families in which truancy has been a pattern for years, they want to see the program respond punitively to those families. We persist in demonstrating the benefits to addressing the underlying reasons for the truancy while at the same time holding students and parents accountable.
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