Orange County Grand Jury • 2003-2004 • Agency Response
Response to: Combating Truancy In Orange County 06/03/04, 8MB

Anaheim City School District*

Published: July 02, 2004 2 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F9, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F16, F17, F18

Findings and Recommendations 4 findings

F1
"The Web sites of the following school districts provide an inadequate treatment of attendance matters and lack explicit expectations for students' attendance." Response: By November 2004, the Anaheim City School District Web page will be updated to include specific attendance expectations.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
"In 2002-03, only 10 of the 27 school districts were represented on the County (Department of Education) SAR Board. In 2003-04, that number has increased by one to 11. Membership on the County SAR Board is open to all County school districts, and all school districts—even those without SAR Boards - would benefit by their participation." Response: Anaheim City School District will have a representative on the County School Attendance Review Board.
No recommendations for this finding
F15
"School districts that limit or curtail their participation on the County SAR Board because of budgetary constraints may not be aware of the opportunity for reimbursement, through State of federal funding, afforded by Education Code 48323." Response: Anaheim City School District is aware of the opportunity for reimbursement from State funding and is part of the State mandated costs program. The Honorable Frederick P. Horn July 2, 2004
No recommendations for this finding
F19
"Periodic training of school administrators in preparing SARB-referral documentation packages would be beneficial." Response: Administrators will be trained annually to accurately review documentation submitted to them for SARB referrals. Currently, attendance clerks are trained annually on preparation of SARB referral documentation packages; this information is submitted to each school administrator for review and approval prior to placing any student on the SARB agenda. Training for administrators is scheduled for July 22, 2004. ACSD staff are proud of the systems in place to help students achieve the goal of regular school attendance and are committed to utilize a variety of strategies to work with students and families to achieve this goal. If further information is needed regarding the above responses, please contact Phyllis Reed, director of pupil services, at (714) 517-7526. Sincerely, Sandra Barry Superintendent SEB:tai c:\mydata\worddocs\letters\grandjury-truancy.doc
No recommendations for this finding

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