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

Combating Truancy in Orange County*

Published: July 01, 2004 3 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F2, F3, F4, F5, F7, F8, F9, F10, F12, F13, F14, F17, F19, F20

Findings and Recommendations 7 findings

F1
District's web site provides inadequate treatment of attendance matters and lacks explicit expectations for students' attendance
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Centralia School District incentives are handled at the school site, not the district.
Related Recommendations (1)
R6
Centralia School District become fully aware of the attendance incentives currently in place at its schools, and provide leadership to its schools in setting standards for, and supervising, attendance- incentive programs throughout the district District's Response The Centralia School District supports decentralized management of incentive programs for students operated at the school site by principals, teachers and parents and will continue with this practice. Decentralization does not preclude communication, and the district's administration is aware of school incentive programs. Board of Trustees: John Alvis • Karen Blake • Art Montez • Dennis Salts • Irv Trinkle District Superintendent: Bobbi Mahler, Ed.D. 2
F11
The Centralia District does not collect information on habitual truancies and SAR Board referrals at the district level
No recommendations for this finding
F15
School districts that limit or curtail their participation in 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.
Related Recommendations (1)
R15
Centralia School District considers adopting a district-level SAR Board and appoints permanent SAR Board members at the district level District's Response District has already made plans to have a two-tiered system of SAR Boards including those currently operated at the sites and also a level two SAR Board for non-responsive cases at the district level. The district has had only district level SAR Boards in the past and finds that this two level system is more effective for addressing the needs of the students and families at the site level first.
F16
The Centralia School District has no permanent SAR Board members at the district level
No recommendations for this finding
F18
Centralia School District stated that it does not know if it's SARB referral documentation packages are adequate because social workers at the school sites handle the paperwork. 3
No recommendations for this finding
F21
School Districts are not involved in Truancy Response Project become involved as a means to improve their truancy problems...
No recommendations for this finding

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