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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Tulare County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
9. Dial-A-Ride demand-response service: a supplemental specific curb-to-curb pick up and drop off service. Reservations
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Findings 7 findings
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Some school districts do not have alternative programs in place to recover revenues for student absences.
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School districts are not closely monitoring and analyzing attendance data for cause and effects.
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Not all school districts provide a monthly attendance report to their Boards of Trustees.
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Nearly all school districts are not including Probation and Office of the District Attorney staff in their SARB Committee meetings.
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Research indicates that the negative impacts of truancy falls on disadvantaged children disproportionately. This worsens the problem to Tulare County schools in light of the socio-economic conditions existing throughout the County.
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Several schools the Grand Jury visited are in the process of completing their LCAP goals and action plans.
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One school district had a truant student that missed in excess of 300 days in a three year time period, grades 6 – 8.
Recommendations 9
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R1Page 50The Office of the District Attorney develop an action plan to educate students and inform parents of resources and the consequences parents face if they violate California Truancy Laws. School District Cumulative Enrollment Truant Students Truancy Rate Woodlake Unified 2,464 419 17.00% Woodville Union Elementary 551 2 0.36% 4 5
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R2Page 51The Office of the District Attorney participate in the school district SARB and court level mediation process.
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R3Page 51The Office of the District Attorney consistently use their authority and discretion to increase pressure on parents/guardians to fulfill their legal obligations related to school attendance.
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R4Page 51The Office of the District Attorney implement AB 2141 to provide information to school officials of the outcomes of truancy related referrals.
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R5Page 51School districts develop alternative programs for recovering lost student attendance revenues.
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R6Page 51School districts monitor and analyze student attendance data on a monthly basis to determine cause and effect.
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R7Page 51School districts provide all School Board Trustees with a Monthly Attendance Report.
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R8Page 51School districts upgrade their SARB Committee to include Probation and Office of the District Attorney staff members.
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R9Page 51School districts design and implement additional programs to communicate to the community that school attendance is critical to the school and students success. REQUIRED RESPONSES: 1. Office of the District Attorney 2. Tulare County Superintendent of Schools