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. Level 2 – Review academic progress of any child who has 5-8 unexcused absences. 32 i. Develop interventions for students experiencing academic delay. ii. Meet at least monthly to monitor interventions. c. Level 3 – Supplement the Team with representatives from community based service providers, entities and agencies, for the purpose of making appropriate referrals for students with 8-10 unexcused absences. The Team itself will initiate referrals to services if necessary. i. If the child is under 9, file report for educational neglect with DCF if parent does not follow the contract and the child continues to be truant. 33 ii. Assign case managers/social workers to work briefly but intensely with families who are referred by the School Based Prevention Team to help the family access resources and navigate the educational and social service systems. 32 CGS § 10-76d states that “ Provisions shall be made for the prompt referral to a planning and placement team of all children who have been suspended repeatedly or whose behavior, attendance or progress in school is considered unsatisfactory or at a marginal level of acceptance. 33 Schools may make educational neglect reports pursuant to DCF policies 34-2-7 and 34-12-5.1 and CGS §§ 46b-120(9) (B) and (C). 34 These models could include the Truancy Court Prevention Project (TCPP), see http://www.kidscounsel.org/aboutus_programs_tcpp.htm ; “Changing the Judiciary's Relationship with a Community, One Child at a Time,” ABA Judges' Journal, Summer 2007. See also a list of other model truancy prevention programs chosen by the ABA Criminal Justice Section and its Juvenile Justice Committee at http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/truancypreventionprograms.doc. 35 An example of a program that has shown promising results which relies on close monitoring of academic performance as well as mentoring and case management is Check & Connect. Evaluative data on the program is available at http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/pdf/WWC_check_Connect_092106.pdf. 57
2. Grades 6-8 3. Grade 9 a. In addition to the child specific team and interventions noted in Section D above, issue a request for proposal for an evidence-based, (or “best practice”) truancy reduction program targeted for the middle school population. 34 b. Designate additional SDE resources to evaluate such models to ensure appropriate outcomes such as grade completion and academic progress. a. Issue a request for proposal for an evidence-based truancy reduction program targeted for the ninth grade high school population. 35 Such program would include flexible funding for transportation and student incentives. b. Designate additional SDE resources to evaluate such models to ensure appropriate outcomes such as grade completion, academic progress and high school graduation. Fund SDE to provide technical assistance, monitoring, and evaluation of such grants. 36 36 SDE has submitted to the Office of Policy and management a Mid-Term Budget Technical Adjustment requesting $250,000 which would provide a $50,000 grant to each of the three to five of the highest feeder school districts for accepted Families with Service Needs referrals for truancy. Funding for the evaluation component shall be in addition to the requests supra. SDE will explore foundation funding for this evaluation component. (e.g. JEHT Foundation) 58
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