Monongalia County Schools Danica Rubenstein, Director of Attendance Frances Billie, Administrative Assistant

Organizations that work within the school to help monitor and reward attendance, as well as there contributions to each school. All entities are overseen by the Director of Attendance School- Based Probation Officer Middle School Attendance Monitoring/ Homeless Facilitator Liaison Title I Attendance Specialist

Works closely with schools administration, counselors, staff, students and families as a support system/interventionist for attendance issues Cheryl Skeen, Supervisor Michelle McGilton Nicole Stalzenbach Moutainview Elementary Ridgedale Elementary Eastwood Elementary Cheat Lake Elementary North Elementary Mylan Park Elementary Suncrest Primary Matt Lacy Brookhaven Elementary Skyview Elementary Mason Dixon Elementary Title I Attendance Specialist Incentive Programs for good attendance Trophy Challenge Trophy Challenge Brag Tags Brag Tags Kona Ice Kona Ice Motivational bulletin boards throughout Motivational bulletin boards throughout

Works with at-risk truancy students Victoria Emery works with South Middle School

Mountaineer Middle Westwood Middle Suncrest Middle South Middle Krista Mendelson Middle School Attendance Monitoring/ Homeless Facilitator Liaison Incentive Programs for good attendance Trophy Challenge Trophy Challenge Brag Tags Brag Tags Motivational bulletin boards throughout Motivational bulletin boards throughout

Middle School (07-01/14 – 06/30/15) (07/01/15 – 01/21/16) Probation referrals23Probation referrals17 CA-2's204CA-2's0 Criminal Complaints22Criminal Complaints29 Hearings35Hearings35

School- Based Probation Officer Lucy Moats University High Mountaineer Middle Westwood Middle Suncrest Middle South Middle Prevention/Intervention Significant decrease in referrals to circuit court. Meets with students & families regarding attendance issues. Clay-Battelle High Morgantown High Laura Demnard

High School (07/01/14 – 06/30/15) (07/01/15 – 1/21/16) Probation referrals36Probation referrals67 CA-2's376CA-2's Criminal Complaints7 60 Hearings51Hearings28

Judge Susan B. Tucker Circuit Court  Responsible for cases filed against truant juveniles ages years old  Hearings scheduled school year 58 (↓Down 96 hearings from showing intervention at high schools is working) Magistrate Court  Responsible for cases files against parents of truant minor children ages 6-12 years old and cases filed against students 18+ years old  Hearings scheduled school year 163 (↑Up 77 hearings from showing more responsibility being placed on parents to ensure their children are in school learning and better attendance reporting by our elementary schools)

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