1. 5th Annual Central California Truancy Summit
The SARB Process
5th Annual Central California Truancy Summit
May 5, 2016
Presented By
Lupe Aguilera
and
Debbie Terry
Tulare Joint Union High School District

2. School district are responsible for taking legal action for violations of compulsory school attendance laws. Parents, guardians, or persons in charge are responsible for their student’s attendance at school.
California Compulsory Education Law
Requires that everyone between the ages of six and eighteen years of age to attend school, except sixteen and seventeen year-olds who have graduated from high school or have passed the California High School Proficiency EXAM and obtained parental permission to leave.

3. Early Interventions
When students begin missing school, early intervention is critical. The first step in this process is to ensure that student attendance, including both excused and unexcused absences, are routinely tracked and reviewed by school site personnel.
Daily proactive phone calls ex;
Attendance Clerks, Liaisons, Counselors
and Teachers, etc.
Parent and student conferences
SST meetings, AP meetings, SART meeting etc.

4. Home-Visits for identified students
Liaisons conduct home-visits, transport student and assist with attendance interventions.

5. Community Connections
Referrals to appropriate agencies when needed ex.
Attendance letters mailed to the home
A2A automated system or attendance clerks

6. Continued Interventions
Individual attendance Incentives
Rewards for small strides make a difference to
a child
Teacher and School Site Incentives
Rewards for teachers and sites who make a
difference in children's lives encourages continued effort.

7. Documentation on School Informational Systems of all Interventions
Displays a history of attendance and behaviors issues in an orderly fashion.
Identifies Interventions
Contact attempts
SARB
Court

8. Collaboration and Communication between Tulare Joint Union High and Tulare City Schools
Attend SARB Meetings for both districts
Early identification of at risk students
Knowledge of incoming 8th grade students with attendance issues, on SARB contracts or are need of additional supports
Identify families with attendance issues and SARB all students in one SARB meeting.

9. The SARB Process
Can be an effective tool to combat truancy and chronic absenteeism.
Is a process of notice and intervention that enforces compulsory attendance laws with the goal of returning students to regular school attendance.
Is a collaborative, multi-disciplinary, problem- solving approach seeks to identify and address barriers to attendance as well as coordinate services between school, community, and home.

10. Strong SARB Board Representatives Law Enforcement
Tulare Youth Services
Child Welfare Services
County District Attorneys Office
Community-Based Youth Service Center
School Site Administrator
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)
School Psychologist
District/School Nurse
Child Welfare and Attendance Officer
Special Ed Director (only for SPED students)

11. Students Meeting Criteria for SARB
Design specific attendance criteria for your districts population. EC 48263
Ensure legal letter process have been sent out to parent prior to SARB meeting
Ensure home-visits (home-visit or preferably more than one) have been conducted
Ensure parent and student meeting has been conducted or attempted.
Send out SARB appointment letter 10 days prior to meeting
-can send via US postal mail, and/or home-visit. Reminder phone calls.

12. SARB Referral Packet Coversheet (student information)
Current Student Attendance (with notes)
Student’s Discipline log
Intervention log
Nurse logs (confidential information not included)
Make copies for each person on the SARB panel
Cum File

13. Set-Up: Prior to SARB meeting
SARB contracts (English/Spanish)
SARB Confidentiality form
Ensure tables set
Optional-Nameplates
SARB list for front office to assist when families arrive.
Sign in sheet (SARB Board)

14. Agenda (SARB Board)
Provide copy of student information for (SARB Board) and (student’s parent)
Pens and note paper (SARB Board)
Business cards
Optional; Water, coffee, snacks

16. Students on a SARB Contract
Refer to appropriate community resources if needed
Refer to counseling, psychologists, TYSB, Turning Point etc..
Ensure directives are being followed
Monitor students attendance
Make contact when attendance issues continue
Make court referral if needed