1. Printing: Your printer might not print the same way our printers do, so make sure to try a couple of test prints. If things aren’t aligning quite right, experiment with the Scale to Fit Paper setting. It’s located in the Print dialog – just click Full Page Slides to get to it. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, click View, Slide Master, and delete them before you print. Customizing the Content: If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, just make a copy of what you need and drag it into place. PowerPoint’s Smart Guides will help you align it with everything else. By the way, if you need to move or copy the red lines, you can select them by clicking the dotted outlines. PLACE STAMP HERE “Protecting Our Children’s Future" For More Information Contact Us At: Beaver County Children and Youth Services 1080 8Th Avenue Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Our Phone: CYS : (724) 891-5800 Program Supervisor – Jennifer Ott Program Coordinators – Dave Clark and Tom Linko Juvenile Services: (724) 728 - 5700 Program Supervisor – Doug Clarke Program Coordinator – Mike Braddock Our Email Address: TIP@bccys.org Beaver County Truancy Intervention Program A collaborative effort of Beaver County Children and Youth Services, Beaver County Courts and Juvenile Services Division with the schools and families of Beaver County to protect our children’s future. Beaver County Children & Youth Services Beaver County Juvenile Services Division TIP PROGRAM GOALS: 1. Assist families to obtain needed resources to improve their child’s attendance 2. Stress the importance of education 3. Strive to get truants off the street and in school 4. Improve school attendance as well as graduation rates 5. Improve lines of communication between school and families 6. Make parents and students more aware and accountable for their education

2. Printing: Your printer might not print the same way our printers do, so make sure to try a couple of test prints. If things aren’t aligning quite right, experiment with the Scale to Fit Paper setting. It’s located in the Print dialog – just click Full Page Slides to get to it. And did you notice we made fold marks for you? They are really light, but if you don’t like them showing on your brochure, click View, Slide Master, and delete them before you print. Customizing the Content: If you need more placeholders for titles, subtitles or body text, just make a copy of what you need and drag it into place. PowerPoint’s Smart Guides will help you align it with everything else. By the way, if you need to move or copy the red lines, you can select them by clicking the dotted outlines. What Is TIP? Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) is Beaver County’s effort to reduce truancy in our local schools. It is a means for Magisterial District Justices to offer alternatives to fining families of first time offending truant students The program also includes a preventative measure working cooperatively with all fourteen Beaver County school districts and their Student Assistant Program (SAP) coordinators to identify students who may be approaching critical truancy levels and are on target to be sent to Court. School meetings are provided to parents and students as an opportunity to develop a new strategy in improving school attendance as well as a chance for a more successful future How does TIP help you? There are a couple ways we can provide help to you and your student if he or she is struggling with school attendance: We can meet with you and your school representative to discuss your concerns about your child’s school attendance. During that discussion we can offer services and support to you regarding this matter. Should you not participate in a truancy school meeting, the school district may file a truancy citation requiring you to appear before the magistrate. We can provide support and help to you at Court as well: The TIP coordinators attend most truancy hearings in Beaver County. At the hearing, the Magistrate may order you to attend a one-time truancy class which must be attended by a parent and the child. At Court we will provide you with details of the upcoming class. After class attendance, your family may be eligible for other services which our coordinators will determine. The coordinators will also continue to monitor your child’s attendance over the next six months of school to provide assistance if needed. TIP Partnerships Contact Us Beaver County Children & Youth Services Truancy Intervention Program (TIP) Human Services Building 1080 Eighth Avenue, Third Floor Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Phone: (724) 891-5800 Email us: tip@bccys.org We realize that truancy is often the “tip of the iceberg” when help is needed. In order to provide that help, our program partners with several agencies in the county to provide referrals for the family when needed. Some of the partnering agencies are: The Prevention Network – Family Group Decision Making & Student Assistance Program (SAP) Pressley Ridge – Crisis Stabilization Beaver County Job Training PA Career Link Project Star – Teaming Together for Teens (TTT) Parenting Choices of Beaver County Juvenile Services – Truancy Abatement Program Beaver Co. CYS – Teen Protective Services & Teen Talk Beaver Co. Rehabilitation Center – CAPS Youth Program Tiger Pause – Beaver Falls Youth Program Fatherhood Initiative of Beaver County