Project Stay-In: Submit Truancy Referrals
1st Referral
When a student has 9 unexcused absences from school, the school should complete and submit the 1st Referral Form (linked below) to the ROE26 truancy case worker.
The ROE26 truancy case worker will then complete the following; generate a ROE26 truancy letter, call the family, schedule a home visit/school visit, discuss barriers, start an Individualized Educational Options Plan(IEOP), and help to remove barriers the family is facing that prevent them from attending school by making referrals to community services in IRIS(Integrated referral and Intake System.)
2nd Referral
If truancy continues, and the student has 1-5 unexcused absences, the school will complete the 2nd Project Stay In Referral form (linked below) and send it to the ROE26 truancy case worker.
The ROE26 truancy case worker will then complete the following; generate a ROE26 truancy letter, call the family to schedule a round table with school officals and truancy staff, and complete the Individualized Educational Options plan to include goals in order to support family with getting back to regular attendance.
3rd Referral
The third truancy referral should be submitted to the ROE26 truancy case worker when the student misses another 1-5 unexcused absences after the second referral.
The ROE26 truancy case worker will then complete the following; generate a ROE26 truancy letter, call the family to check in on IEOP goals, discuss next steps, and offer any additional support needed to return to regular attendance.
ROE26 Truancy Hearing Notification
The ROE26 Truancy Hearing Notification should be submitted to the truancy case worker when the student misses another 1-5 unexcused absences after the third referral. The ROE26 truancy case worker will generate the fourth ROE26 truancy letter, which will be sent to the family. They will be notified to appear at the hearing.
During the hearing truancy staff, school officals, and families will have a chance to discuss interventions that have been attempted, successes, failures, current truancy rate, and expectations moving forward.
Court Complaint Notification
The Court Complaint Notification should be submitted to the truancy case worker when the student misses another 1-5 unexcused absences after theROE26 Truancy Hearing. The ROE26 truancy case worker will gather evidence and submit a court complaint to the court system. When a date is scheduled with the court the school and family will be notified.
Truancy Referral Training Video
FAQ's
We do not start fresh at the beginning of the school year. We start from the date of the FIRST referral.
For example, if Referral #1 was sent on 3/23/22, the student will be monitored for 180 days (1 FULL CALENDAR YEAR: 3/23/22-3/23/23). If the student received the first referral on 3/23/22, and the school reports student has missed 5 days out of 10 on the new school year, school will start where student left off and send the truancy officer a 2nd Referral.
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