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Truancy Never Sleeps
Utilizing Family Group Decision
Making in the Beaver County
Truancy Intervention Program
Presented by:
Damon Neal,
Beaver County Juvenile Services Division
Dave Clark and Tom Linko,
Beaver County Children and Youth Services
INTRODUCTION:
• Who we are
• Icebreaker (Expectations)
• The Evolution of Family Group Decision Making
(FGDM) in Beaver County
• A Brief History of the Truancy Intervention
Program (TIP)
•
The Model Program: Merging TIP with FGDM
• Closing Remarks and Q & A
PA TRUANCY ROUNDTABLE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Collaboration
2. Enhanced school culture around education
3. Prevention and early intervention
4. Creative partnerships which utilize data to
inform decisions
5. Building sustainable resources
BEAVER COUNTY TRUANCY
ROUNDTABLE TIMELINE:
• 2008 –Development of Truancy Roundtable
(stakeholders): Barriers/Successes
• Committee Stakeholders:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Dependency Judge John Dohanich
Juvenile Services Division
Children and Youth Services
Beaver County school administrative members
Beaver County social service providers representatives
• Nov. 2009 – Truancy sub-committee develops
TIP Pilot Program
• April 2010 – Initial TIP program launches
BEAVER COUNTY TRUANCY
ROUNDTABLE TIMELINE:
• October 2011 - All County In-Service for
school districts
• November 2011 - TIP program approved to
expand to all county school districts
• February 2012- Countywide Truancy
Summit/Truancy Protocol Committee was
formed
BEAVER COUNTY TRUANCY
ROUNDTABLE TIMELINE:
• May 2012-Composed of representatives of all
fourteen Beaver County school districts
• Meets on a bi-yearly basis.
• Barriers: lack of involvement
• Successes: May 2013 Beaver County Truancy
Protocol was developed
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (6-11 years old)
• After 10th unexcused absence, student referred
to TIP
• After TIP assessment, family may be referred
to the Family Group Decision Making Program
• Should truancy continue, the school may file
private complaint with local Magistrate, or
make a referral to Children and Youth Services
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (12-17 years old)
• After 10th unexcused absence student is referred
to the Truancy Intervention Program (TIP)
• School attendance conference scheduled with
family, school and TIP coordinators
• TIP coordinators will make assessment provide
service referrals as needed
• If student reaches maximum unlawful absences,
school may file private complaint with local
Magistrate.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (COURT PROCEDURES)
• TIP coordinators will attend all truancy hearings
in the county
• Magisterial District Justice (MDJ) may order the
family to the truancy education class in lieu of
paying a fine
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (COURT CONT’D)
• MDJ may continue cases to verify attendance
to TIP class as well as current attendance
• MDJ may either dismiss a case or sanction
student and/or parent(s)
• MDJ may refer chronic truancy cases, in the
13-17 age group, to Juvenile Services Truancy
Abatement Program
PROGRAM OVERVIEW - ECOSYSTEM
CHILDREN & YOUTH CPS/FGDM MODEL:
• Developed by Tim Penrod/Randy Grover
• Implemented by Beaver County Children and
Youth Services and Beaver County Juvenile
Services Division since 2006
• Families must be accepted cases to participate
• Used as a casework tool for case openings and
closures
BEAVER COUNTY TIP MODEL:
• Adapted from the Penrod/Grover model
• Family group meetings are 1-2 hours length
• Truancy FGDM frequency: once with at least one
follow up offered
• Bottom line concern: “to ensure the child attends
school consistently and on a daily basis” (can be
CPS FGDM if needed)
BEAVER COUNTY TIP MODEL:
• Strength-based: yes
• Voluntary participation
• Conferences are typically scheduled within 14
days
• Family plan outlines actions steps to ensure
consistent school attendance
• Plan takes the place of Truancy Elimination
Plan (TEP) and the Family Service Plan (FSP)
ADVANTAGES OF THE TIP MODEL
VS. CPS MODEL:
• early intervention
• strength based family focused
• increased family engagement
• interagency collaboration
• Does not need to be open CYS/JSD case
SUCCESS STORIES
• FGDM Family Plan Example 1 (child)
• FGDM Family Plan Example 2 (Teen)
• FGDM 1st Follow-up (Teen)
• FGDM 2nd Follow-up (Teen)
FGDM IMPLEMENTATION: DATA
• FGDM USE WITH THE BCTIP
a.
FGDM implementation 2012
b.
FGDM implementation 2013-14
c.
Total program statistics 2011-13
CLOSING REMARKS
• General Group Discussion
• Q&A
• Future Growth