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Ho w is trua nc y de fine d a nd ho w do e s CDE de te rmine o ur trua nc y ra te s?  T rua nc y is re po rte d to the Ca lifo rnia De pa rtme nt o f E duc a tio n (CDE ) a s 3 une xc use d a b se nc e s o r 3 une xc use d ta rdie s o ve r 30 minute s.  I n 2013-2014 MJUSD’ s trua nc y ra te re po rte d b y CDE wa s 17.04%.  Sta te Ave ra g e wa s 31.14%.

Ho w do e s MJUSD de fine trua nc y?  Afte r 9 o r mo re une xc use d a b se nc e s, the sc ho o l will re fe r the c a se to o ur Stude nt Atte nda nc e Re vie w Bo a rd (SARB).  T he pa re nt must b e “c ite d” into SARB b y the T rua nc y Offic e r, PASS Offic e r o r me .  We c urre ntly ha ve a ppro xima te ly 2.61% (251) o f o ur stude nts tha t a re ha b itua lly trua nt.

Who sits o n the Stude nt Atte nda nc e Re vie w Bo a rd? (SARB)  Chris Re yna , Yub a Co unty Offic e o f E duc a tio n, SARB Cha ir  Jo lie Ca rre o n, MJUSD, SARB me e ting fa c ilita to r.  Ann Wa tkins, Pro b a tio n, T rua nc y Offic e r  E ric h Rung e , Child Pro te c tive Se rvic e s  Sha nno n Se c re st, Childre n Syste m o f Ca re  Jo hn F lo e , Sutte r-Yub a Me nta l He a lth  De b b ie Wa tso n, SARB se c re ta ry fro m MJUSD

Wha t type s o f se rvic e s do e s SARB pro vide o ur fa milie s?  Quic k sc ho o l e nro llme nt  Arra ng ing tra nspo rta tio n  Re fe rra l to c o unse ling thro ug h Me nta l He a lth, Ha rmo ny He a lth o r Vic tim Witne ss.  Re fe rra l to Pa re nting Cla sse s  Re fe rra l fo r sc ho o l tuto ring  Re fe rra l to Sa turda y Sc ho o l  Re fe rra l fo r Ho me le ss Se rvic e s  Re fe rra l to CPS fo r inte rve ntio n  F a ilure to a b ide b y the c o ntra c t re sults in a n o rde r to se e Judg e Give ns in juve nile c o urt. Pa re nts ma y b e fine d up to $489.00 pe r c hild.

 A mo m wa s c ite d into SARB fo r he r 9 th g ra de da ug hte r. While in a t the SARB he a ring , she b ro ug ht he r yo ung da ug hte r, “Amy.”  I t wa s fo und during this he a ring in Ja nua ry, tha t Amy, a g e 6 (a lmo st 7 in Ma rc h) ha d ne ve r b e e n to sc ho o l. Mo m sa id she c o uldn’ t g e t Amy he r sho ts.  Afte r ma king se ve ra l pho ne c a lls to find o ut a da te a time to g e t the ne e de d immuniza tio ns, we a lso ma de c a lls to de te rmine wha t sc ho o l ha d a n o pe ning this la te in the ye a r.  T ra nspo rta tio n wa s se t up imme dia te ly to tra nspo rt he r to sc ho o l a s he r sc ho o l o f re side nc e wa s a t c a pa c ity.

 Amy didn’ t ha ve a ny sc ho o l c lo the s, a nd b e c a use she ha d “sta b le ” ho using , she didn’ t q ua lify fo r c lo thing thro ug h o ur ho me le ss g ra nt.  I c o nta c te d Ro b Gre g o r who g a ve me Wa l-Ma rt g ift c a rds fro m his sc ho o l do na tio ns to purc ha se wa rm c lo thing a nd sho e s fo r Amy to sta rt sc ho o l.  Bo b b i a nd I we nt sho pping fo r Amy.  Amy o nly a tte nde d 78 o ut o f 180 da ys o f kinde rg a rte n la st sc ho o l ye a r.  Be c a use Amy misse d sc ho o l a fte r she wa s e nro lle d, the SARB c o ntra c t wa s vio la te d, a nd mo m wa s se rve d with a n I nfra c tio n Co mpla int a nd o rde re d to se e Judg e Give ns.

 Judg e Give ns o rde re d Amy’ s mo m to g e t he r e nro lle d a t he r sc ho o l o f re side nc e , E lla , b e fo re the sta rt o f the 2014-2015 sc ho o l ye a r. T he c a se wa s c o ntinue d to de te rmine if the pa re nt wo uld b e fine d $489.00. his sc ho o l ye a r, Amy wa s e nro lle d in 1 st g ra de a t  T E lla . She wa s pre se nt the first da y o f sc ho o l.  We re vie w a ll SARB c a se s mo nthly. Be c a use Amy misse d o ve r 10 da ys o f sc ho o l b y Oc to b e r, 2014, a ho me visit wa s do ne .

 During the ho me visit, it wa s fo und tha t the fa mily ha d b e e n e vic te d fro m the ir ho me a nd to o k re side nc y in a tra ve l tra ile r pa rke d in the drive wa y o f a “frie nds” ho me in Jo hnso n Pa rk’ s a tte nda nc e a re a .  T he 13 a b se nc e s we re fro m la c k o f tra nspo rta tio n to E lla Sc ho o l. Mo m wa nte d Amy to sta y a t E lla b e c a use she lo ve d he r te a c he r so she wa s tra nspo rting Amy to sc ho o l whe n she ha d e no ug h g a s fo r he r ve hic le .  T ra nspo rta tio n wa s c o nta c te d a nd we we re a b le to use a n e xisting ro ute to tra nspo rt Amy to E lla Sc ho o l so she wo uldn’ t ha ve to tra nsfe r.

 Amy ha s no t misse d a da y sinc e tra nspo rta tio n wa s se t up a nd is a t g ra de le ve l o r a ppro a c hing g ra de le ve l in e ve ry sta nda rd. She will b e pro mo te d to 2 nd g ra de ne xt ye a r.  Amy lo ve s sc ho o l a nd b e c a use a tte nda nc e ha s impro ve d dra ma tic a lly, the fine wa s “wa ive d” fo r this sc ho o l ye a r.  Amy ha s a yo ung e r b ro the r, tha t will sta rt kinde rg a rte n ne xt ye a r. Pa pe rwo rk ha s a lre a dy b e e n ha nd de live re d to mo m to ma ke sure he sta rts sc ho o l o n time . 

 While do ing ho me visits, Bo b b i a nd I sa w o ne o f o ur mo m’ s who is o n a SARB c o ntra c t fo r 3 o f he r o lde r c hildre n, wa lking do wn No rth Be a le Ro a d to the c ity b us sto p.  Afte r sto pping a nd spe a king with he r, it wa s fo und tha t he r yo ung e st da ug hte r, a g e 6, wa s no t e nro lle d in sc ho o l. She wa s dre sse d in c lo thing tha t wa s to o b ig a nd sho e s tha t wo uldn’ t sta y o n he r fe e t.

 Be c ka ’ s mo m e xpla ine d tha t she trie d to g e t he r e nro lle d a t Ce da r L a ne a t the b e g inning o f the ye a r; b ut the y “we re full.” (Mo m did no t fo llo w thro ug h with e nro llme nt a t a no the r sc ho o l site ).  I tra nspo rte d Be c ka a nd he r mo m to E lla Sc ho o l whe re we c o mple te d the e nro llme nt pa c ke t. T ra nspo rta tio n wa s se t-up to ta ke Be c ka to a nd fro m sc ho o l.  Sinc e the y we re living in the lo c a l mo te l, I c o nta c te d o ur ho me le ss de pa rtme nt fo r sc ho o l c lo the s a nd supplie s.

 Bo b b i dro ve the ne w sho e s a nd c lo thing to the ho te l so Be c ka c o uld ha ve so me thing to we a r o n he r first da y o f sc ho o l in Oc to b e r.  Sinc e Be c ka ha s b e e n e nro lle d a t E lla Sc ho o l (122 da ys), she ha s o nly misse d 5 da ys fo r b e ing ill. She ha s o nly 1 ta rdy.  Be c ka is ha ppy a nd a c c o rding to he r mo m, “L o ve s sc ho o l a nd ne ve r wa nts to miss.”  Mo m ha s b e e n ma nda te d b y Judg e Give ns to a tte nd Pa re nt Pro je c t pa re nting c la sse s in lie u o f pa ying a $1400.00 fine fo r he r o the r 3 c hildre n who a re o n SARB c o ntra c ts.

Me e t L o g a n a nd Be lla  Pa re nts we re put o n a SARB c o ntra c t two ye a rs a g o de spite living a ro und the c o rne r fro m the sc ho o l.  T his sc ho o l ye a r, b o th L o g a n a nd Be lla misse d sc ho o l fo r c hro nic lic e .  L ic e me dic a tio n, c lo thing a nd fo o d we re b ro ug ht to the ho me in ho pe to rid the c hildre n o f lic e a nd g e t the m to sc ho o l.  Ove r 20 ho me visits we re do ne b y the trua nc y o ffic e r, Bo b b i a nd I .  Multiple CPS re po rts we re ma de a s the ho me wa s unke mpt a nd a limite d fo o d in the ho use .

 L o g a n’ s te a c he r e ma ile d me o fte n to sa y he wa s no t in sc ho o l.  During o ne ho me visit in No ve mb e r, the pa re nts wo uld no t re spo nd b ut c hildre n’ s vo ic e s we re he a rd inside the ho me .  YCSO, Be n Ma rtin wa s c a lle d to the sc e ne fo r a we lfa re c he c k o f the c hildre n.  Childre n we re fo und hiding in the ho me with the unc le a nd fa the r.  T he o nly fo o d in the ho me wa s o ld ke tc hup.  CPS wa s a ske d to c o me o ut b y YCSO.  T he c hildre n a re no w in fo ste r c a re a s pa re nts wo rk o n the ir drug a ddic tio n.

Amy, Be c ka , L o g a n a nd Be lla ’ s sto ry is no t unusua l. I t ta ke s the e ffo rt o f ma ny to g e t o ur trua nt stude nts to sc ho o l. We ha ve 138 stude nts tha t a re ha b itua lly trua nt in g ra de s K -5 a nd a re c urre ntly o n SARB c o ntra c ts. We ha ve o ve r 50 ha b itua lly trua nt te e ns in g ra de s 6 th -8 th a nd a no the r 63 in g ra de s 9-12. I f we wa nt to live in a sa fe a nd thriving c o mmunity, we must g e t our c hildre n to sc ho o l so the y ha ve ho pe o f a ha ppy life .

Onc e we g e t o ur stude nts to sc ho o l, the y must fe e l sa fe a nd suc c e ssful.

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