Truancy Prevention And Intervention

Author : Lynn Bye,Michelle E. Alvarez,Janet Haynes,Cindy E. Sweigart
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190453329

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Truancy Prevention and Intervention by Lynn Bye,Michelle E. Alvarez,Janet Haynes,Cindy E. Sweigart Pdf

Research has shown that truancy is frequently associated with juvenile crime and dropping out of school altogether. With the high dropout rate in the U.S. and the No Child Left Behind Act holding schools accountable for their dropout rates, it is essential for school social workers to contribute to their schools' improvement plan in meeting annual yearly progress benchmarks. This book, by well respected researchers and practitioners who have extensive experience with truancy, covers best practices in truancy at the community, school, and student/family levels of interventions. It provides an essential everyday reference guide to research-based programs and truancy program implementation. Beginning with an introduction to the essentials of truancy, its causes and consequences, and state and federal legislation, the authors then give readers a snapshot of what research has shown to work so far and what adaptations might look like in various school settings. Richly detailed case examples illustrate multiple levels of intervention, from the school-wide prevention and general policy levels to remedial interventions, including culturally competent approaches. Eminently practical and easily accessible, with sample forms, methods of measuring outcomes, ideas for funding, take-away points, and digestible research summaries, this will be a trusted toolkit for school professionals seeking to reduce their schools' dropout rates and improve students' engagement with school. School-based practitioners and student trainees alike will find a wealth of reliable information about what is seemingly an intractable problem. They can immediately begin implementing the proven and promising practices presented in this practical guide.

Author : Lynn Bye,Michelle E. Alvarez,Janet Haynes,Cindy E. Sweigart
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0199741409

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Truancy Prevention and Intervention by Lynn Bye,Michelle E. Alvarez,Janet Haynes,Cindy E. Sweigart Pdf

Research has shown that truancy is frequently associated with juvenile crime and dropping out of school altogether. With the high dropout rate in the U.S. and the No Child Left Behind Act holding schools accountable for their dropout rates, it is essential for school social workers to contribute to their schools' improvement plan in meeting annual yearly progress benchmarks. This book, by well respected researchers and practitioners who have extensive experience with truancy, covers best practices in truancy at the community, school, and student/family levels of interventions. It provides an essential everyday reference guide to research-based programs and truancy program implementation. Beginning with an introduction to the essentials of truancy, its causes and consequences, and state and federal legislation, the authors then give readers a snapshot of what research has shown to work so far and what adaptations might look like in various school settings. Richly detailed case examples illustrate multiple levels of intervention, from the school-wide prevention and general policy levels to remedial interventions, including culturally competent approaches. Eminently practical and easily accessible, with sample forms, methods of measuring outcomes, ideas for funding, take-away points, and digestible research summaries, this will be a trusted toolkit for school professionals seeking to reduce their schools' dropout rates and improve students' engagement with school. School-based practitioners and student trainees alike will find a wealth of reliable information about what is seemingly an intractable problem. They can immediately begin implementing the proven and promising practices presented in this practical guide.

Author : Sharon Bradley
Publisher : National Professional Resources, Inc.
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781949961683

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Chronic Absenteeism: Prevention & Intervention Strategies for Schools, Families, & Communities by Sharon Bradley Pdf

This quick-reference laminated guide by Sharon Bradley examines the widespread problem of chronic absenteeism in schools, from why students fail to show up to school, to how to prevent excessive absences, to how to find missing students and re-engage them so that they are able to get back on track and ultimately graduate and reach their full potential. Topics covered include implications and impact of chronic absenteeism; essential practices for building a positive school climate; tiered intervention strategies for teachers, school counselors, nurses, and administrators; absenteeism prevention strategies for families; engaging the community to prevent chronic absenteeism; student recovery and re-engagement strategies; intensive school-based interventions: small restorative learning environments; intensive district-level interventions: the attendance review board; individualized family support plans.

Author : Eileen M. Garry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Dropouts
ISBN : IND:30000050626864

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Truancy, First Step to a Lifetime of Problems by Eileen M. Garry Pdf

Author : Franklin Schargel,Jay Smink
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781317925828

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Helping Students Graduate by Franklin Schargel,Jay Smink Pdf

This book describes the fifteen strategies identified through research reviewed by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University. Each chapter in this book was written by a nationally recognized authority in that field. Research has shown that these 15 strategies have been successfully implemented in all school levels from K - 12 in rural, suburban, and urban centers; as stand-alone programs or as part of systemic school improvement plans. Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention also covers No Child Left Behind and its effects on dropout rates; Dealing with Hispanic dropouts; Differences and similarities between rural and urban dropouts. These fifteen strategies have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. They are applicable to all students, including students with disabilities.

Author : Mary S. Reimer,Kaki Dimock,National Dropout Prevention Center Network (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : School attendance
ISBN : 193307213X

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Best Practices and Model Truancy Programs by Mary S. Reimer,Kaki Dimock,National Dropout Prevention Center Network (U.S.) Pdf

Adopting and adapting approaches that have demonstrated their success is simply the most practical strategy for developing programming given the current and resonable focus of policymakers and funders on clear outcomes and cost/benefit analyses. Six critical components of successful truancy intervention programs are identified. Each component is discussed based on the research as well as practical considerations. Several program examples are provided at the end of ecah discussion.

Author : C. Lee Goss,Kristina J. Andren
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781462516209

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Dropout Prevention by C. Lee Goss,Kristina J. Andren Pdf

"Subject Areas/Keywords: academic achievement, adolescents, at-risk students, attendance, behavior problems, children, dropout prevention, early identification, early intervention, elementary, high school completion, interventions, middle school, MTSS, multi-tiered systems of support, response to intervention, retention, RTI, school reform, school success, secondary, student engagement, students Description: Meeting a crucial need, this book presents effective prevention and intervention methods that can help all students stay--and succeed--in school. The authors emphasize that dropout is a process, not an event. They provide tools for identifying dropout risk (including academic, behavior, and attendance problems) and strategies for problem-solving and data-based decision making at the elementary and secondary levels. Illustrative case examples and reproducible checklists and tools enhance this user-friendly resource. The print book has a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. "--

Author : Ken Reid
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781135009441

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Managing School Attendance by Ken Reid Pdf

Teachers and governments all agree that if you wish to raise educational standards then it’s imperative to improve school attendance, and yet an average of around ten per cent of secondary pupils are missing school on a daily basis. Despite governments around the globe trying to address this situation, any improvements have been negligible and improvements in school attendance have been stubbornly hard to achieve. As an internationally recognised expert on this topic, Professor Ken Reid offers workable, practical solutions to help schools improve attendance and to reduce non-attendance and truancy at government level, school and local authority level, individual pupil level and at the family level. Underpinned by the very latest research, but expanded upon with an accessible, practitioner focus, the issues covered by this topical text include: The causes of non-attendance and truancy Successful interventions and the evidence from research Reflections on the attempts to find national solutions Implementing home-school solutions An agenda for the future Supporting throughout with case-studies and workable solutions to the most demanding of situations, this book will be essential reading for head teachers, deputy head teachers, teachers and any educational professional eager to raise standards for all.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Dropouts
ISBN : UCR:31210016339655

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H.R. 3042, the Dropout Prevention and Reentry Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Pdf

Author : Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (U.S.),DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Community policing
ISBN : 9780788130878

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Combating Violence and Delinquency by Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (U.S.),DIANE Publishing Company Pdf

An 8-point statement of objectives & strategies designed to strengthen State & local initiatives to reduce juvenile violence & to increase the capacity of the juvenile justice system to respond to, & prevent, delinquency. Presents innovative & effective strategies designed to reduce violence & victimization, describes how communities can generate solutions & how individuals & groups can prevent or reduce violence in their neighborhoods. Provides important information about Federal training, technical assistance, grants, research, evaluation, & other resources that support these efforts. Extensive bibliography.

Author : Lea A. Theodore, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780826127952

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Handbook of Evidence-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents by Lea A. Theodore, PhD Pdf

A step-by-step resource for treating more than 40 prevalent issues with proven strategies This comprehensive handbook for evidence-based mental health and learning interventions with children and adolescents is distinguished by its explicit yet concise guidance on implementation in practice. With a compendium of proven strategies for resolving more than 40 of the most pressing and prevalent issues facing young people, the book provides immediate guidance and uniform step-by-step instructions for resolving issues ranging from psychopathological disorders to academic problems. Busy academics, practitioners, and trainees in schools and outpatient clinical settings will find this resource to be an invaluable desktop reference for facilitating well-informed decision-making. Unlike other volumes that ignore or merely reference the evidence base of various interventions, this book focuses on providing immediate, empirically supported guidance for putting these strategies into direct practice. Issues covered include crisis interventions and response, social and emotional issues, academic/learning issues, psychopathological disorders, neuropsychological disorders, and the behavioral management of childhood health issues. Each chapter follows a consistent format including a brief description of the problem and associated characteristics, etiology and contributing factors, and three evidence-based, step-by-step sets of instructions for implementation. Additionally, each chapter provides several websites offering further information about the topic. Featuring contributions from leading scholars and practitioners on each issue covered, this book will be a valuable resource for child clinical and school psychologists, counselors, social workers, and therapists as well as other health and mental health professionals whose primary practice is with children and adolescents. Key Features: Demonstrates step-by-step, evidence-based interventions for more than 40 common childhood issues Provides treatment procedures that can be immediately put into practice Covers a wide range of mental health and academic/learning issues for children and adolescents Relevance for both school-based and clinically-based practice Includes contributions by noted experts in the field

Author : Jessica Sprick,Randy Sprick
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416626848

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School Leader's Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges by Jessica Sprick,Randy Sprick Pdf

"For students to be successful in school, they first have to be in school." With that simple statement, Jessica Sprick and Randy Sprick launch a compelling case for prioritizing student attendance. This comprehensive guide provides school and district-level administrators and teams with the background information, strategies, and tools needed to implement a multitiered approach to improving attendance and preventing chronic absence. The authors use the results of their work in schools throughout the United States to dispel the myth that educators have little control over student attendance and provide success stories from elementary and secondary schools that have reversed longstanding patterns of absenteeism. Citing extensive research, Sprick and Sprick share details about the shocking prevalence of chronic absence in U.S. schools and its effects on students, teachers, families, and the school community. They explain how to replace punitive approaches to absenteeism with effective methods that begin with universal supports and continue through Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions for students with more persistent problems. Specifically, they explain how to Build an effective school team to address absenteeism . Create systems to collect accurate data and set priorities. Develop an attendance initiative that generates student enthusiasm as well as staff, parent, and community support. Design and implement strategies that are tailored to specific schoolwide concerns and demographics that reach all students. Equipped with the information and tools presented in this book, educators can ensure wise use of staff and other resources—and create a culture of attendance that is the foundation of successful schools. This book is a copublication of ASCD and Ancora Publishing.

Author : Christopher A. Kearney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780199985296

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Managing School Absenteeism at Multiple Tiers by Christopher A. Kearney Pdf

School absenteeism is a pervasive and difficult problem faced by mental health and school-based professionals. Even in mild forms, school absenteeism has been shown to be a significant risk factor for social, behavioral, and academic problems in middle childhood and adolescence, as well as psychiatric, economic, and occupational difficulties in adulthood. Problematic absenteeism has been examined for decades by professionals of many different disciplines, leading to a considerably fractured literature. Managing School Absenteeism at Multiple Tiers provides an integrative strategy for preventing, assessing, and addressing cases of youth with school absenteeism at multiple levels of severity and complexity. Dr. Christopher Kearney presents a multi-tiered framework based on prevention (Tier 1), early intervention for emerging cases (Tier 2), and more extensive intervention and systemic strategies for severe cases (Tier 3). Each tier is based on empirically supported strategies from the literature, and emphasis is placed on specific, implementable recommendations. This approach is based on a Response to Intervention model that has emerged as a powerful guide to prevention, assessment, and treatment of social and academic problems in schools. Response to Intervention is based upon tenets that parallel developments in the school absenteeism literature: (1) a proactive focus on early identification of learning and behavior problems and immediate, effective intervention, (2) universal, targeted, and intensive interventions, (3) frequent progress monitoring, (4) functional behavioral assessment, (5) empirically supported treatment procedures and protocols to reduce obstacles to academic achievement (including absenteeism), and (6) a team-based approach for implementation. This user-friendly, practical guide will be useful to mental health professionals, school administrators, guidance counselors, social workers and psychologists, as well as others who address kids with problematic absenteeism such as pediatricians and probation officers.

Author : Jessica Sprick,Tricia Berg
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781416627159

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Teacher's Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges by Jessica Sprick,Tricia Berg Pdf

Students can succeed in school—but they must be in school to do so. Addressing absenteeism is as important as addressing problematic behavior and academic difficulties in the classroom. To address the pervasive issue of chronic absenteeism—that is, missing 10 percent of school days for any reason—educators must begin to move away from a model of reliance on reactive and punitive approaches and toward one that is preventive and positive, and that uses proven principles of behavioral change. Teacher’s Guide to Tackling Attendance Challenges, by nationally known educators Jessica Sprick and Tricia Berg, provides teachers with the information and resources they need to build a strong classroom-based initiative to improve the attendance of all students, creating a classroom culture of attendance with easy-to-implement strategies. Sprick and Berg provide concrete and practical strategies for teachers to implement in their own classrooms to address chronic absence and improve the attendance of all students, including: A framework for implementation Sample lesson plans Examples and reproducibles for reinforcement systems Talking points for use with students and families Real-world examples of successful classroom-based approaches Handouts for parents on establishing routines, dealing with technology and more When teachers apply the easy-to-implement and minimally invasive presented, they will see significant improvements in student attendance. This book is a copublication of ASCD and Ancora Publishing.

Author : Sarah Ingersoll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Alternative education
ISBN : UOM:39015055818010

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Reaching Out to Youth Out of the Education Mainstream by Sarah Ingersoll Pdf