1. Student Support Services Office Who We Are and What We Do

2. Our Team Sherri Woods, Director Joy Ray, Secretary Mark Meadows, Assistant Attendance Director Felicia Hathaway, Assistant Attendance Director Mark Spencer, Assistant Attendance Director Lisa Carrere, Social Worker School Nurses Sherrie Lake Homebound/Dropout Prevention Michelle Black Homebound/Dropout Prevention Nikita Parsons, School-Based P.O.

3. Dropout Rates

4. Graduation Data 08-14 School YearTypeAll 2008-2009Four Year Grads67.83% 2009-2010Five Year Grads70.71% 2009-2010Four Year Grads71.05% 2010-2011Five Year Grads74.92% 2010-2011Four Year Grads71.04% 2011-2012Five Year Grads75.11% 2011-2012Four Year Grads71.91% 2012-2013Five Year Grads74.01% 2012-2013Four Year Grads74.00% 2013-2014Five Year Grads77.26% 2013-2014Four Year Grads78.31%

5. Graduation Data Time to GraduationOutcome School Year 2012-20132013-20142014-2015 Count% % % 4-Years Graduates 16,85081.39% 16,71984.47% 17,01286.53% Non-Graduates 3,85218.61% 3,07415.53% 2,64813.47% 20,702 19,793 19,660 5-Years Graduates 17,14481.40% 17,29583.55% 16,72384.65% Non-Graduates 3,91718.60% 3,40616.45% 3,03315.35% 21,061 20,701 19,756 Four Year GradsTotal82.15% Five Year GradsTotal78.31% CABELL COUNTY GRADUATION RATE 2014 -15

6. Graduation & Dropout Rates Graduation Rates are on the upswing. What has helped? Waiver Judicial System Options

7. Truancy Data 2013 and 2014 Legal Notices for CMHS and Feeder Middle Schools 2013 779 2014 1231 2015 894 (BMS 35 letters MMS 39 letters) down over 60% Legal Notices for HHS and Feeder Middle School 20131480 2014 1578 2015 1044 (HEMS 55 letters HMS 87 letters) down over 50%

8. Court Cases CMHS and Feeder Middle Schools 2013 38 2014 34 2015 68 HHS and Feeder Middle Schools 2013 85 2014 90 2015117 Truancy Data

9. Truancy Some questions we can answer Why the Increase? What does the School-Based Probation Officer (SBPO) do; and is it working? How does she get her referrals? Who does she communicate with to identify students? What happens if the student doesn’t comply? Why are we filing truancy and incorrigible? How is DHHR involved in this process?

10. Attendance team meetings At those meetings; discuss students who have missed a certain number of unexcused absences. Contract Pre-Diversion Court How We Do IT

11. Contract Middle School Students are often placed on a contract with the SBPO as the first line of defense. Parent & Student meeting Guidelines & rules Weekly visits Communication

12. Pre-Diversion Meeting Pre-Diversion Meetings Parent & Student attend Students cannot have previously been in the court system Around the table: Attendance Team, Counselors, Graduation Coach, SBPO, Assistant Prosecutors, Public Defenders, Prestera, & DHHR Why and what can we do to help?

13. Court Students Circuit Court Truancy Incorrigible Improvement Probation Placement Reviews Parents Circuit Court Truancy Improvement Fines & Court Cost Trial 2 nd Offense (jailable)

14. CCSAPP, FRN, RVCDC, DHHR, Lunch Bunch – Homeless Coalition, Child Abuse Task Force, MDITs, Housing Authority Coalition, Early Head Start Meeting, Attendance Meetings, SAT meetings, Truancy Court Meetings, School-Based Probation Officer Meetings, & Education Matters Why all the meetings? For STUDENT SUCCESS We Go to Meetings, lots of Meetings!