1. A Community Approach 24 th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference Orlando, Florida Monday, October 15, 2012 Ms. Kenyatta N. Sinclair Director of Program Development Dropout Prevention Services Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

2. Truancy Abatement & Burglary Suppression The mission of the Truancy Abatement & Burglary Suppression (TABS) program is to intervene with youth who are truant, deterring them from involvement in the criminal justice system.

3. TABS Organizational Chart TABS Program Milwaukee Police Department Neighborhood Task Force Six Officers MPD Steering Committee Representatives Milwaukee Public Schools Office of School Social Work Three School Social Workers Two Social Worker Aides Parent and Student Services Two School Liaisons MPS Steering Committee Representatives Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Director of Program Development-Dropout Prevention Services Two Site Coordinators Student Interns/Volunteers Grant funded Case Managers BGCGM Steering Committee Representatives

4. TABS – Community Approach  TABS History  Program Management  Comprehensive Approach of Intervention & Support  Community Partnerships, Resources and Wrap-Around  Roles & Responsibility

5. Roles & Responsibilities Milwaukee Police Department

6. Roles & Responsibilities Milwaukee Public Schools

7. Roles & Responsibilities Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

8. TABS’ Role in Addressing Truancy in our Community The TABS Program was designed to enforce the compulsory school attendance laws in the City of Milwaukee. Through the program’s efforts, truant youth are:  Identified & removed youth off of the streets during school hours.  Assessed for a school assignment and pattern of attendance.  Assisted in identifying barriers to consistent attendance.  Monitored to ensure re-entry and improved attendance.  Assisted in locating professionals who can support the family in making the necessary changes.

9. Program Goals  Goal one: To enforce the compulsory school attendance laws by intervening with youth who are truant.  Goal Two: Suppress daytime crime committed by out of school youth.  Goal Three: Increase the attendance rates of habitually truant youth picked up through the TABS program.  Goal Four: Reengage out-of-school youth in the educational mainstream.

10. Program Activities  Patrol Streets  Working with Local Business Owners  Accept Reports of Truants  Citations – Parent & Student  Locate Guardians  Detain & Assess Truants  Truancy Sweeps  Case Management  Monitor Attendance  Court Advocacy  Assist with School Assignments  Connect Youth with Support Staff at School

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12. THANK YOU! Ms. Kenyatta N. Sinclair Director of Program Development Dropout Prevention Services kenyattas@boysgirlsclubs.org 414-267-8168