1. Tackling Truancy It Takes a Community

2. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center WebEx Instructions: All participants will be muted except during question and answer slides Use chat feature to share ideas and questions with the presenters Contact 717-795-9048 for technical difficulties Complete evaluation 2

3. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Presenters County Representatives David Clark Thomas Linko Damon Neal School Representatives Kristen Antoline-Jury Jacqueline Bishop Rick Eagle Barbara Martz 3 Moderator – Andrea Richardson

4. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center This 2-hour webinar highlights Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program from the perspective of county agencies and school districts. Presenters will offer an overview of Beaver County’s Truancy Elimination Program as it exists currently, as well as the history of the program and how it has evolved. 4 PURPOSE

5. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Participants will be able to: Describe the components of Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program; Identify approaches found to be successful during the development of Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program; and Identify some of the challenges and barriers to the creation of a successful truancy intervention program. 5

6. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center AGENDA: Welcome and Introductions Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program Evolution of Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program Questions and Answers Wrap-up and Evaluations 6

7. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Beaver County’s Truancy Intervention Program County Structure Target Population Countywide Uniform Protocol School Meetings Attendance at Court Hearings Truancy Classes Tracking/Monitoring Community Engagement/Partnerships Funding 7

8. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Program Evolution Reactive Proactive Successes Challenges Pennsylvania Truancy Toolkit www.patruancytoolkit.infowww.patruancytoolkit.info Report to the Pennsylvania State Roundtable (May 2012) www.ocfcpacourts.us/assets/files/page-382/file-1112.pdf 8

9. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Words of Wisdom 9

10. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center QUESTIONS: 10

11. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center Outstanding Questions and Comments Beaver County Truancy Intervention Program tip@bccys.org tip@bccys.org Pennsylvania Family Engagement Practice Discussion Board http://www.ilp.pitt.edu/FGDM_Board/login.asp?targ et=default.asp http://www.ilp.pitt.edu/FGDM_Board/login.asp?targ et=default.asp 11

12. 306: Tackling Truancy: It Takes a Community The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center 12 For additional information or resources, please contact Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center www.pacwrc.pitt.edu 717-795-9048 www.independentlivingpa.org Families and Communities United www.fcu.pitt.edu