Need for the Program:
During the 2004-05 school-year USD 501 reported:

• 1,640 students absent on an average day
• 27,526 students enrolled
• 25,886 average daily attendance
• 701 students truant
• 2,154 students suspended
• 41 students expelled
• 304 students dropped out

Program Goal: Promote school attendance and reduce truancy in Shawnee County.

Services Provided:

• Supporting School Attendance
• Truancy Dispatch Program
• School-Based Community Care/Truancy Prevention:
  • Case management
  • Linkage to services
  • Support services

Contact: Kim Sampson, LMSW, Director - School Collaboration & Truancy Prevention Coordination - 785-357-4763 x1416

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