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G.I. school board to be asked for approval of interlocal truancy prevention agreement

By Harold Reutter
The Grand Island Independent
Posted Jul 09, 2008 @ 09:10 PM

GRAND ISLAND —
The Grand Island school board will be asked Thursday night to approve an interlocal agreement with Hall County and the Hall County attorney for truancy prevention.

Under terms of the agreement, the Hall County attorney's office will provide an average of 18 hours per week in services that include:

-- Working with Grand Island Public Schools social workers in developing a school intervention plan for attendance by elementary and middle school students;

-- Identifying a target student population for the intervention plan;

-- Developing a diversion program as a means of remedying student absenteeism;

-- Facilitating meetings between the child, the child's parents and/or guardians, and school personnel in an effort to reduce excessive absenteeism;  Full Story

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