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Bridges to School (B2S)
www.studentadvocacycenter.org•[email protected](734)482-0489Headquarters•(866)793-3517fax
SAC’sBridgestoSchoolprogram(formerlyEarlyTruancyIntervenQon)provideshome-basedsupportservicestoJacksonCountyfamilieswithelementaryschool-agedchildren,gradesK-5,whohavebeenreferredbytheirelementaryschoolforabsenteeism.Toassist,staffprovidefamilieswithsupportservicesthatincludeacomprehensiveassessment,intervenQonplan,in-homeparenQngeducaQonusingevidence-basedcurriculum,casemanagement,advocacy,resourceconnecQons,andweeklyaXendancemonitoring.OurgoalistoidenQfyandovercomebarrierstoregularschoolaXendance.
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WHO Schoolscanreferstudentswhohavehad10ormoreunexcusedabsencesor15ormoreabsences
(excused,unexcused,ordisciplinary)whentheyhavenotrespondedtotheschool’sdocumentedeffortstointervene.Historically,B2ShasbeenmosteffecQvewithfamilieswhoareimpactedbypoverty;haveoneormorefamilymemberswithachronicdiseaseorillness;andhaveunmetmentalandbehavioralhealthneeds.B2SappearstobeleasteffecQveforstudentswhoarereferredfortardinessanddoesnotcurrentlyacceptreferralsforchronictardiness.B2SacceptsreferralsfromJacksonCountyschools.WearenotaccepQngcaseswhenthefamilyhasanopenChildProtecQveServicescase.WHAT
Toassist,B2Sprovidesfamilieswithsupportservicesthatincludeacomprehensivefamilyneedsassessment,thedevelopmentofanAXendanceIntervenQonPlan,themonitoringoffamilyprogresstowardsintervenQongoals,linkingreferredfamiliestoexisQngcommunityresourcesandprograms,in-homeparenQngeducaQonusingtheNurturingParenQngcurriculum,casemanagement,advocacytoensurefamilieshaveaccesstoneededsupportsandservicesandthemonitoringofstudentschoolaXendance.
B2Sisavoluntaryprogramthatrequiresatleastoneparent/guardiantoparQcipate.B2SstaffwillmakethreeaXemptstoengagethefamilyandprovideintervenQonservices.LEARN MORE
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Why Early Intervention Matters
www.studentadvocacycenter.org•[email protected](734)482-0489Headquarters•(866)793-3517fax
Chronicabsencesinkindergartenhaveanimmediateimpactonperformance,andthelong-termconsequencesforchildreninpovertyaremostsignificant(ChangandRomero,2008).TheNaQonalCenterforChildreninPovertyfoundthatchronicabsenceinkindergartenisassociatedwithloweracademicperformanceinfirstgrade.Amongpoorchildren,chronicabsencesinkindergartenpredictsthelowestlevelsofeducaQonalachievementattheendoffidhgrade.GoingtoschoolregularlyintheearlyyearsisespeciallycriQcalforchildrenfromfamilieslivinginpovertywhoarelesslikelytohavetheresourcestomakeupforlostQmeintheclassroom.
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It’ssoimportantforyounglearnerstodevelopgoodhabitsassoonaspossible.StudiessuggestthatchronicabsenceasearlyaskindergartenispredicQveofchronicabsenceinlatergrades(TheBalQmoreCityStudentAXendanceWorkGroup,2010).
Studieshavefoundthatexcessiveabsencesintheearlygradesarecorrelatedwithfuturerisk-takingbehaviors,suchastobacco,alcohol,anddruguse,andinvolvementwiththecriminaljusQcesystem(JohnW.GardnerCenter,2010;Gofried,2010;Sundius&Farneth,2008b;Smink&Reimer,2005).
Andwhenchronicabsenteeismiswidespread,itimpactsstudentswhoarenotabsent,asteachersarerequiredtoeitherslowdowninstrucQonfortheenQreclasstohelpabsentstudentscatchupormaintaintheirnormalpace,frustraQngachievementforthosechronicallyabsentstudents(Chang&Jordan,2010;EducaQonCommissionoftheStates,2009;Balfanzetal.,2008;Naueretal.,2008;Sundius&Farneth,2008b).History of B2S
B2S,whichbecameaSACprogramin2015,hasbeensuccessfullytacklingthissocialproblemsince2006inJackson.OriginallycalledtheEarlyTruancyIntervenQon,B2SwasdesignedinJacksonbycourt,districtandschoolstaff.Itdoeswhatawidevarietyofresearchersrecommend,includingpersonalizedearlyoutreach,engagingstudentsandparents,addressingbarrierstoaXendance,focusingoncollaboraQon,monitoringaXendance,andrecognizinggoodaXendance.Historically,75-85%ofstudentshaveimprovedaXendance.Wearethankfulforourfunders,includingtheChildren’sTrustFundandtheJacksonCommunityFoundaQon.