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 == UPCOMING EVENTS ==
-'''NEXT MVTRSG MEETING'''<br>  Date: Wednesday, '''September 22, 2010'''    <BR>Time: <u>School Liaison meeting</u> at '''10:00am''' followed by <u>MVTRSG</u> at '''11:30 am'''<br>
+'''NEXT MT VERNON ATTENDANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE MEETING'''<br>  Date: Tuesday, '''June 11, 2013'''    <BR>Time: <u>"'12-1:15pm"'<br>
-Location: Mt. Vernon City School District, 165 N Columbus Ave <br>
+Location: Mt Vernon Board of Education 165 N Columbus Ave, Mt Vernon, NY 10553 - 2nd Floor Conference Room "The Fishbowl" <br>
 '''NEXT Mount Vernon Suspensions Response Team Meeting'''<br>  Date: Monday, '''September 20, 2010'''    <BR>Time: '''10:00am''' <br>
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 ==PREVIOUS MEETINGS==
 * March 24, 2010<br>
-* March 3, 2010<br>
-* February 24, 2010<br>
-* January 28, 2010<br>
-* January 13, 2010<br> [[media:MVTRSGMinutes01-13-10.doc|January School Liaison meeting minutes]]<br>
-* November 16, 2010<br> [[media:MVTRSGMinutes11-16-09.doc|November MVTRSG meeting minutes]]<br>
-* June 29, 2009<br> [[media:MVTRSGMinutes06-29-09.doc|June MVTRSG meeting minutes]]<br>
-* May 27, 2009<br> [[media:MVTRSGMinutes05-27-09.doc|May MVTRSG meeting minutes]]<br>
-* April 24, 2009<br> [[Media:MVTRSGMinutes04-24-09.doc|April MVTRSG meeting minutes]]<br>
-* March 13, 2009<br> [[Media:MVTRSGMinutes03-13-09.doc|March MVTRSG meeting minutes]]<br>
-**[[media:Go_To_School_Flyer_FINAL.pdf|Possible Anti-Truancy flyer distributed at March 13 meeting]]
 == OTHER NOTICES ==

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 This supplemental educational neglect reporting form helps mandated reporters in the schools organize the information needed to file an effective report to the State Central Registry. This version, prepared by the Westchester Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, is based upon a form developed by the Yonkers Board of Education, Westchester County Attorney, Westchester County District Attorney, and Westchester County Department of Social Services.<br>
-* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/opinion/sunday/one-way-to-guarantee-more-trouble-for-schools.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y "One Way To Guarantee More Trouble" from The New York Times editorial page] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> This editorial discusses how there are wide racial and ethnic disparities in school suspensions and how being suspended makes students more likely to be held back, drop out, or end up in the juvenile justice system. <br>
+* [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/opinion/sunday/one-way-to-guarantee-more-trouble-for-schools.html?emc=tnt&tntemail0=y "One Way To Guarantee More Trouble" from The New York Times editorial page]<br> This editorial discusses how there are wide racial and ethnic disparities in school suspensions and how being suspended makes students more likely to be held back, drop out, or end up in the juvenile justice system. <br>
 *  [http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0206ednbyrodel0206.html Study: Dropouts' interest in school may start waning early on]<br>

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 * [[media:Kinship_Support_Program_11-2011.doc|Kinship Support Program]]
-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters]<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>
-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy. <br>
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did]<br>In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy. <br>
-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/0/OJuKr_gK-sk  MV Truancy Initiative-Part 2: What We've Accomplished] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part 2, he describes the impressive results achieved to date, including an analysis of the 19.8% district-wide reduction in total absenteeism. <br>
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/0/OJuKr_gK-sk  MV Truancy Initiative-Part 2: What We've Accomplished]<br> In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part 2, he describes the impressive results achieved to date, including an analysis of the 19.8% district-wide reduction in total absenteeism. <br>
-* [http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial-page/buffalo-news-editorials/article438977.ece "A truancy crisis" from The Buffalo News editorial page] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> This article shows how one urban school district is floundering without a coherent strategy to address chronic truancy, in sharp contrast to the remarkable success that the Mount Vernon City School District has achieved in its inner-city schools. <br>
+* [http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial-page/buffalo-news-editorials/article438977.ece "A truancy crisis" from The Buffalo News editorial page]\<br> This article shows how one urban school district is floundering without a coherent strategy to address chronic truancy, in sharp contrast to the remarkable success that the Mount Vernon City School District has achieved in its inner-city schools. <br>
 * [http://www.aecf.org/%7E/media/Pubs/Topics/Education/Other/DoubleJeopardyHowThirdGradeReadingSkillsandPovery/DoubleJeopardyReport040511FINAL.pdf Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation]

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	== TRUANCY AND DROP-OUT PREVENTION RESOURCES ==		== TRUANCY AND DROP-OUT PREVENTION RESOURCES ==
		+	* [[media:Westchester_Family_Center_8-24-12.doc\|Westchester Family Center]]

		+	* [[media:Kinship_Support_Program_11-2011.doc\|Kinship Support Program]]

	* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>		* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>

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 *  [[Media:Yonkers_Ed_Neglect_Supplemental_Report_Form.pdf|Supplemental Educational Neglect Reporting Form]]<br>
 This supplemental educational neglect reporting form helps mandated reporters in the schools organize the information needed to file an effective report to the State Central Registry. This version, prepared by the Westchester Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect, is based upon a form developed by the Yonkers Board of Education, Westchester County Attorney, Westchester County District Attorney, and Westchester County Department of Social Services.<br>
 *  [http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0206ednbyrodel0206.html Study: Dropouts' interest in school may start waning early on]<br>

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 ** [[media: AttendanceMemo.doc| Strengthening School Attendance Policies/Practices to Address Educational Neglect and Truancy]]
 ** [[media: AttendanceMemoCoverLetterfinal.doc| Attendance Memo Cover Letter]]
 *  [http://www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Dropout-Prevention/Grad-Nation.aspx Grad Nation: A Guidebook to Help Communities Tackle The Dropout Crisis]<br>

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−	* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters]'''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>	+	* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts. <br>

	* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy. <br>		* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy. <br>

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 This brief from the National Middle School Association, drawing on research and field work, illuminates key policy and practice implications of the middle grades playing a stronger role in achieving our national goal of graduating all students from high school prepared for college or career and civic life. The brief is based on more than a decade of research and development work at the Center for the Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University. It also draws on direct field experience in more than 30 middle schools implementing comprehensive reform and a longstanding collaboration with the Philadelphia Education Fund.<br>
-*  [http://www.civicenterprises.net/reports.php  On the Frontline of Schools]   '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>
+*  [http://www.civicenterprises.net/reports.php  On the Frontline of Schools] <br>
 This 60 page, June 2009 report, prepared by John M. Bridgeland, John J. DiIulio, Jr. and Robert Balfanz, presents the perspectives of ''teachers'' and ''principals'' on the high school dropout problem. A Report by Civic Enterprises in association with Peter D. Hart Research Associates for
 the AT&T Foundation and the America’s Promise Alliance.<br>
-* [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/11/10/2009-11-10_state_worst_in_us_in_awarding_geds.html NY State Worst in U.S. in Awarding GEDs] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>
+* [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/education/2009/11/10/2009-11-10_state_worst_in_us_in_awarding_geds.html NY State Worst in U.S. in Awarding GEDs] <br>
 ''NY Daily News'' staff writer Meredith Kolodner reporting on the role played by New York City's underfunded and uncoordinated system of GED preparation programs.<br>
-* [http://www.chronicabsence.net/ Addressing the Issue of Chronic Absence in Schools] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>
+* [http://www.chronicabsence.net/ Addressing the Issue of Chronic Absence in Schools] <br>
 This website provides both an information clearinghouse and a forum to examine the relationship between chronic absence in the early elementary school grades and academic performance. Be sure to follow its link to ''Ensuring School Success by Addressing Attendance and Chronic Absence in the Early Grades: A Call to Action for State And Local Education Leaders.'' <br>

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-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters] In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts.
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/2/1FaX3c1oG5Q Why Truancy Matters]'''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this five-minute presentation Karl Bertrand gives a rapid-fire overview of the many ways that chronic truancy negatively impacts individuals and communities. Understanding these diverse negative impacts is important because they serve as incentives for mobilizing different groups of stakeholders to support local truancy prevention efforts.
-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did] In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy.
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/1/rCEkbOy73bkMV Truancy Initiative-Part 1: What We Did] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br>In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part I, he summarizes the actions the district took to address chronic truancy.
-* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/0/OJuKr_gK-sk  MV Truancy Initiative-Part 2: What We've Accomplished] In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part 2, he describes the impressive results achieved to date, including an analysis of the 19.8% district-wide reduction in total absenteeism.
+* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MrKBertrand#p/u/0/OJuKr_gK-sk  MV Truancy Initiative-Part 2: What We've Accomplished] '''<span style="color:#ff0000">''NEW''</span>'''<br> In this two-part video presentation, Karl Bertrand describes how an inner-city school district (Mount Vernon, NY) cut total absenteeism district-wide by 19.8% in two years - without any additional grant funding. In Part 2, he describes the impressive results achieved to date, including an analysis of the 19.8% district-wide reduction in total absenteeism.
 * [http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial-page/buffalo-news-editorials/article438977.ece "A truancy crisis" from The Buffalo News editorial page] This article shows how one urban school district is floundering without a coherent strategy to address chronic truancy, in sharp contrast to the remarkable success that the Mount Vernon City School District has achieved in its inner-city schools.