Attendance

Every school day matters for your student's success and achievement. Our goal is to ensure your student has access to the best possible education. Regular attendance is essential to student learning, so we would like to share some important information. Students are required by law to attend school from the ages of 6-18. Studies have shown that students who attend school regularly are more likely to graduate from high school and move on to post secondary education.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES/TRUANCIES

Students who have multiple unexcused absences or truancies are notified via mail and are required to attend school site intervention meetings. If interventions put in place at the school site level are not successful, the school will refer the student to the School Attendance Review Board (SARB) . Prior to being referred to the SARB panel the following steps will be followed:

3 or more unexcused absences	Student is classified as a truant Letter 1 mailed home to parent/guardian Student may be assigned Saturday School (high school)
6 or more absences	Student is classified as a repeat truant Letter 2 mailed home to parent/guardian Student/Parent is invited to a Parent/District Attorney Meeting
8 or more unexcused absences	Student is classified as a habitual truant School Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting is scheduled with administrator, parent, student and other school site staff
10 or more unexcused absences	Student/Parent eligible to be referred to School Attendance Review Board (SARB) Hearing at the Tustin Police Station.
Continued unexcused absences	Tustin Unified School District may refer the case to Orange County District Attorney's Office or to the Orange County Probation Department.

STUDENT ATTENDANCE REVIEW BOARD (SARB)

The School Attendance Review Board is an intervention designed to help students and their families identify the issues related to their students' poor attendance. The SARB Panel consists of members from Tustin Unified School District such as, CWA Social Worker, Special Education Administrator, District Nurse, School Site Administrator and/or Counselor, in addition a representative from OC Probation, local law enforcement agency, and OC Social Services Agency are also on the panel. Our comprehensive panel is looking to identify solutions that are reasonable and effective for the student and family. In the event the parent and/or student is not cooperative, the panel may file with OC Probation or the OC District Attorney's Office.

SARB Hearings are held at the Tustin Unified School District Educational Support Center in the MPR, 1151 San Juan St., Tustin, CA 92780.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY TRUANCY MEETINGS

Any further questions regarding the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) Process please contact:

Michelle Everitt
SARB Coordinator
meveritt@tustin.k12.ca.us
714-730-7301 Ext 51333

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