TABLE OF CONTENTS. School Board Policy 1. Flow Chart of BTIP Procedures 2. BTIP Log Form 3. BTIP Call in Log 4. BTIP Program Services 5

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS School Board Policy 1 Flow Chart of BTIP Procedures 2 BTIP Log Form 3 BTIP Call in Log 4 BTIP Program Services 5 Letters to Area Superintendents 6 10 OPTISPOOL SAMPLE BTIP LETTERS 1. Beginning of the year Haitian-Creole Beginning of the year Portuguese Beginning of the year Spanish Beginning of the year English 5-day Letter Haitian Creole 5- day letter Portuguese 5-day letter Spanish 5-day Letter English 10- day letter Haitian Creole 10-day letter Portuguese 10-day Letter Spanish 10- day letter Sample Letter for Acceptable documentation Haitian Creole -Sample Letter for Acceptable documentation Portuguese-Sample Letter for Acceptable documentation Spanish-Sample Letter for Acceptable documentation Electronic Letter - Middle School 5 day Letter Middle school 10 day letter 39 Attendance Agreement English 40 Haitian- Creole 41 Portuguese 42 Spanish 43 BTIP 10-DAY CONFERENCE UPDATE 44 BTIP CONFERENCE CHECK LIST 45 BTIP ASSESSMENT/ AFFIDAVIT Registration Tips 48 State Attorney s Office Numbers 49 BTIP CODES 50 Social Work Codes 51

3 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BROWARD STATE ATTORNEY S OFFICE BROWARD TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (BTIP) SCHOOL BOARD POLICY (Excerpted from the Code of Student Conduct ) The Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP) is a joint partnership program of the Broward State Attorney s office and the school Board of Broward County. The program is designed to prevent excessive absences through parent notification and accountability, school interventions, and daily monitoring of attendance. Parents are expected to communicate with school personnel regarding absences. Parents who do not comply are referred to the State Attorney s Office for failure to comply with Florida Statue which provides that a parent commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided by law, if the parent refuses or fails to have a child attend school regularly or refuses to participate in meetings concerning the child s truancy. 1

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5 School Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP) LOG FORM Student Name FSI # D.O.B. Grade Code 202 BTIP 3 Day Telephone Notification Date Document parent conference Parent Link reports an incorrect telephone number, follow up with parent to get current telephone number. Record correct telephone number in TERMS. Code 045 AUTOMATIC BTIP ENROLLMENT BY ETS (subpoena process begins) Code 042 ELECTRONIC MAILING OF BTIP 5 DAY LETTER Date Date Date Allow 10-day grace period from this date. If the parent fails to respond to notification, document efforts and interventions in L-27 Panel. 5 day Parent conference held In school conference Phone conference Complete 5 day section of BTIP Conference Checklist Child Study Team meeting held Code 076 if absences are excused DPC enters interventions on L-27 Panel Code 074 AUTOMATIC RELEASE OF STUDENT RECORDS to STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Code 079 ELECTRONIC MAILING OF BTIP 10 DAY LETTER Date Inform School Social Worker that a 10 day conference has been scheduled. The School Social Worker will complete the 10-Day section of BTIP Conference Checklist. Date Area Office will place Code day meeting held in L- Panels. 3

6 Principal or Designee Date SAMPLE A Call In Log DATE: Student Name Teacher Reason Person Reporting Absences Mom-Dad-Other 4

7 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA BROWARD TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (BTIP) PROGRAM SERVICES The automatic Parent Link call to parents of students with three (3) or more unexcused absences gives ALL parents notification and the opportunity to talk with school staff to resolve issues of nonattendance, behavior and academic performance before it becomes chronic. The District s ETS department electronically mails the following notification letters to parents of ELEMENTARY school age students when the students accrue five (5) and ten (10) days of unexcused absences. As of the 2003/2004 school year, school staff will have only 5 school days to change a student s absence from unexcused to excused in TERMS. This time frame will allow parents to provide an explanation for their child s absence. ETS will lock out future changes. Changes beyond the five-day time frame will be made for exceptional circumstances only.. Once a pattern of non-attendance has been established, schools may require parents of students enrolled in the BTIP program to submit a doctor's note or other acceptable documentation for each additional absence due to illness. If absences are due to a student s chronic medical condition a referral should then be made to the school nurse who can offer the student and/or parent training and advice to improve the management of the health condition. As of 2003/2004 electronic parent notification letters (5-day and 10-day letters) will be sent to ALL parents of MIDDLE school students who have accrued the required number of unexcused absences. With the 5-day letter, parents of middle school students will be requested to contact their child s guidance counselor to discuss the reason(s) for absences. With the 10-day letter, parents will be advised to contact their school social worker. HOW TO ACCESS THESE SERVICES Consistently update addresses of students and their parents on TERMS when information is available that parent has a new address. Seek updated addresses of students when letters are returned undeliverable. Train designated front office staff to record telephone calls from parents on a form when parents call in to inform the school about their child s absence. Maintain central files for all doctor and parent s notes and other documentation pertaining to student s absence. Remind teachers to submit all notes brought in by their students. Accurately record student s attendance in TERMS so parents do not receive inappropriate notification of unexcused absences. Train students to remind their parents to call the school when they are absent. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU DON T Students will have poor attendance and will not achieve academically. Parents will become upset if calls and notes are not accurately recorded. Attending behavioral problems will develop or escalate if behavioral interventions are not discussed and implemented between the school and home. Students will have poor outcomes on the FCAT and other standardized tests. The State Attorney s Office will not be able to file court cases on parents due to poor documentation of parent notification and school interventions. CONTACT Dr. Laurel E. Thompson School Social Work and Attendance Ari Porth Broward State Attorney's Office (954)

8 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CURRICULM & INSTRUCTION/STUDENT SUPPORT August 2002 TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: All Elementary School Principals Dr. Earlean C. Smiley,Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction/Student Support Area Superintendents BROWARD TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROGRAM (BTIP) The Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP) is a partnership program with the State Attorney s Office and the School Board of Broward County. The program is designed to prevent excessive absences through partner participation and accountability, school interventions, and daily monitoring of attendance. Parents/Guardians are notified when their child is excessively absent and are expected to communicate with school personnel regarding all absences through scheduled meetings electronically arranged by the School District. These meetings represent escalating parent accountability and may result in referring non-compliant parents to the State Attorney s Office for failure to comply with section Florida Statute. Clearly the intent of the program is to assist parents in fulfilling their responsibility to ensure their child s regular school attendance. It is also consistent with the District s mission statement that all students receive a quality education within a safe and secure learning environment. This program is supported with automated parent letters sent from the Education Technology systems office and electronic communication with the Broward State Attorney s Office. The State Attorney s Office consists of a full time Assistant State Attorney, secretary and six investigators who contact parents, communicate with school staff and provide investigative support for the program. The Assistant State Attorney also files cases for judicial intervention. ALL elementary principals are expected to have their school engage in the following activities to support the implementation of their students attendance. PROCEDURE: 1. All schools will develop an internal procedure for taking, reporting, and recording daily attendance. This includes the reporting of absences and the submission of notes from parents, doctors and other documentation used to verify reasons for absences. This information will be given to the designated person who enters attendance data into TERMS. Documentation from parents should be noted on the L-27 panel. 6

9 2. Each school will designate a person who will record ALL calls from parents regarding tier child s absence and will designate the absence to be excused or unexcused. A form to collect this type of information is attached to this procedure. 3. Using the Code of Student Conduct guidelines each student s absence will be recorded DAILY into the database. Changes can be made within 48 hours but schools will be locked out thereafter. 4. Students with 3 unexcused absences will be identified on the L 25-panel. The parents of these students will receive an automatic telephone call from Parent Link to contact the school for a conference. The school will be expected to do the following: Assist the parents identify reasons for absences and suggest interventions to reduce the incidence of absences. Determine the need for a school nurse consultation, as the reason given by the parent for absences is often health related. Continue to monitor student s absences If student previously attended another BC school, do not change the attendance record previously entered by the other school. When the telephone numbers are incorrect Parent Link will generate a list to the school. Schools should secure correct telephone number and update each panel. 5. When student accumulates 5 unexcused absences ETS will automatically enroll the student into the BTIP program and send a letter of notification to the parent s address to attend a school conference. The school will be expected to do the following: Convene the Collaborative Problem Solving Team to review the student s school performance and past attendance and to make recommendations. The school social worker should be invited to participate in the CST. Provide staff to conduct the school conferences Record the conference and documentation provided by the parent on the L panel. A file to retain documents provided by the parent is essential Request parent/guardian to provide a doctor s note or other acceptable documentation for each future absence. See a sample letter that can be used to notify parents of this procedure. Determine if health reasons are given for the child s absences and have parent/guardian sign a Release of Information form to request medical documentation. Request the school nurse to meet with the parent and/or child to assess how the family handles the illness if it is chronic, persistent or debilitating. 7

10 A principal or other administrator or guidance person should be in attendance at all 5 day meetings 6. ETS will automatically send out 10-day meeting notices to parents via certified return receipt letters. At this 10-day meeting the State Attorney will attend. This meeting is conducted by the Student Services Area Coordinator. The list of these students will appear on the L25 panel, but schools will have two days to correct this list. Schools are asked to do the following: Have a designated person to review the list and the attendance record of each student. If documentation exists that absences have been excused and the student no longer has 10 unexcused absences, please immediately notify ETS and the Student Services Coordinator's office to not send the letter. If this is done later than the 48 hour period, please immediately notify the SS Area office for possible cancellation of this meeting with the State Attorney. Immediately notify the school social worker that the parent of student has been scheduled. The SSW will engage in some intervention prior to the meeting and will also attend the 10-day meeting. The principal, assistant principal or guidance person is expected to attend this meeting with the State Attorney. The decision to engage in additional intervention(s), excuse the absences or to file a court case is determined at this meeting. We have provided district funding to elementary schools that will enable them to engage in the interventions outlined above. We have begun to see positive changes in student attendance and there are many related positive outcomes identified by the schools such as increased communication between school personnel and parents. The Directors have been requested to provide technical assistance and support when needed. Should you have additional questions, please or contact Carol Smith, School Social Work and Attendance at (954) * ECS/FC/CS Cc: Dr. Frank Till, Superintendent of Schools Area Directors Fay Clark, Executive Director, Student Support Services & ESE NOTE: There have been some updates to the program subsequent to Dr. Smiley's memo. Specifically, BTIP staff notifications are now done on OPTISPOOL. See ensuing pages for directions on accessing the OPTISPOOL reports. * Contact Information: Dr. Laurel E. Thompson (754)

11 October 1, 2005 THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION/STUDENT SUPPORT TO: FROM: VIA: SUBJECT: All Principals Earlean C. Smiley, Ed.D., Deputy Superintendent Curriculum & Instruction/Student Support Area Superintendents CHANGES IN BROWARD TRUANCY INTERVENTION PROGRAM/MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE LETTERS FOR SCHOOL YEAR The Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP)/Middle School Electronic Attendance Letter program began on Friday, August 26, The following changes were made to the BTIP process for school year : 1. Location change for South Area 10 day meetings: *1 South Regional Courthouse 3550 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 2. Location and day change for South Central Area 10 day meetings: *2 Lauderhill Police Department 6279 W. Oakland Park Blvd. Lauderhill New meeting day: Tuesday 3. School based printing of reports using OptiSpool (replacing Pony delivery of reports): OptiSpool is a centralized web server that allows users to view, search, and print report files via their web browser application. The School Board of Broward County has implemented OptiSpool as an alternative to printing, copying, and manually distributing computer-generated reports. Currently, ETS generates, collates, and sends reports by Pony mail for delivery to schools. Using the OptiSpool process, reports are generated and posted on the OptiSpool server for immediate access to data. Individuals can now view reports online and print information as needed. 9

12 Attached is a document detailing how to access reports using OptiSpool. The sign-on and password to OptiSpool is your TERMS sign-on code and password. Only school based personnel with a sign-on code beginning with SA, AT, or AD will have access to the BTIP report folders. School Social Workers, using their TERMS sign on, will be given access to reports for the schools in which they work. All other users who need to access the BTIP and Middle School reports should Holly Seymour *3 for authorization to the BTIP folders in OptiSpool. For the first processing run of the school year (September 2, 2005), the reports were sent through the Pony system, as well as through OptiSpool. All future reports will be accessed through OptiSpool only. Any future questions may be directed to Dr. Victor Wallen, Attendance Manager at JH/ECS/LAK/LET:cbb Attachment c: Dr. Frank Till, Superintendent of Schools Area Directors Area Coordinators, Student Services *1 New South Area 10-day Meetings South Regional Courthouse 3550 Hollywood Blvd, Room 100B NEW MEETING DAY THURSDAY *2 South Central 10- day Meetings 524 NE 21 st Court Wilton Manors Meeting day: Tuesday Afternoon *3 All other users should contact ETS Help-desk instead of Holly Seymour 10

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24 Date: Dear Parent /Guardian: SAMPLE (To be placed on school letterhead) BTIP LETTER BEGINNING OF THE YEAR A strategic goal of Broward County Schools is expecting that all students will achieve at their highest potential. In order for your child to be successful in school, he or she needs to attend school each and every day. Florida laws say that you are responsible for your child's attendance. Section , Florida Statues, provides that a parent or guardian who refuses or fails to have a child attend school regularly or refuses to participate in meetings concerning the child's truancy, may be subject to court proceedings. The School Board of Broward County, Florida in partnership with the Broward County State Attorney's office has initiated the Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP). The intent of the program is to prevent truancy (unexcused absences). Your child's attendance will be monitored on a daily basis and unexcused absences will be reported to you. Should your child have a series of unexcused absences, the State Attorney's Office will be notified, and they will issue a subpoena for your child's records. These records may be used in court against you. The State Attorney's Office may take appropriate action up to and including criminal prosecution of the parent/guardian of the truant child. You are required to contact the school each time your child is absent and provide the school with the reason for the absence. When you are notified of an unexcused absence, you are required to immediately contact the school to discuss the situation and to take action to stop the truant behavior. To report absences, you must call the school office at. If you need further information about this truancy prevention program, please contact me. Please sign and return the form at the bottom of the page indicating you have read and understood the information concerning the Broward Truancy Intervention Program. Sincerely, Principal I have read and understood the information above regarding the Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP). Parent /Guardian Signature: Date: Home Phone Work Phone Cell Phone Students Name: Teacher's Name 22

25 Dat: Pou Manman/Papa, Responsab Legal: SAMPLE (To be placed on school letterhead) LÈT BTIP NAN KÒMANSMAN ANNE ESKOLÈ (BTIP Letter Beginning of the year) Haitian -Creole Lekòl Broward County ap atann tout elèv-li-yo reyisi epi reyalize potansyèl-yo dapre bi estratejik ki nan plan pou lekòl. Pou pitit-ou kapab reyisi lekòl, pitit gason oswa pitit fi-ou dwe ale lekòl toulejou. Lalwa Florid deklare fanmi responsab asire pitit-li ale lekòl regilyèman. Seksyon , lwa Florid, deklare manman, papa oswa responsab legal, ki refize oswa neglije asire pitit-li vin lekòl regilyèman oswa refize patisipe nan reyinyon konsènan absans lekòl san pèmisyon toutan pitit-li, yo kapab rele paran-an lajistis. Konsèy Edikasyon Brawad Kaounti, Florid, ann asosiyasyon avèk biwo Broward County State Attorney kreye yon pwogram pou prevni absans elèv (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). Entansyon pwogram-nan se prevni abitid absans lekòl san pèmisyon (absans ki pa eskize). Nou kontwole chak jou si pitit-ou prezan oswa absan lekòl epi nou va fè ou konnen tout absans ki pa eskize pitit-ou genyen. Si pitit-ou ta gen yon seri absans ki pa eskize, nou va notifye biwo State Attorney's Office, epi biwo-sa-a va voye yon sitasyon pou reklame epi resevwa dosye pitit-ou. Yo kapab sèvi ak dosye-sa-yo kont ou nan yon tribinal. Biwo State Attorney's Office kapab pran tout aksyon nesesè epi menm rive pran yon aksyon kriminèl nan tribinal kont paran/responsab legal timoun ki absan lekòl san pèmisyon. Nou mande-ou pran kontak avèk lekòl pitit-ou chak fwa li absan epi esplike lekòl-la rezon absans-lan. Lè nou fè-ou konnen pitit-ou gen yon absans ki pa eskize, nou mande ou pou ou kontakte lekòl-la san pèdi tan pou diskite sitiyasyon-an epi pran aksyon pou rete kondwit-sa-a. Pou rapòte yon absans, fò ou rele biwo lekòl-la nan nimewo telefòn. Si ou bezwen plis enfòmasyon sou pwogram prevansyon absans timoun lekòl, tanpri kontakte-mwen. Tanpri siyen epi retounen fòm ki anba paj-la pou montre ou li epi konprann enfòmasyon konsènan pwogram Broward Truancy Intervention Program. Avèk respè, Principal Mwen li epi mwen konprann enfòmasyon ki ekri anwo-a konsènan pwogram prevansyon twòp absans lekòl (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). Siyati Paran/Responsab Legal: Dat: 23

26 SAMPLE (To be placed on school letterhead) Data: Prezado Pai/Mãe/Guardião: CARTA DO BTIP INÍCIO DO ANO (BTIP Letter - Beginning of the Year) (Portuguese) Uma das metas estratégicas das Escolas do Condado de Broward é a expectativa de que todos os estudantes atinjam o seu máximo potencial. Para que a sua criança seja sucedida na escola, ele ou ela deve frequentar a escola todos os dias. As leis da Flórida estabelecem que você é responsável pela presença de sua criança na escola. A Seção dos Estatutos da Flórida estabelece que o pai/mãe ou guardião que recusar ou falhar com que sua criança frequente a escola regularmente ou se recusar a participar das reuniões referentes às ausências excessivas da criança, pode ser sujeito a processos judiciais. O Conselho Escolar do Condado de Broward, Flórida, em conjunção com a Promotoria do Estado no Condado de Broward (Broward County State Attorney), iniciou o Programa de Intervenção em Casos de Ausências Excessivas de Broward (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). O objetivo do programa é de prevenir a ausência excessiva (ausências não justificadas). A frequência de sua criança será supervisionada diariamente e as ausências não justificadas lhe serão notificadas. No caso de sua criança ter uma série de ausências não justificadas, a Promotoria do Estado irá ser notificada, e eles irão emitir uma intimação para obter os registros de sua criança. Estes registros serão usados contra você no processo. A Promotoria do Estado poderá tomar as medidas apropriadas, incluindo até um processo criminal contra o pai/mãe/guardião da criança. Requer-se que você avise a escola toda vez que a sua criança estiver ausente e apresente o motivo da ausência. Quando você for notificado de uma ausência não justificada, requerse que você contate a escola imediatamente para tratar da situação e tomar a medida necessária para impedir esta conduta de ausência. Para comunicar as ausências, você deve ligar para a secretaria da escola no número. Se você precisar de maiores informações sobre este programa de prevenção de ausências excessivas, favor me contatar. Favor assinar abaixo, indicando que você leu e compreendeu a informação referente ao Programa de Intervenção em Casos de Ausências Excessivas de Broward e entregue à escola. Atenciosamente, Diretor Eu li e compreendi a informação acima referente ao Programa de Intervenção em Casos de Ausências Excessivas de Broward (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). Assinatura do Pai/Mãe/Guardião: Data: 24

27 SAMPLE (To be placed on school letterhead) Fecha: Estimado Padre /Guardián: CARTA DE BTIP COMIENZO DEL AÑO (BTIP Letter - Beginning of the Year) (Spanish) Una meta estratégica de las escuelas del condado de Broward es la de esperar que todos los estudiantes obtengan el mayor rendimiento posible. Para que su hijo/a tenga éxito en la escuela, él o ella tiene que asistir a la escuela todos los días. Las leyes de la Florida dicen que usted es responsable de la asistencia de su hijo/a. La sección de los Estatutos de la Florida establece que un padre o un guardián que se niega a que su hijo/a asista o deja que no asista a la escuela regularmente, o que se niega a participar en reuniones concernientes al ausentismo escolar de su hijo/a podría tener que ir a un juicio. La Junta Escolar del condado de Broward, Florida, junto con la Oficina del Procurador del Estado en Broward (Broward County State Attorney) ha iniciado el Programa de Intervención en casos de Ausentismo Escolar en Broward (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). El propósito de este programa es de prevenir el ausentismo escolar (las ausencias sin excusa). La asistencia de su hijo/a se va a monitorear diariamente y se le reportarán a usted las ausencias sin excusa. Si su hijo/a tuviera una serie de ausencias sin excusa, la Oficina del Procurador del Estado será notificada, y emitirá una citación para obtener el expediente escolar de su hijo/a. Este expediente podría ser utilizado en la corte contra usted. La Oficina del Procurador del Estado puede tomar la acción legal apropiada contra el padre/guardián del/de la niño/a ausentista incluyendo una acción judicial. Se requiere que usted contacte a la escuela cada vez que su hijo/a esté ausente y que le dé a la escuela una razón por su ausencia. Cuando se le notifique de una ausencia sin excusa, se requiere que contacte inmediatamente a la escuela para discutir la situación y para ponerle fin al comportamiento ausentista. Para reportar ausencias, debe llamar a la oficina de la escuela al. Si necesita información adicional sobre el programa de prevención del ausentismo escolar, por favor, póngase en contacto conmigo. Por favor, firme y entregue la planilla al final de la página indicando que ha leído y entendido la información concerniente al Programa de Intervención en casos de Ausentismo Escolar en Broward. Atentamente, Director He leído y entendido la información precedente sobre el Programa de Intervención en casos de Ausentismo Escolar en Broward (Broward Truancy Intervention Program - BTIP). Firma del padre/guardián: Fecha: 25

28 This letter is for your information only. This letter is mailed electronically from ETS. BTIP LETTER 5- DAY LETTER Dear Parent/ Guardian: Our attendance records indicate that your child has the equivalent five or more days of unexcused absences. Please note that these absences may have been accrued through a combination of daily absences, tardiness, and early sign-outs. Sections and of Florida Statutes provide that a parent or guardian commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided by law, if the parent or guardian refuses or fails to have a child attend school regularly. The Broward Public Schools and the State Attorney s Office (SAO) have initiated the Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP). The intent of this program is to prevent truancy. Your child s attendance will continue to be monitored on a daily basis and unexcused absences will be reported to you. The State Attorney s Office has issued a subpoena to the school for your child s records. Unless you obtain a protective order from the court, the school will give your child s records to the State Attorney s Office in 10 days, pursuant to Florida Statute (3) (d)10. The school district cannot assist you in obtaining a protective order. You are requested to attend a meeting to discuss this serious situation: the unexcused absences of your child. If you have documentation to show that the absences should be excused based upon the eight reasons given for excused absences in the Code of Student Conduct, please bring them with you to the meeting. The meeting is scheduled as follows: Date: Wednesday.. Time: 08:15 AM Location Broward County Elementary School Address City, State, Zip Your child s success in school is important. I expect your child to regularly attend school for the remainder of the school year. Sincerely Principal s Signature Principal 26

29 This letter is for your information only. This letter is mailed electronically from ETS. BTIP 5- DAY LETTER (Haitian -Creole) Pou Manman/Papa/Responsab Legal: Dosye prezans ak absans-nou montre absans pitit-ou totalize senk jou absans lekòl oswa plis jou absans ki pa eskize. Tanpri pran nòt absans-sa-yo kapab akimile selon yon konbinezon absans chak jou, reta ak siyen pou soti lekòl anvan lè nòmal ranvwa. Sections ak lwa Florid deklare manman oswa papa oswa responsab legal yon elèv komèt yon deli dezyèm degre lalwa pini, si fanmi-an oswa responsab legal-la refize oswa neglije asire pitit-li ale lekòl regilyèman. The Broward Public Schools ak biwo State Attorney s Office (SAO) kreye yon pwogram pou prevni absans elèv, ki rele [Broward Truancy Intervention Program (BTIP)]. Entansyon pwogram-nan se prevni abitid absans lekòl san pèmisyon. Nou kontwole chak jou si pitit-ou prezan oswa absan lekòl epi nou va fè ou konnen tout absans pitit-ou genyen. Biwo State Attorney s Office voye yon sitasyon ba lekòl-la pou reklame epi resevwa dosye pitit-ou. Si ou pa chache genyen yon desizyon tribinal kontrè (protective order), lekòl-la va bay biwo State Attorney s Office dosye pitit-ou nan 10 jou, konfòmeman avèk atik lwa Florid Florida Statute (3)(d)10. Pa gen anyen Distrik lekòl-la ka fè pou ede-ou jwenn yon desizyon tribinal kontrè (protective order). Nap mande-ou vini nan yon reyinyon pou diskite sitiyasyon grav-sa-a: absans lekòl pititou ki pa eskize. Si ou gen papye ki montre absans pitit-ou kapab eskize pou youn oswa plizyè nan uit rezon liv Regleman sou Kondwit Elèv (Code of Student Conduct) bay kòm rezon valab pou jistifye absans, pote papye-sa-yo nan reyinyon-an. Reyinyon-an fikse pou: Dat: Mèkredi Lè: 08:15 AM Ki kote: Broward County Elementary School Adrès Vil, Eta, Zipkòd Reyisit piti-ou lekòl enpòtan anpil. Mwen atann aske pitit-ou vin lekòl regilyèman pandan tout rès anne-a. Avèk respè Siyati Direktè-a (Principal) Princip 27