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2007-2008 Truancy Court Annual Report: View in PowerPoint or PDF format.
Truancy Court Recognized as IATDP's 2003 Program of the Year
2003 represented a "banner" year for the Justice of the Peace Court's Truancy Court - both in workload increases and in achievement. The Truancy Court experienced a 29% increase in case filings from 2002 and a 48% increase in court events. The 951 cases filed in the 2003 school year resulted in an astonishing 5114 case events (filings, arraignments, case reviews and dispositions). The Truancy Court is making a difference: 55% of the 739 students with cases closed in 2003 achieved overall compliance with the Truancy Court; 94% of the students achieving full compliance remained in school at the end of the year; 70% of all 2003 students involved with the Truancy Court were still in school at the end of the year; and 66% of all 2002 students involved with the Truancy Court continued to remain in school more than a year later. The Truancy Court was honored recently in its selection as the "2003 Program of the Year" by the International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention. The Truancy Court received the award because of its comprehensive approach to reducing truancy - it combines community health and social service resources with intensive court oversight to strengthen families, improve school attendance, and prevent juvenile delinquency.
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Delaware Truancy Court representatives receiving the award are (left to right): Alfred Holmes, Smyrna Boys & Girls Club; Kay Haubois, Visiting Teacher from Christina School District; Raymond Janson, Boys & Girls Club participant; Hon. Patricia W. Griffin, Chief Magistrate of the Justice of the Peace Court and New Castle County and Kent County Truancy Court Judge; Janet Urdahl, Truancy Court Coordinator; Hon. Rosalind Toulson, New Castle County Truancy Court Judge; and Jake Gillespie, Boys & Girls Club Program participant.
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Representatives making a presentation on the Boys & Girls Club/Justice of the Peace Court partnership program includes (left to right): Hon. Patricia W. Griffin, Chief Magistrate of the Justice of the Peace Court and New Castle County and Kent County Truancy Court Judge; Raymond Janson, Boys & Girls Club participant; Alfred Holmes, Smyrna Boys & Girls Club; Jake Gillespie, Boys & Girls Club Program participant; and Janet Urdahl, Truancy Court Coordinator. |
Truancy Reports
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Documents viewable in pdf format. If you do not have the free Acrobat Reader, you can download it at www.adobe.com. |
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2003 Truancy Court Graduation
Truancy Court Graduation in June 2003 was celebrated by Truancy Court judges and others, including graduates and their families. Pictured: Judge Griffin, Judge Letts, Representative Pamela Maier, Judge Dewey, Truancy Court Coordinator Janet Urdahl, Judge Toulson and Judge Gray.
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