A Community Approach

24th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network ConferenceOrlando, Florida

Monday, October 15, 2012

Ms. Kenyatta N. SinclairDirector of Program Development

Dropout Prevention ServicesBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

Truancy Abatement & Burglary Suppression

The mission of the Truancy Abatement & Burglary Suppression (TABS) program is to intervene with youth who are truant, deterring them from involvement in the criminal justice system.

TABS Organizational Chart

TABS Program

Milwaukee Police Department

Neighborhood Task Force

Six Officers

MPD Steering Committee Representatives

Milwaukee Public Schools

Office of School Social Work

Three School Social Workers

Two Social Worker Aides

Parent and Student Services

Two School Liaisons

MPS Steering Committee Representatives

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

Director of Program Development-Dropout

Prevention Services

Two Site Coordinators

Student Interns/Volunteers

Grant funded Case Managers

BGCGM Steering Committee

Representatives

TABS – Community Approach

TABS HistoryProgram ManagementComprehensive Approach of Intervention & SupportCommunity Partnerships, Resources and Wrap-AroundRoles & Responsibility

Roles & ResponsibilitiesMilwaukee Police Department

Roles & ResponsibilitiesMilwaukee Public Schools

Roles & ResponsibilitiesBoys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee

TABS’ Role in Addressing Truancy in our Community

The TABS Program was designed to enforce the compulsory school attendance laws in the City of Milwaukee. Through the program’s efforts, truant youth are:

Identified & removed youth off of the streets during school hours.

Assessed for a school assignment and pattern of attendance.

Assisted in identifying barriers to consistent attendance.

Monitored to ensure re-entry and improved attendance.

Assisted in locating professionals who can support the family in making the necessary changes.

Program GoalsGoal one: To enforce the compulsory school attendance

laws by intervening with youth who are truant.

Goal Two: Suppress daytime crime committed by out of school youth.

Goal Three: Increase the attendance rates of habitually truant youth picked up through the TABS program.

Goal Four: Reengage out-of-school youth in the educational mainstream.

Program ActivitiesPatrol StreetsWorking with Local Business OwnersAccept Reports of TruantsCitations – Parent & StudentLocate GuardiansDetain & Assess TruantsTruancy SweepsCase ManagementMonitor AttendanceCourt AdvocacyAssist with School AssignmentsConnect Youth with Support Staff at School

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THANK YOU!

Ms. Kenyatta N. SinclairDirector of Program Development

Dropout Prevention Serviceskenyattas@boysgirlsclubs.org

414-267-8168