A school absence prevention collaboration between Fairfield County Family, Adult & Children First Council and Fairfield County Juvenile Court
What is the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention?
In general, the community-based school attendance intervention is a way to work with youth and families who are suffering from school attendance related issues informally, within the community, and avoid formal processing of youth/parent within the Fairfield County Juvenile Court.
The goals of the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention:
Who is eligible for the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention?
Any Fairfield County youth or family that is suffering from school attendance related issues where a complaint has been filed with the Fairfield County Prosecutor and would otherwise require a formal court filing are eligible for the intervention.
What to expect if you participate in the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention?
The youth and or parents or guardians are required to attend a meeting with a School Attendance Service Coordinator. This meeting consists of four parts:
What are the terms of the EAIP?
Enhanced Absence Intervention Plan terms are highly variable and depend on the youth and family needs. Some examples of terms utilized in the past are counseling, drug/alcohol treatment, pro-social activity involvement, etc. However, as mentioned above, terms are highly variable due to the individuality of each family and situation.
How long is a family involved with the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention?
The average length of a Community-Based School Attendance Intervention case is 90 days. However, the length of time a family is involved with the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention depends on the youth and family. The sooner the EAIP contract tasks are completed, with improved regular school attendance, the sooner the family successfully completes Community-Based School Attendance Intervention.
What if I do not want to participate in the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention?
Participation in the Community-Based School Attendance Intervention Program is voluntary. However, if the family chooses not to participate in Community-Based School Attendance Intervention and/or denies the offense, the complaint is then forwarded back to the Fairfield County Prosecutor’s Office and the family will be assigned a Court case manager and will then be referred to Court-Based programming.
For more information/questions call:
Dumitru R. “Raz” Sabaiduc M.S.S.
Executive Director: FACFC
831 College Avenue, Suite C
Lancaster, Oh 43130
Email: dumitru.sabaiduc@fairfieldcountyohio.gov
Phone: (740)-652-7284