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Truancy Prevention Project

The County-wide  K-12 Attendance Policy commits the schools to timely parent
notification when students are not in school. In addition, letters are sent to parents of 
students with excessive absences documenting absences and providing information on
the importance of school  attendance.  If students have excessive absences, parents
may be asked to meet with the principal to discuss mutual concerns regarding the student.

Otter Tail County Connects for Youth Program brings families, schools, the county and
others together to inform families about the consequences of  truancy and to increase
communication between families and their schools.  Students, parents and others are asked
to attend when students have excessive unexcused absences.  These meetings are scheduled
by your school principal and are held at the Otter Tail County Court House.
       

Check out OTC trends:

2002 - 2010 Attendance Clerk Summary Report


Attendance Improvement Ideas
 

  Attendance Strategies

For more information regarding the Truancy Prevention activities of the Collaborative contact
Jane Patrick, Collaborative Coordinator at 218-731-4163 or John Hamann, Work Group Chair at
218-826-6101.

 

Resources:
OTC Truancy Prevention Video:  http://hummer.henning.k12.mn.us/SafeVideos/Video.aspx?id=ds9IzXSulGQ

Abolish Truancy Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TxPU5mWub4

Lake Washington Video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xWINwS5Zxs

 

Work Group Members &
School Contacts:
Agency: Telephone:
Pete Remboldt (K-12) Ashby ISD #261 218-747-2257
Ken Gagner (7-12)

Jeff Drake (K-6)
Battle Lake ISD #542 218-864-5215
Tindy Rund (K-6)

Scott Colbeck (K-6)

Dean Monke (7-12)
Fergus Falls ISD #544 218-998-0544
Thomas Williams (K-12) Henning ISD #545 218-583-2927
Blaine Novak (7-12)

Todd Cameron(K-6)
New York Mills ISD #553 218-385-4201
David Hauser

Nicole Hansen
Otter Tail County Attorney's Office 218-998-8400
Joannie Gontarek Otter Tail County Probation 218-998-8507
Tamra Jokela Otter Tail County Human Services 218-998-8195
Carey Johnson (7-12)

Darla Harstad (K-6)
Parkers Prairie ISD #547 218-338-6011
Brian Korf (7-12)

Sheila Flatau (K-6)
 
Pelican Rapids ISD #548 218-863-5910
Angela Schreader

Scott Bjerke (5-8)

Erhen Zimmerman(9-12)

Kari Yates (K-4)

Perham - Dent ISD #549 218-346-6500
John Hamann (K-12) Underwood ISD #550 218-826-6101

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