Home & School Visitors/School Social Workers

Section President:
James Lewis

2012 HSV/SSW Proclamation - HSV/SSW WEEK - MARCH 4- 10, 2012

H&SV/SSW Resources:

• Pennsylvania Truancy Kit
  The toolkit includes:
  • Schools' legal responsibilities regarding compulsory attendance
  • Sample parent and student correspondence to address truancy
  • Descriptions of successful truancy programs
  • Recommendations and a sample truancy elimination plan to ensure a comprehensive cross-system approach to truancy
    
• Tips for Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect
• Truancy Information
• School Social Workers Association of America
• Home and School Visitors School Social Workers
• Pennsylvania Association of School Social Work Personnel 
• PDE's Education for Homeless Youth BEC 
• Absenteeism:  Effects on Student Performance and Dropout Rates