BOONE COUNTY
SCHOOLS
JOSH BRUMFIELD, DIRECTOR OF
ATTENDANCE & PUPIL SERVICES
STACIA ROBERTS, SCHOOL BASED
PROBATION OFFICER
Boone County Schools
 Since 2012, Boone County Schools have been
working together with a School Based Probation
Officer to provide an intervention program for
students who are at risk of being formally charged
with truancy under the West Virginia Code.
 Together, their efforts have been and continue to be
a success for Boone County students.
Boone County Schools Attendance Policy
 Each school year, the principal shall appoint a designated school attendance
coordinator, who collects attendance data and makes appropriate referrals to
the attendance director.
 The coordinator will maintain accurate, up-to-date, computerized records for
every student in every class and must record absences daily.
 Absence reason codes and five (5) day unexcused notification shall be current
at all times.
 The principal shall notify, by letter, the parent, guardian, or custodian of the
student and conduct a meeting with such person and the student when the
student has accumulated five (5) unexcused absences.
http://www.boonecountyboe.org/images/files/Policies/Policy.JBAAAttendancePolicyGoverningGradesK-12approved7.27.15.pdf
WV State Code 18-8
18-8-4 (b) In the case of three total unexcused absences of a student during a school year, the
attendance director or assistant shall serve written notice to the parent, guardian or custodian of
the student that the attendance of the student at school is required and that if the student has five
unexcused absences, a conference with the principal or other designated representative will be
required
 18-8-4 (c) In the case of five total unexcused absences, the attendance director or assistant
shall serve written notice to the parent, guardian or custodian of the student that within five days
of receipt of the notice the parent, guardian or custodian, accompanied by the student, shall report
in person to the school the student attends for a conference with the principal or other designated
representative of the school in order to discuss and correct the circumstances causing the
unexcused absences of the student, including the adjustment of unexcused absences based upon
such meeting
 18-8-4 (d) In the case of ten total unexcused absences of a student during a school year, the
attendance director or assistant shall make complaint against the parent, guardian or custodian
before a magistrate of the county. If it appears from the complaint that there is probable cause to
believe that an offense has been committed and that the accused has committed it, a summons or a
warrant for the arrest of the accused shall issue to any officer authorized by law to serve the
summons or to arrest persons charged with offenses against the state. More than one parent,
guardian or custodian may be charged in a complaint. Initial service of a summons or warrant
issued pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be attempted within ten calendar days of
receipt of the summons or warrant and subsequent attempts at service shall continue until the
summons or warrant is executed or until the end of the school term during which the complaint is
made, whichever is later.
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Early Warning Resource
 Bright Bytes
 https://wv.clarity.brightbytes.net/users/sign_in
Notification Letters
 Three Day (3) unexcused absence letter
 Attendance Director runs weekly report via WVEIS for each
school in Boone County. Three day letter are sent via US Mail
from Boone County Central Office.
 Five Day (5) unexcused absence letter
 Boone County Policy states the principal must send a
notification to the parent/ guardian when a student
accumulates five (5) unexcused absences.
 CA2 Letter
 Attendance Director sends letter via US Mail after a student
accumulates five (5) unexcused absences.
SBPO Responsibilities
 Meet with each student at the secondary level who has 5 or more
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unexcused absences
Schedule a meeting with the parent or guardian of middle school
students who have 5-10 unexcused absences. With parental consent,
place students on a voluntary contract through Probation Services
Monitor attendance of those students who are participating in a
contract with Probation Services
Supervise a students placed on an Improvement Period or Probation
for Truancy
Refer students who are under probation supervision for special services
based on students need
Services & Sanctions
 Youth Services
 Youth Reporting Center
 Juvenile Drug Court
 Home Confinement Detention
 DHHR Placement
Boone County Schools:
District Attendance Rate
School
Yellow= Years without SBPO
Green= Attendance % increase with SBPO
Red= Attendance % decrease with SBPO
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
(2-29-16)
Ashford- Rumble
91.9%
92.8%
93.1%
92.3%
93.3%
94.5%
94.5%
Brookview
Jeffrey- Spencer
91.8%
92.1%
92.2%
92.0%
91.8%
92.7%
92.3%
92.9%
92.9%
93.2%
92.1%
92.7%
91.5%
94.5%
Madison
Elementary
Madison Middle
92.2%
92.8%
94.4%
94.7%
94.3%
94.1%
93.6%
91.1%
91.0%
90.9%
92.9%
93.7%
92.0%
91.6%
Nellis
Ramage
Scott
Sherman
Elementary
Sherman High
Sherman Junior
High
Van Elementary
91.7%
91.5%
85.1%
90.3%
93.7%
93.4%
86.5%
92.4%
93.8%
91.7%
86.8%
92.9%
91.7%
93.2%
90.4%
93.5%
93.7%
92.6%
88.7%
94.4%
93.1%
91.0%
88.7%
93.5%
90.8%
91.0%
87.5%
92.5%
87.3%
89.4%
88.1%
90.0%
87.9%
91.3%
90.5%
91.8%
91.1%
91.3%
89.8%
90.8%
88.8%
92.7%
89.9%
90.6%
91.1%
91.7%
92.2%
93.5%
91.8%
Van Jr.- Sr.
Wharton
Whitesville
88.6%
88.9%
92.8%
91.5%
89.1%
96.7%
90.9%
90.2%
92.7%
90.6%
90.8%
90.7%
90.3%
92.2%
93.9%
91.5%
93.5%
93.8%
90.7%
91.9%
91.1%
90.3%
91.5%
92.0%
92.6%
92.3%
Yearly
Average
91.0%
91.6%
Boone County Schools:
District Attendance Rate
Boone County Schools: District Attendance Rate
93.00%
92.50%
92.00%
91.50%
91.00%
90.50%
90.00%
89.50%
89.00%
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Attendance Rate
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
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