Sponsored by:  Training Resource Center (EKU)Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools

 


Strategies, Programs and
Resources to Prevent Truancy

Wednesday, February 23, 2005; 1:30-3:00 PM EST

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in conjunction with the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS), U.S. Department of Education, is pleased to announce the satellite and Internet videoconference “Strategies, Programs and Resources To Prevent Truancy,” which will air February 23, 2005, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. EST.

The videoconference will provide an overview of the truancy issues addressed in the December 2004 conference cosponsored by OJJDP and OSDFS, “Partnering To Prevent Truancy: A National Priority,” and will showcase several promising, evidence-based program approaches to truancy and related issues presented at the conference. The importance of new resources, including a truancy Web site, will be emphasized, as will the ongoing commitment of OJJDP and OSDFS to the issue of truancy prevention, intervention, and reduction.

Broadcast Objectives

  • To provide an overview of the truancy issues addressed in the December 2004 “Partnering to Prevent Truancy: A National Priority” Conference in Washington, DC, sponsored by The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), U.S. Department of Justice, in conjunction with Safe and Drug Free Schools, U.S. Department of Education
  • To showcase several promising and evidence-based program approaches to truancy and related issues that were presented during the December Conference
  • To promote the use of new resources, including a Truancy Website
  • To emphasize the ongoing commitment of OJJDP and OSDFS to the issue of truancy prevention, intervention and reduction

Audience

Personnel in schools and local, district, and state departments of education and members of boards of eduation
Social Service and child welfare professionals
Law enforcement officers
Local and state policymakers
Directors of local and state juvenile justice agencies
Community leaders
Detention center staff
Provider and potential providers for detention
Judges
Juvenile justice researchers

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To register to host the teleconference, fill out and submit the Satellite Downlink Registration Form. Information for the site facilitator (host) will be available at the Teleconference Resource Page.

To register to view the teleconference live online through streaming video, fill out and submit the Online Viewing Registration Form. Information for online viewers will be available at the Teleconference Resource Page.

If you would like to view the videoconference at a downlink facility, please go to the Registered Downlink Sites Page to locate a registered site in your area. Contact the closest site near you to register for the teleconference.


Video Rights

You are encouraged to videotape the broadcast for use as a future resource. No rights are reserved by OJJDP or its contractors, the Juvenile Justice Telecommunications Assistance Project (JJTAP). This broadcast will be closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.



The Juvenile Justice Teleconference Website
For More information, please contact:
'Jenny McWilliams' at 859-622-6671
email: ekujjtap@aol.com