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School Social Work Truancy Prevention and Intervention Committee

The Committee consists of school social workers from all six areas of the school district and meets regularly to discuss program development, implementation, evaluation and review of new programs. The Committee reports it findings to the school social workers. Committee members for the 2006-2007 school year:

  • Andrea Battaglia - South Cobb High School
  • Elena Fenner - Griffin Middle School
  • Ginnie Woloski - Palmer Middle School
  • Hilary Carlin - Pebblebrook High School
  • Jacque Fross - Walton High School
  • Kim Evans - Central Alternative
  • Robin North - Tapp Middle School
  • Steve Fletcher - Kennesaw Mountain High School
  • Thomas Carrenard - Dickerson Middle School
  • Jessi Heneghan - McClure Middle School
  • Linda Hobson - Garrett Middle School

Cobb County Attendance Protocol Committee

  • Goals of the Cobb County Attendance Protocol Committee
    • Community Awareness
    • Information Gathering
  • State law requires that the Chief Judge of the Superior Court in each county establish a student attendance protocol committee
  • The committee is responsible for ensuring coordination and cooperation among officials, agencies, and programs involved in compulsory attendance issues , to reduce the number of unexcused absences from school, and to increase the percentage of students present to take tests which are required to be administered under the laws of this state.
  • Cobb County’s Attendance Protocol Committee was established in 2005
  • Cobb’s Attendance Protocol Committee
    • Cobb County School District
    • Cobb Solicitor General’s Office
    • Cobb Sheriff’s Office
    • Marietta Police Department
    • Cobb County Police Department
    • PTSA representatives
    • Cobb County School District Board of Education members
    • Marietta City School
    • Cobb Community Services Board
    • Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice
    • Cobb Juvenile Court
    • Kennesaw Police Department
    • Cobb County School District Public Safety
    • Cobb Collaborative
    • Powder Springs Police Department
    • Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services
    • Cobb Magistrate Court
  • 2005-2006
    • Promoted the creation of anti-truancy posters and brochures
    • Facilitated the sharing of “best-practices”
    • Promoted communication among key stakeholders
  • 2006-2007
    • Increase Public Awareness
    • Improve Data Analysis
    • Focus on community collaboration
    • Pursue the development of anti-truancy ordinances

Truancy Prevention Brochure
Created by the Cobb County Attendance Protocol Committee and a Cobb County School District Student