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| Student Services -
Student Welfare and Attendance |
2855 Colonial Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33966-1012Coordinator:
Mattie Young
Secretary: Clare
Gelhaus
Telephone: (239) 337-8261 |
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Congratulations to Erin Dallacosta
Our 2008 - 2009 School Social Worker of the Year! |
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| Welcome to the Student Welfare and Attendance section of
the Student Services web site. Student Welfare and
Attendance is an ongoing student services program that provides
attendance and school social work services to students in grades
PresK-12, referred by public and non-public schools, families,
and community sources.
Philosophy
"Students must be present to learn"
Vision: To Empower
all Students to Attend School Daily
Mission
To support schools in their efforts to achieve
academic success by providing attendance services and
professional social work interventions to students, families,
schools, and the community in an efficient and effective manner.
Our Goals
- Improve student attendance / Reduce truancy
- Increase graduation rate / Reduce drop-out rate
- Increase parent / community involvement
- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Student
Welfare and Attendance services
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| FLORIDA CHILD LABOR LAWS |
| Florida's Child Labor Laws -
Florida Statutes 450.001 Part I covers the basic
regulations governing the working relationship between minors
and their employers. Who is a Minor?
The State of Florida defines a minor as any person under
eighteen (18). For the purpose of this law, the terms minor,
child and youth are used interchangeable.
Purpose of the Child Labor Law
The purpose of the Florida Child Labor Law is to protect minors
from harmful work situations and to encourage them to
stay in high school. |
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| The Attendance Program Activities include: Assisting
schools with the early identification of student exhibiting
patterns of nonattendance; Promoting positive student and parent
attitudes toward attendance; Analysis of causes of
nonattendance; and Enforcement of compulsory school attendance.
Inputs: Services are provided by a coordinator, 23
itinerant professional school-based school social workers
(acting as liaisons between the school, home, and community)
certified by the Department of Education, one full-time
teacher-on-assignment for home education programs, one academic
reading coach, and three full
time secretaries. Three of the school
social worker positions are funded under special projects that
includes Exceptional Student Education, McKinney-Vento Act for
Homeless Children, and Title I funding. Together SWAT
staff work with other district departments, school staff, and
community agencies to support schools in their efforts to
increase student achievement. |
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