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be@school 2013-2014 School Training

AgendaWelcome 2013-2014 DataProgram UpdatesContracted Community Agencies Check and Connect Model Human Trafficking: Sexually Exploited Youth Mandated ReportingTruancyEducational Neglect/Child Protection www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 2

be@school Mission Statement www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 3 The be@school mission is to increase school attendance and improve community connections across Hennepin County through a collaborative early intervention providing education and support services to school-age youth and their families.

2013-2014 School Year Recap The Data for 2012-2013 School Year 12,095 Referrals A 26% increase in referrals from the 2011-2012 school year 8.2% resulted in Child Protection investigations 1.9 % of all students were petitioned to court www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 4

2013-2014 School Year Recap The Data for 2012-2013 School Year School Districts: Superintendents emailed district report card Average Unexcused Days at First Referral 12.33 Unexcused Days www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 5

In a Nutshell Multi- colored table Schools yellow be@school program blueChild Protection & Courts purple www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-60416

In a Nutshell Days align with the Child Protection reportingPGM 6 unexcused daysSTAR 9 unexcused daysChild Protection/Truancy Report – 15 unexcused Days Report will be investigated by CP Updated Child Protection /Truancy Report- 22 Days 9/24/2013www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 7

Online PGM www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 8 be@school Online PGM Pilot last school year Almost 1000 families viewed Updated this summer Will be Available in English Hmong Somali Spanish

The STAR ProcessStudent Team Attendance Review (STAR)Families have a deadline to reach contracted agency New Agency name and phone provided in letter New Date of meeting is determined with the family NewScheduled by the contracted agency New 94% of STAR participants had zero unexcused absences after 30 days and nearly 70% after 60 days. – U of M Evaluation results www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 9

The STAR ProcessSTAR Hearing: Track II This intervention started last school year Ages 12 - 15 years of age Previous school year(s) be@school interventionsAgency assigned Juvenile Justice Center location: Scheduled meetingAttorney facilitation 94% of STAR participants had zero unexcused absences after 30 days and nearly 70% after 60 days. – U of M Evaluation results www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 10

Contracted Community AgenciesSpring of 2013Three Request For Proposals (RFP) Focuses Education Neglect Truancy Truancy Court 9/24/2013 www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-604111

Contracted Community Agencies29 proposals submitted 3 review committees formedRepresentatives from SchoolsChild Protection Truancy 9/24/2013 www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 12

Request for Proposals (RFP)Resulting in: 1.5 million dollars worth of contracts awarded 11 agenciesServing all of Hennepin County 611 square miles Culturally specific case management availablewww.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 13

Contracted Community AgenciesShort Intervention 90 days Communication with Schools Referrals for other services www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 14

Contracted Community AgenciesWhat does “Contact Family” mean? 3 Phone calls Attempted Home visit Contact with school:possible updated contact information www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 15

The be@school Program Relies on school provided family contact informationContracts with community agencies to contact reported families and offer voluntary servicesDoes not have an independent way to locate families www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 16

Contracted Community Agencies: Truancy Court The Link Attend court with student & family Assist student with court orders Prepare court reports www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 17

Questions? www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 18 Every Day. On Time.

Check & Connect Presented by Colleen M. Kaibel 612-618-5068 kaibe001@umn.edu

Minnesota History 1885 State Legislature passed a law requiring every parent or guardian of a child between 8-18 to send their child to a public or private school 12 weeks a year. Disobeying the law was a misdemeanor.

Minnesota History 1899 State Legislature authorized school boards in large cities and villages to appoint truant officers with power to arrest truants, take them to school, and file complaints against their parents or guardians.

Why Don't Students Go to School?Can't-something prevents them from going to school. Won't- avoiding something at school or on the way to/from school.Don't-decide they would rather be elsewhere.

What Students Say:Problems getting along with teachersGetting suspended or expelledUnfair discipline policies Bad grades Not liking school Peers dropping outInability to get into desired programsNeed to support family by working or providing day care to younger siblings (Kortering & Konold, 2003)

Reasons for Leaving SchoolClasses were not interesting 47%Missed too many days and felt they 43% could not catch up Spent time with people who 42% were not interested in school Started high school poorly prepared 45% by their earlier schooling yearsIn hindsight, most expressed remorse for dropping out and if given the opportunity to relive the experience would persist in school. (The Silent Epidemic: Perspective of High School Dropouts, 2006)

TruancyIn 2003, Egger et al reported that among children with truancy, as many as 88% had a psychiatric disorder. Children with a history of pure truancy had high rates of oppositional defiant disorder, depression, and conduct disorder.

Obstacles to SuccessHealth and Well-beingConfidenceMotivationFamily Involvement School Climate and Policies Rapid Response, Evidence -based Interventions.

What is Check & Connect?Check & Connect is a model of sustained intervention used to enhance and maintain students’ engagement with school.

Four Themes from Student Interviews on Attendance ImpactSchool ClimateAcademic EnvironmentFair DisciplineRelationships with School Staff

What is Check & Connect?Check & Connect is a model of sustained intervention used to enhance and maintain students’ engagement with school.

Check & Connect ModelStudent’s engagement with school is a process (Finn) Need to build on protective factors, by promoting (Masten)resiliency thru mentoring-type approach (Masten)competency thru cognitive-behavioral approach (Bloomquist , Walker, Sugai, Horner, Gresham, Lewis)home-school collaboration thru family-centered approach (Christenson)Problem solving steps, based on a cognitive-behavioral approach.

Check & Connect ModelKey FeaturesStrength basedPersonalized and Flexible interventions Teaches students to be self-managers Parental/Family Involvement School & Community Partnership

Check & Connect ModelKey ElementsRelationship Building – mutual trust and open communication, nurtured through long-term commitment focused on students educational success. Routine Monitoring of Alterable Indicators – systematic check of warning signs of withdrawal (attendance, grades, suspensions) using data readily available to school personnel.

Check & Connect ModelKey ElementsIndividualized and Timely Intervention – support that is tailored to individual student needs, based on level of engagement with school , associated influences of home and school, and the leveraging of local resources Long-term Commitment – committing to students and families for at least 2 years, including the ability to follow mobile youth from school to school.

Check & Connect ModelKey ElementsPersistence Plus – persistent source of academic motivation, continuity of familiarity with youth and family, and consistency in the message that “education is important for your future”.Affiliation with School and Learning - facilitate student’s access to and active participation in school-related activities and events. Problem-solving and capacity building – promote the acquisition of skills to resolve conflicts constructively and to look for solutions - avoid the tendency to place blame and diminish potential to create dependency

Check & Connect ModelProtective and Risk Factors: FamiliesProtective RiskAcademic support Low educational expectationsMotivational support Mobility Parental involvement Permissive parenting styles

Check & Connect ModelProtective and Risk Factors: SchoolsProtective Risk Committed, caring staff Weak adult authority Orderly school environment Lost in large environment Fair discipline policies Low expectations High truancy Few caring relationships

Check & ConnectBuilding RelationshipsSuccessful Mentors….Commit to a long-term relationship Prioritize relationship over outcomes Promote strength-based development Have a framework for guidanceHave strong relational skills

Focus on SuccessConcentrate on what you can change.Be persistent in your message.Pre-teach, teach, and re-teach.Recognize all accomplishments, set goals, plan next steps. Be authentic in your relationship.

Build ResiliencyGoal SettingAcademic ConfidenceStrong Connection with OthersStress Management Balanced Sense of Well-being Intrinsic Motivation

Promote CAT SkillsConnect: Healthy relationships, connected How student relates to others, teamwork, communication, respect and shows empathy.Achieve: Preparing for success in life. Goal focus, creative – new ideas, organization skills, critical thinking skills.Thrive: Physical and mentally healthy Self-advocacy, how student relates to self, takes responsibility, acknowledges strengths and challenges.

What is MPS Check & Connect?Only district-wide MPS intervention aimed specifically at dropout prevention and 1 of only 11 models approved by the USDE What Works Clearinghouse Assumes Student Engagement is a key feature/predictor of high school completion (see Sinclair, 2008)Identifies alterable indicators of student disengagement (course fails, attendance) early (generally by MS years if possible) Individualized long-term case-management approach that works with student, school and family to continuously monitor indicators throughout high schoolAttempts to build students’ academic and social/problem-solving competencies

Class of 2010 Group Statistics

Summary and ConclusionsCheck & Connect appears to be a highly cost-effective program. For every cohort observed under every computational graduation rate formula, costs were found to be significantly lower than benefits.For each of three different graduation rate computational formulas Check & Connect was found to significantly improve graduation rates and prevented dropouts. The state of Minnesota and taxpayers overall benefit anywhere from $6 to $18 for every dollar invested in Check & Connect. The social economic benefit of every dollar spent on Check & Connect ranges from $28 to $83.

Summary and ConclusionsMust be careful how to operationally define program success Trend toward holding schools accountable for four-year rates only. However, economic benefits are not limited to just students who can graduate ‘on-time’ (Rouse, 2007).Paradoxical effect found if study outcomes were defined by attendance or graduation-readiness indicators. Limitations Grade 8 course fails Always possible that certain program costs were not properly assessedThe need for replication Did not consider results by gender (may not impact program effects but is stratified in terms of benefits)

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HUMAN TraffickingJamie CorkAssistant Hennepin County Attorney

VICTIMS

Sex Trafficking the Problem Conservative estimate 100,000 children are exploited each year for prostitution in the USAverage age girls trafficked for sex are first victimized is 11-14FBI has identified Minnesota as one of the top 13 U.S. states where children are exploited through prostitution

Schapiro Group StudyStudy from February to November 2010 showed adolescent girls sold in Minnesota online and through escort services increased by 166%www.backpage.comStudies have proven that children are being sexually exploited in every county in Minnesota

Schapiro Group Study continuedResults from the study showed that on any given weekend night in Minnesota 45 girls under age 18 are commercially sexually exploited via internet classified websites and escort services

Extent of the Problem ComparisonMore adolescent girls are prostituted in one month in Minnesota (213) than there areTeen girls who died by suicide, homicide and accidents in one year (29)Women who died from complications due to AIDS in one year (11)Female infant who died from SIDS in one year (6)Women of all aged murdered in one year (37)

Swedish Prostitution LawIn 1999 Sweden enacted a law which makes it legal to sell sex but illegal to buy sex.The premise behind this move was that the prostitutes themselves are victims in all situations and should never be criminalized.Additionally addressing the demand side of the problem automatically decreases the supply side.Sweden is reporting a 40% decrease in prostitution and claim that recruiting is non-existent.There are criticisms to this model stating that it forces everything underground and has made it more violent for the prostitutes. However overall there are positive reports.

NO ONE IS SOMEONE’S PROPERTY

Federal Law – Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000“The recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial sex act in which the commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such an act is under 18 years of age”. Most recently amended in 2008, 2011 amendment still pending in Congress.

What is being done in MinnesotaWoman’s Foundation CampaignMinnesota Girls are Not For Sale A Future not a Past5 year, $4 million campaign to end the sex trafficking of girls in Minnesota.Grant making, research, public education, convening and evaluationGoals: Redefine commercially sexually exploited girls as victims of a crime, Decrease the demand and Educate and mobilize public support

TaskforcesStatewide Human Trafficking TaskforceGerald Vick Human Trafficking TaskforceSeveral collaborations between government and non-government agencies

Minnesota State Statute Changes to Move Toward a Victim Based ResponsePassed by Minnesota Legislature and signed by Governor Dayton in July, 2011, the Safe Harbor bill decriminalizes juveniles who have been commercially sexually exploited. Child protection statute expanded to include sexually exploited youth effective August 1, 2011Child victims (under the age of 18) cannot be charged with prostitution charges effective August 1, 2014. Full implementation pending 2014.

260C.007, Subd. 6 (17)Effective August 1, 2011 the statute defining a child in need of protection or services changed to include “sexually exploited youth”While juvenile prostitution has been in the child protection statute for several years it was rarely used and was more limited in definition than “sexually exploited youth”

No Wrong Door ModelThe idea behind the No Wrong Door model is that there is no wrong door for a victim to come into the system. No matter where the victim enters the system there is help available.To enact this model the Minnesota Legislature has allocated funds for: * A Statewide Human Trafficking Director * 6 Regional Navigators * Training for many different disciplines including law enforcement and prosecutors * Housing.

Why Child Protection?

What happens when a report is made to Child Protection?Child Protection intake will determine if the information rises to the level of a child protection assessment and if so what type of assessment. If the information does not constitute a report for assessment, the reporter will be told/notified that the report has or will be Ruled Out.

Two types of Assessments for accepted reportsInvestigative Response (complete investigation with possible maltreatment determination, services and/or court involvement)(39% statewide)Family Assessment (no maltreatment determination, services offered but not required)(61% statewide)

Hennepin County Working Definition of Sexually Exploited YouthA sexually exploited youth is one who has received drugs, food, shelter, protection, other basics of life and/or money in exchange for sex or sexual acts. A sexually exploited youth also includes youth that are used in sexually explicit photography (including photos on cell phones), pornography or sexually explicit websites.

Mandatory Report of Sexually Exploited YouthMinn. Statute 626.556, subd. 2 (d) defines Sex Abuse in significant part as follows: (d) Sexual abuse also includes any act which involves a minor which constitutes a violation of prostitution offenses under sections 609.321 to 609.324 or 617.246 . Therefore all mandated reporters must report sexually exploited youth to child protection.

Child Protection Report of Sexually Exploited YouthSo if it is a mandated report why aren’t county agencies investigating sexual exploitation reports?Minn. Stat. 626.556, Subd. 3e states that the local welfare agency is the agency responsible for investigating allegations of sexual abuse if the alleged offender is the parent, guardian, sibling, or an individual functioning within the family unit as a person responsible for the child's care, or a person with a significant relationship to the child if that person resides in the child's household.

“Jacob’s Law” 626.556, subd. 10a(c)If a child is the victim of an alleged crime under paragraph (a) (which is neglect, physical abuse or sexual abuse by a person who is not a parent, guardian, sibling, person responsible for the child's care functioning within the family unit, or a person who lives in the child's household), the law enforcement agency shall immediately notify the local welfare agency, which shall offer appropriate social services for the purpose of safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of the abused or neglected minor."

What Hennepin County is doing in the Child Protection ArenaChild protection screeners are taking the sexual exploitation reportsScreeners determine if the facts fall under regular maltreatment report if yes then it goes to a child protection investigatorIf no then it goes to a triage team that reviews the facts and determines if the case should go to child welfare for voluntary services, if a court petition should be filed through child welfare or if it should just be referred to law enforcement with no further intervention at this time. If only sent to law enforcement then a letter is sent to the family pursuant to “Jacob’s Law” that offers services.

Who are the victims?

CasesVictims come from a variety of locationsCovers girls of all ages, races and socio-economic classesMany times victims have a history of physical and sexual abuse, TBI (traumatic brain injury), developmental delays, FASD, mental illness and chemical addictions

In re B.H.15 year old, Caucasian, female, suburbanDevelopmentally delayedMultiple absenting from home citationsTruancyPolice began seeing her in vehicles with men at the age of 11Victim of multiple pimpsWas brought to the attention of child protection when busted on a sting from Backpage.com

In re BR17 year old, Native American, female, suburbanPrior child protection history-no longer in mother’s custodyMultiple incidents of absentingTruancyTaken over state lines found in IndianaFacebook pictures indicate traffickingBrought to attention of police during a routine traffic stop in Indiana

In re AB16 year old, African American, female, urbanDevelopmentally delayedMultiple incidents of absenting from homeHistory of child protection-no longer in parent’s care-reports abuse in grandmother’s homeTruancyMultiple violent pimpsBrought to attention of child protection through law enforcement investigation

How can you get involvedBe aware of the problemUnderstand the nature of the abuseReport to child protection if you think a child is being exploitedContact your legislator to support laws and funding that assist these victimsJoin a taskforce or volunteer to help

GET THE MESSAGE OUT

Final note

Contact InformationJamie L. CorkAssistant Hennepin County AttorneyJamie.cork@co.hennepin.mn.us612-348-9248

Educational Neglect Child ProtectionTerri PowellSupervisor, Investigations612-348-4200 www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 77

Truancy www.be-at-school.org be@school Line: 612-348-6041 78

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