The following School
Districts have come together to form the Santa Ynez Valley School Attendance
Review Board (SARB):
- Ballard School District
- Buellton Union School
District
- College School
District
- Los Olivos School
District
- Santa Ynez Valley Charter School
- Santa Ynez Valley Special Education Consortium
- Santa Ynez Valley
Union High School District
- Solvang School
District
- Vista Del Mar School District
Supporting
Organizations are:
The School
Attendance Review Board is the school's last effort to help parents and
students with truancy issues.
California law
clearly states that school is mandatory for children ages 6 to 18. Any
unexcused absence will be counted towards truancy. A student is truant
when he/she has accumulated 3 unexcused absences. This will prompt a
letter from the District, as required by law, stating that the student is now
officially Truant. Additional unexcused absences will trigger a second
letter, restating the student's status. Once a student is identified as a
Habitual Truant, both the student and the parents will have to appear before
the School Attendance Review Board, which is comprised of a designated member
of each school, and of each supporting organization.
If the family
does not comply with the SARB's recommendations, the case will be moved to the
District Attorney's Office for possible prosecution.
The goal of
the Districts is to catch attendance/truancy problems early, so we can help
families resolve the issues that are causing the student to miss school.
We ask that you keep the School Calendar in mind when planning vacations, or
out of town visits.
As
always, I will be happy to answer any questions regarding your child's attendance and
SARB.
Véronique
Macdonald
Coordinator
of Student Information
Buellton
Union School District
[email protected]