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Additional Recommendations <br /> <br />In this Phase, each JCPC can include a~lditional recommendations for further action. The recommendations may include specific <br />steps to be taken by the JCPC or other~gencies or organizations ~n the county. Use as many pages as necessary Io record <br />recommendations. ~ <br /> <br /> 1) Although the County appears t4have an impressive array of services currently, there appear to be at least two service <br /> gaps related to statutorily mandate(~ disposaional alternatives. They are 1)Structured Day/Educauonal Day Programs and 2) <br /> a Multipurpose Group Home with ~ secure custody component. It should be noted that the County shared a Multipurpose <br /> Group Home with Rowan County ~ atil the budget short fall of the last fiscal year. The home was closed by DJJ&DP ~n <br /> December of 2001. Efforts should 1 ¢ made by the JCPC and county to develop these resources in the future. <br /> <br />2) There appears to be a growing <br />truancy problems in the county. It <br />JCPC recommends consideration b <br />chronic truants by 3~d or 4th grade <br /> <br />~ed to develop/seek appropriate early intervention programs to address the growing <br />spears that there could be as many as 800 chronically truant youth in our county. The <br />: given to development of an elementary school program that attempts to identify future <br />t.d provide services to the famil}, that increases its resiliency in addressing this problem. <br /> <br />5/15/03 <br /> <br /> <br />