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Briefly describe what the program expects to ach£eve and why. The narrat&e should address each of the items (1) Identify the staff and their responsibilities to the program, (2~ describe the physical facilities in which the services will be delivered, (3) discuss any areas of concern that could affect the success of the program (4) discuss why' these resources used in the manner described should be. expected to alter inappropriate behavior, (5,) describe the referral, screening and admission procedures, (6J describe the means of working with youth and families, (7) describe the daily program activities and, (8} describe the termination procedures and (9J interaction with juvenile court. Re: Component Narrative for Teen Court (hereafter referred to as TC) I) Staff involved with TC are/will be: CCMC Exec. Director who: oversees all CCMC services; tracks funds; reports to CCMC BO. & to funding sources; pro- motes all services/programs. The TC & RESOLVE Coordinator performs the daily tasks of TC: evaluates referrals; interviews & assesses referred youth & cus- todians, explians the rules of TC; schedules hearings; assigns hearing tasks for youth & adult volunteers; supervises TC hearings; explains & monitors sentence compliance; assigns community service placements; reports progress to referral sources; performs exit interviews on terminated cases; maintains case files & statistical reports; promotes TC within the community; & will coordi- nate RESOLVE (See separate component narrative). 12) CCMC is located at 24 Cabarrus Ave. in Concord, NC. There are several ;offices & conference rooms. The Coordinator conducts client interviews & does most TC tasks there. TC sessions are held at the Cabarrus Co. Governmental Center. Community service hours are performed at the worksites. See A # 2. 3) There is a need to increase the number of referrals from law enforcement & school officials, although several have involved School Resource Officers since TC began. For FY 2000/2001, there will be heavy emphasis placed upon program promotion to law enforcement officers (non-SRO's) & with middle & high school principals who appear to prefer that SRO's make referrals. The TC Coordinator has worked diligently to build a good working relationship with the OJJ Intake Court Counselor resulting in a significant increase in the number of referrals comparing 1st quarter of 2000 with the 1999 referral rate. 4) Refer to the NC OJJ Office Client Tracking Reports for FY 98/99 & for 7/1/99-12/31/99. Teen Court has already been proven effective in altering inappropriate behavior in Cabarrus County, in other counties, and in similar programs across the country. 5) Referrals come from O J J, other Juv. Ct. officials, law enforcement offi- cers, & school officials such as principals/asst, principals using a written form. Youth may be referred for offenses such as: simple assault; simple affray; trespass; com. threats; misd. larceny; truancy, etc. They must not be on or have been on probation. School enrollment is required. They must attend an interview with parent(s)/custodian(s) & admit responsibility for their behavior. They & their parent(s)/custodian(s) must agree to the rules. 6) The TC Coordinator works closely with referred youth & their families, especially the parents/custodians. At the initial assessment interview, the Coordinator asks questions designed to help determine if referrals to other agencies are needed and will assess the families need for RESOLVE services. 7) Refer to #1 above which states most of the day-to-day program activities. In addition, there is much paperwork & record maintenance involved as is described below. The Coordinator does attempt to keep comtact with the referred youth & parents/custodians either by phone, letter, or face-to-face 8) Referral sources & referrd youth & parent(s)/custodian(s) are notified in writing of termination & an exit interview is performed on successful cases. 9) The TC Coordinator has very frequent contact by phone & mail with OJJ. 4(~)