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,,-::;:- ~ .<. COMPONEN~S!JMMAR¥1(~flacliJ~r~eaclicom~one~O~~ Statement of the Problem: In concise terminology, describe the juvenile justice problem the program intends to address. The Cabarrus Health Alliance will provide a home and school based prevention and early intervention program for Kannapolis Middle School students at-risk of school dropout, substance abuse, criminal behaviors, and teen pregnancy. The seeds of these problems are frequently sown during early adolescence and are demonstrated by adolescents in middle schools as: discipline problems, poor problem solving skills and lack of respect for teachers, parents and other authority figures. Coupled with these concerns are often family problems such as substance abuse, parent-child conflicts, abuse and/or neglect, and lack of follow-through with treatment for physical and/or emotional problems. The school nurse and the court counselor assigned to this school will work as a team along with the school staffand community agencies to identity at-risk students and develop an individualized school and home intervention plan for each student. Program Goal: State the effect that the program is designed to have on solving the problem described above. The program goal is to reduce the incidence of students determined to be undisciplined or delinquent by providing an early identification and intervention program at Kannapolis Middle School. Studies have demonstrated that the middle school years represent society's last best chance to reclaim millions of youth. The school nurse and court counselor will collaborate with school staffand other resources to target adolescents who have complex problems (alcohol, drug abuse, pregnancy, emotional/behavioral problems, etc.) and provide one-to-one help to reduce risk behaviors and foster positive outcomes. Target Population: Describe the target population and the steps that the program has taken to insure that the target population is served. Cabarrus County adolescents aged 10 to 18 years enrolled at Kannapolis Middle School are the target population. Highest priority will be given to students who are: frequently truant, already known to the juvenile justice system, or Department of Social Services, pregnant or parenting, or who have received in school suspensions or other disciplinary action. At-risk students will be referred to the school nurse by school personnel, community agencies (i.e., mental health, DSS, Health Alliance, physicians, court system, campus resource officers and others). To insure that the target population is served the school nurse and court counselor will meet on a weekly basis. The nurse and the court counselor will initiate this program by conducting orientation sessions for faculty and staffand for the interdisciplinary team that meets regularly to coordinate services for special needs children. Parent orientation to the program will be accomplished by presentations at PTSO meetings and articles in parent newsletters. Measurable Objective(s): State in measurable terms the intended effect of the program on specific undisciplined and/or delinquent behaviors. At a minimttm, state anticipated reductions in court referrals, ntnaway behavior, disruptive behavior at school, anticipated improved school attendance and academic achievement. · To work with 100% of students identified as at-risk, undisciplined or delinquent to improve school attendance and behavior , To work with 100% of identified pregnant teens and 100% of mothering teens to reduce the second pregnancy rate and reduce the dropout rate of pregnant or mothering teens. · To work as a team member with 100% of emotionally/mentally compromised students to reduce the recidivism rate of teens already in the juvenile court system. · To develop a functioning interdisciplinary team to meet the needs of students who are at-risk, undisciplined or delinquent. Information Maintained for Effectiveness Measurement: List the data eleme~ts and records the program will maintain to document its effectiveness. · Will utilize schools "SIMS" system (Students Information/Maintenance System). · Tracking system of student absenteeisnVcheck-in/check-out records. · Tracking system of student suspension and expulsion. · Tracking of teen pregnancies and teen mothers. · Utilization of the juvenile court records of teen enrolled in each middle school campus,