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Commissioners approve county's application for juvenile-truancy case manager grant
Summary
The court approved applying for a juvenile justice/truancy grant to fund a case manager serving nine Parker County school districts; the applicant said the role handles roughly 1,000 prevention referrals annually and aims to divert 60% from court.
The commissioners voted to approve Parker County's application for a juvenile-justice/truancy grant to fund a truancy case manager who serves nine local school districts.
"I do serve 9 school districts within Parker County. I get about 1000 prevention referrals every year from those 9 school districts," the applicant, identified in the record as Violet, told the court. She said her work contacts students and parents to prevent court filings and that the program's goal is to divert at least 60% of referred students from court. Staff said the requested amount is $106,298.53 per year and that the grant does not require a local match. The court approved the application by voice vote.
Commissioners asked for the applicant's data packet and expressed support for the program's preventive focus. The resolution to apply will be signed by the county judge if the application proceeds. The court recorded a unanimous approval for the motion to seek grant funding.
