Office of Youth Development
The City of Sacramento will be "the most youth-friendly city in the world"
Attendance Centers
Philosophy, Purpose and Goals
We now know that truancy is usually a symptom of other problems: difficult family situations, substance abuse, gang involvement, criminal activity, lack of school success, and other personal issues.
- The Attendance Center is unique because it uses a holistic, rather than punitive, approach to reducing truancy.
- For at-risk-youth, success in school comes through engaging not only the students, but also their families. To achieve this, the collaboration of schools, law enforcement community-based organizations, community, and families is crucial.
- The Attendance Center’s holistic process includes referrals for parenting classes, substance abuse counseling, family counseling, job skill training for both the parents and youth, and in/out patient drug treatment.
- The goal: To help the student achieve consistent school attendance towards a successful education.
How does the process work?
1. Young persons discovered in the community and considered truant are brought to the Attendance Center.
2. The student meets with a family advocate from the school district, and the student’s attendance records are reviewed.
3. A caseworker meets with the student to determine underlying issues possibly causing the truancy.
4. If issues requiring further counseling are discovered, staff from a community-based organization is brought into the process.
5. The young person’s family is contacted and their involvement encouraged. The family becomes part of the solution.
6. After completing the triage and referral process, the student is returned to school or released to parents. The Attendance Center may initiate an attendance contract between the school and family providing checks and balances for monitoring the student’s attendance.
7. If truancy continues, home visits are established in case there are unknown, serious issues that may be causing the truancy, such as requiring outside intervention services.
Attendance Center Locations
Natomas Attendance Resource Center
Located at Inderkum High School
2500 New Market Dr., Room A109
Sacramento, CA 95835
(916) 567-5882
Supervisor, Prevention & Intervention: Tera Diggs
Attendance Center Intake: Marisa Wilson
Luther Burbank Attendance Center
Location at Luther Burbank High School
3500 Florin Road
Sacramento, CA 95823
(916) 433-5100
McClatchy Attendance Center
Located at McClatchy High School
3066 Freeport Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 752-3082
