2016
Home Visit Team
Goals
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Re-engage out of school youth and determine their
enrollment status to provide them appropriate
resources
Target students who have dropped out, are no-shows or
have chronic absences and are not meeting the
performance meter
If the student has dropped-out of school, attempt to
engage the student in returning to a high school
program
If the student had excessive absences last year, listen to
the reasons why this may have occurred, and offer
resources to assist the family in improving the
attendance this year
Home Visit Information
 Home visit volunteers will be placed in teams and will
be asked to visit assigned homes in the community
 The home visit team lead must be a certificated LAUSD
employee
 A home visit team member will be responsible for
driving to assigned addresses
 Volunteers must commit to the entire event
 Home visits may result in conversations about sensitive
topics and the content should remain confidential
Home Visit Packet
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Detailed Map and Directions
Emergency Contact Label
Home Visit Tips and Reminders
Student Information Recommended: MiSiSAttendance Referral Report for each identified
student
Home Visit Intake Form
Parent Assurance Letter
Home Visit Door Notice
Student Story Highlight
Media Release Form
Resource Matrix
Educational Options Flyer
Home Visit Team Guidelines
 Follow the lead of the District employee
 Visit the address listed on the student’s attendance
record to establish contact with a parent or
guardian
 Introduce yourself with your name, and state
that you are visiting on behalf of the school
 If no one is available, leave a Home Visit
Door Notice with the contact information of
the Pupil Services staff member at the school
No-Show and Non-Graduates
 A student who is a No Show or Non-Graduate is not
currently enrolled at an LAUSD school.
 Inquire if the student is enrolled in any school.
 If so, please ask for the name, location, and
phone number of the school, and ask for the
approximate date that the student enrolled.
 If not, try to gather some information and
engage the parent in taking a next step to
further their child’s education.
No-Shows and Potential Dropouts
(Cont.)
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If the student is not enrolled:
 Ask the parent how long the student has been
out of school, and why?
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Does the parent feel that any resources might be
needed to help the family? Such as:
 Counseling
 Parenting classes
 Substance abuse rehabilitation
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The Pupil Services staff member is available to
help, so please encourage the parent or guardian
to call or come in for a conference.
Moved Out of Area
 Please ask for:
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The name and relationship of the person providing the
information
New contact information for the family, including the
city and state of residence
New school information
 Name of school
 City, State
 Phone number
 Approximate date of enrollment
History of Excessive Absences
 Introduce yourself and explain that you are visiting from the school to
discuss the student’s attendance.
 Inquire if the parent is aware of any reasons why the student misses so
much school.
 Express concern about the impact of excessive absences on academic
progress.
 If you think it is appropriate, inform the parent of California Compulsory
Education Code (EC 48200), which mandates that all children ages 6 to 18years-old must attend school.
 Encourage the parent to meet with the Pupil Services staff member for a
conference to discuss possible solutions, to request resources or to
consider alternative educational options.
Home Visit Team
Procedures
DO:
 Use discretion when discussing
student information
 Be mindful and respectful of
families at all times
 Use suggested script to initiate
conversation with family
 Document all family responses
on Home Visit Intake Form
 Introduce yourself and explain
the purpose of your visit
 Verify the parent/guardian’s
name and contact phone
numbers
 Document any changes in the
family whereabouts
 Leave Home Visit door notice
on door if family not available
DO NOT:
 Confront anyone on the street
or in the building
 Enter any residence where the
parents are not home
 Try to enter a gated yard if
there is evidence of a dog
 Tamper with mail boxes;
TAMPERING WITH MAIL
BOXES IS A FEDERAL OFFENCE
 Release any confidential
information with other family
members. If anyone other
than parent/guardian is
available, leave Home Visit
Door Notice for the parent to
contact the school
Mandated Reporters
It is the policy of the Los Angeles Unified School District that all District
employees shall report instances of suspected child abuse or neglect by
telephone immediately, or as soon as practically possible, to an appropriate
child protective agency.
All mandated reporters with actual knowledge or reasonable suspicion of
child abuse/neglect must:
1. Call the appropriate local law enforcement department or the
Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) (800) 540-4000
IMMEDIATELY, or as soon as practically possible, AND
2. Submit the written report to the agency called (DCFS) within 36 hours of
receiving the information
Employees reporting suspected child abuse to a school principal, site
administrator, abuse to the LAUSD’s Los Angeles School Police Department
(LASPD) do not fulfill their individual responsibility to make a mandated
report to an appropriate child protective agency.
Psychiatric Mobile Response Team
LA County Department of Mental Health ACCESS
(Psychiatric Mobile Response Team - 24/7)
(800) 854-7771
In the event of a critical incident, the Psychiatric Mobile Response
Teams (PMRT) and School Threat Assessment Response Teams
(START) respond to schools, offices, and homes.
Remember that your first call in a life-threatening emergency
should always be to 911.
Documentation
 Please record all
information on the
Home Visit Intake
Form
Questions & Answers
Student Recovery Day 2016