The Pupil Personnel Department works closely with our schools to improve student attendance. Staff members are involved with student services, including helping with student health issues; Code of Acceptable Behavior and Discipline, record-keeping and enforcement of attendance laws.
Responsibilities include the following:
- Student attendance, census, records and transcripts
- Home-Hospital
- Liaison for Hopkins County Health Department Registered Nurses
- School Calendars
- Code of Acceptable Behavior and Discipline
- Juvenile Court System
- Family Court System
- Hopkins County Attorney Liaison
- Court Designated Worker Liaison
- School Boundary Lines
- Special Permission
- County Contracts
- Enforce the compulsory attendance laws
- Documented home visits to students with irregular attendance
- Documented contact with the parent/counseling/assistance offered
- Keep the records and make the reports required by law to KDE.