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Contact Phone / Address Position / Responsibility
Jennifer Rodarte (562) 986-6870 x.242 Director, Student Support Services
Dr. Lushandra Prioleau (562) 985-3237 Program Administrator
Safe and Supportive Schools

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What is the purpose of SARB?

The purpose of the School Attendance Review Board (SARB) is to build relationships with students and families in order to mitigate the barriers that students face in attending school. SARB is used as a positive intervention to improve graduation rates and reduce dropout rates for students with continuous attendance challenges. During the SARB meeting, comprehensive services and referrals to community agencies can be offered to students and families who need intensive help beyond what the district can provide. 


The SARB process begins at the school. The school can do the following:

  • Phone calls or letters to the parent
  • Parent meetings with the counselor, teacher, or administrator
  • Attendance contract with the student, school, and parent
  • Home Visitations
  • School Attendance Review Team (SART) meetings

If the student's attendance does not improve after these steps are taken, the student is referred to SARB.

SARB generally meets every other Wednesday at Tucker Administrative Offices,
2221 Argonne Ave, Long Beach to work with parents and students to re-engage students back in school and to solve attendance problems.


What happens at the SARB hearing?

  • The Assistant Principal or Counselor review the attendance record.
  • The Assistant Principal or Counselor describe the various interventions that have been attempted as well as the outcomes.
  • SARB members ask the student and parent to explain why the student is not going to school and describe the challenges/difficulties that the student and/or family are facing.
  • SARB members make recommendations and offer resources/supports to assist the student and family.

How do you get help from SARB?

  • Call your school and speak to the counselor, Assistant Principal or Principal for a referral.

What can SARB recommend for students?

  • Counseling programs for the student and/or family.
  • Parenting classes to support parents.
  • A student transfer to an alternative school or program.
  • Assistance from other agencies and programs (counseling, restorative justice and mental health)
  • After-school tutoring.

Specific laws related to attendance:

  • Education Code, Section 48200. Students between the ages of 6 and 18 must attend school.
  • Education Code, Section 48260. A student is a truant when he/she is absent from school without a valid excuse three full days in one school year or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse three times in one school year, or any combination thereof.
  • Education Code, Section 48263. Students may be referred to SARB if they are a habitual truant, chronically absent or habitually insubordinate or disorderly during attendance at school.
  • Education Code, Section 48293(a). A parent or guardian may be held responsible if a student does not follow the SARB contract.
  • Truancy Ordinance. A city ordinance which allow law enforcement to cite students who are not in school.