The I-KAN Attendance Assistance program helps students stay in and graduate from school by providing prevention and intervention services to students and their families. The program serves 19 school districts in Kankakee and Iroquois counties which includes a total population of approximately 24,000 kindergarten-12th grade students, more than 2,100 teachers and 67 building principals.

Supplemental services are provided through the I-KAN Attendance Assistance Program (AAP) and optional education through the Students All Learning Together (SALT) Program.

Prevention:

• Activities are targeted to approximately 13,000 K-6 students and their families.
• Local businesses provide financial support for prevention incentives.
• Monthly rewards are given to all students with perfect attendance.
• “Welcome Aboard” packets are assembled and personally taken by I-KAN AAP staff and school board members to every family new to the district upon request.

Intervention:

• Case management is provided.
• Attendance, academic and personal goals are developed in an Individualized Optional Education Plan (IOEP) which is prepared for each referred student.
• Conferences with school personnel, parents/guardians and students are held regulary.
• The needs of students, schools and families are addressed by the community and local resources. Services for homeless students and their families are provided to assure that students risking academic failure are receiving special tutoring and other assistance.

 

Students All Learning Together (SALT 1 & 2)

Students All Learning Together program provides optional educational opportunity for students in danger of being expelled from school. The program provides both an academic and community service/work component.

Academic:

• An Individualized Optional Education Plan (IOEP) is prepared for each student.
• An academic program is tailored for each student according to their credit recovery needs.
• All high school core subjects are offered.
• Opportunities for extended learning are available.

Community Service/Work:

• A career plan is developed for each student and included in their IOEP.
• 170 community service and/or employment hours are required per semester to receive an elective high school credit.
• Local businesses and agencies are solicited to help provide community service/work opportunities.
• Educational and vocational information is provided.

Attendance:

• Individual attendance goals are addressed in each student’s IOEP.
• Case management is provided by I-KAN AAP caseworkers.
• Through community and local resources the needs of students, schools, and families are addressed

Staff