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TAOEP  Truancy Services
​(Truants' Alternative and Optional Education Program)


  • Truancy Referral
  • Purpose
  • Definitions
  • Contacts
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Online Truancy Referral


If you have any questions about the Truancy Referral process, see the process flowchart below. 

Submit Truancy Referral
Process Flowchart
Truants’ Alternative and Optional Education Program (TAOEP) provides supplementary services that provide students enrolled in the regular school program with supports that are needed to increase their attendance rates or prevent them from dropping out of school.
Process:

An officer will make home visits, school visits, do counseling and make referrals to various social service agencies. When necessary they will hold a monthly Truancy Review Board (TRB) meeting, Hearing board meetings and make referrals to the State Attorney’s office for being in violation of school truancy laws.

If attendance remains low after the first round of visits and social service referrals, students and their parents (guardians) will be called before the County Truancy Review Board.These boards are made up of ROE staff, school personnel, social service representatives and various other community members. The TRB members make suggestions and offer help in overcoming obstacles to good attendance. They also may dictate specific behavioral patterns that they think will help with attendance. After the TRB, if the poor attendance pattern continues, the student and parents (guardians) will be summoned to appear before a Hearing Judge, who will basically order them to attend more regularly. The last step is a referral the County States Attorney office for prosecution.
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Truancy Definitions


Truant – a child subject to compulsory school attendance and who is absent without valid cause
from such attendance for a school day or portion thereof (one unexcused absence).

Chronic truant or habitual truant – a child subject to compulsory attendance and who is absent without valid cause from such attendance for 5% or more of the previous 180 (9 or more) regular school attendance days. (Previous includes the past school  year).

Potential attendance problems – any student subject to compulsory attendance and whose school absences or pattern of school attendance impeded the student’s learning or contributes to the student’s failure to meet Illinois Learning Standards and/or district learning standards. If a student falls into any of the above categories, the student needs to be immediately referred to TAOEP.

TAOEP Contact Information

Phone: (618) 687-7290

Program Director

Sherri Schimpf

Attendance Support Personnel

Click on the individual to email. 
Barry Ancell, PhD 
- Carbondale: Lewis School, CMS, CCHS
Daron Chandler - Perry County, Elverado, Trico, DeSoto 4th-12th grades
​Edward Tolbert - Alexander/Pulaski Counties: 2nd - 12th grades
Jacob Kersh - Murphysboro schools 4th - 12th grades
Marla Rathjen - Jackson/Perry Counties: 2nd-3rd grade students
​Robert Richardson - Union County grades 2nd -12th, Unity Point and Giant City 4th - 8th grades
Sam Higgerson - COPE/SOAR
​Shannon Starrick - All 5 counties: Kindergarten-1st grade​

Support Staff


Sherri Blaney,  Anna
​Lisa Daniels, Murphysboro

Jane Folden, Pinckneyville


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Jackson County Courthouse
*NO CELLPHONES ALLOWED IN COURTHOUSE
1001 Walnut St
Murphysboro, IL 62966
Phone: (618) 687-7290
Fax: (618) 687-7296 
3rd floor


HOURS
​8 AM - 4 PM Monday - Frida
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Anna Office
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P.O. Box 449
1150 E. Vienna St.
Anna, IL 62906

Phone: (618) 634-3458

​HoURS
8 AM - 12 PM / 1 PM - 4 PM 
​Monday - Friday
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​ Murphysboro Annex
819 Walnut St. 
Murphysboro, IL 62966 
Phone: (618) 684-4890 
Fax: (618) 684-2999 

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​HOURS
8 AM - 12 PM / 1 PM - 4 PM 
​MONDAY - FRIDAY
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Pinckneyville Office 
Perry County Government Building 
3794 St. Route 13/127 
Pinckneyville, IL 62274 
Phone: (618) 357-2828
Fax: (618) 357-9822

​HOURS
8 AM - 12 PM / 1 PM - 4 PM 
​MONDAY - FRIDAY
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COPE  School 
1725-B Shomaker Drive 
Murphysboro, IL 62966 
Phone: (618) 684-2913
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​PROJECT SOAR
1725-B SHOMAKER DRIVE 
MURPHYSBORO, IL 62966 
PHONE: (618) 684-2913​

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