Attendance | Student Services

School Attendance Review Board

The School Attendance Review Board process is an intervention designed to help students and their families identify the issues related to their students' attendance and provide appropriate resources.

The SARB panel consists of members from the Saddleback Valley Unified School District as well as outside agencies, including District Coordinators from Student Services, Coordinator of Mental Health, District Nurse, School Site Administrator, Orange County Probation, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, and Orange County Social Services.

Our comprehensive panel is looking to identify solutions that are reasonable and effective for the student and family. In the event the parent and/or student is not cooperative, the panel may take action by filing a petition with Orange County Probation or the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

SARB Process

3 or more unexcused absences	Student Classified as a truant Letter 1 mailed home to parent/guardian Student assigned Saturday School (secondary)
6 or more unexcused absences	Student classified as a repeat truant Letter 2 mailed home to parent/guardian Parent will be contacted via phone to discuss absences/truancies Student assigned Saturday School (secondary) *Student/Parent invited to a Parent/District Attorney Meeting*
10 or more unexcused absences	Student classified as a habitual truant Letter 3 mailed home inviting parent to mandatory meeting with school administration Student assigned Saturday School (secondary)
Continued unexcused absences	Student/Parent will be referred to a SARB Hearing All SARB hearings will be held at the Saddleback Valley Unified School District Office

SARB Hearing Dates

SARB Hearings for the 2022-2023 school year will ALL be held at the Saddleback Valley Unified School District Office: 25631 Peter A. Hartman Way, Mission Viejo, CA 92691 on the following dates:

October 26, 2022
November 2, 2022
November 16, 2022
December 7, 2022
January 18, 2023
February 1, 2023
February 15, 2023
March 1, 2023
March 15, 2023
March 29, 2023
April 19, 2023
May 3, 2023
May 10, 2023

**The times are scheduled from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This may very depending on how many students are scheduled on each date

PARENT/DISTRICT ATTORNEY MEETING DATES

Parent/District Attorney Meetings for the 2020/2021 school year will be held on the following dates from 3:45-4:45 p.m:

October 19, 2022

December 14, 2022

January 25, 2023

March 22, 2023

*Elementary and secondary will be combined into one meeting

**All meetings will be held virtually until further notice

***Dates subject to change