Attendance Control

The mission of the Attendance Control Office is to increase the attendance rates in the Fort Worth ISD by providing information, support and services to the schools, the students and the community.

When schools open in August, every student in Fort Worth ISD is provided with a letter from Fort Worth ISD Attendance Control office advising parents of State truancy laws and the potential of court action against them and their children.

• According to state law, students who are truant can be charged with Failure to Attend School and their parents can be charged with Parent Contributing to Non-Attendance.
• The parents of students who are reported to Attendance Control as having accumulated five unexcused absences are sent a warning letter from the District Attorney's office requiring they attend a meeting at Billingsley Field House. This meeting addresses the State's Compulsory Attendance laws and provides information on social services for families.
• An additional aspect of this program is the Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting. In schools, students with frequent absences and their parents are asked to meet with the Assistant District Attorney, the Supervisor of Attendance Control, the school's Stay-In-School Coordinator, the counselor, the attendance clerk, and an administrator. These meetings are usually very effective in determining the causes for student absences.

School Attendance Court opened in a building adjacent to Eastern Hills High School. Municipal Court Number 6 is dedicated solely to hearing truancy cases. City of Fort Worth Municipal Court Judge Sharon Newman-Stanfield, two caseworkers and two bailiffs serve as the staff of the School Attendance Court.

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Contact Us

Attendance Control Phone: 817-492-7940 Fax 817-492-7964

Truancy Court/Municipal Court #6  817-492-7980 Fax 817-492-7979

Brenda Proctor SIS Coordinator Carter Riverside Pyramid 817-814-9061

Katie Hodges SIS Coordinator Arlington Heights Pyramid 817-815-1036

Belinda Hobbs SIS Coordinator Diamond Hills/Metro Alt Pyramid 817-815-0043

Christine Kuehn  SIS Coordinator P.L. Dunbar Pyramid 817-815-3061

Isaac Smith SIS Coordinator Eastern Hills Pyramid 817-815-4061

Daniel Guerrero SIS Coordinator North Side Pyramid 817-814-4061

Michelle Hudson SIS Coordinator Polytechnic Pyramid 817-814-0061

Minerva Soto SIS Coordinator R.L. Paschal Pyramid 817-814-5043

Jerome Thompson SIS Coordinator Trimble Tech/Sucess Pyramid 817-815-2561

Dr. Robert Sevier SIS Coordinator Southwest Pyramid 817-814-8061

Dawn Cortez SIS Coordinator Westrn Hills Pyramid 817-815-6029

Kenric Collins SIS Coordinator O.D. Wyatt Pyramid 817-815-8061

Ronnie Waller Attendance Court Coordinator 817-492-7980 ext 286

Kimberly Mitchell-McGee Attendance Court Coordinator 817-492-7980 ext 287