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Memorandum of Agreement This agreement is between Hall County and the Grand Island Public Schools (GIPS). Hall County agrees to serve as fiscal agent for GIPS for the School Intervention Program funded by the Nebraska Crime Commission through the Community-Based Juvenile Services Aid grant as follows: Program Design: GIPS is responsible to hire, supervise and pay the full-time School Intervention Worker(51W). GIPS will submit a quarterly request for grant funds to Hall County for reimbursement of salary expenses, subject to receipt of the grant and limited by the amount of the grant. GIPS will manage the program and the 51W will work with Hall County Juvenile Diversion and GIPS staff to refer youths to the Program. Students at risk of becoming involved in a higher level of care due to attendance issues, lath of academic progress, or at risk of failure and drop out. Eligible youths will have the capacity to improve academic success and reduce truancy with a limited amount of support and supervision to sustain accountability.The S1W will act as a liaison between the school,family,Hall County Juvenile Diversion and other community service providers involved with the student. The School Intervention Worker will I)provide pre-adjudicated youth with a structured intermediate sanction program within the school setting and specialized summer and after-school programming as an alternative to institutionalization; 2)promote safety within the school or summer program setting; 3) assist with community adjustment for youth returning from Youth Rehabilitation and Treatment Centers or other restrictive residential care; 4) provide an alternative to restrictive placement for youth who are having difficulty succeeding in regular community supervision; 5)provide graduated sanction activities that include rewards or incentives; 6)coordinate community service and restorative justice activities; and 7)provide education that will lead to positive engagements and accountability of the youth. The School Intervention Worker will be responsible for during-school, after-school and summer programming for referred youths. The during-school and after-school programs will provide academic support and monitoring for youths in a formal educational setting. The summer program will provide further support through the summer with specialized programming for identified youths. Up to 40 youths at any given time may be eligible to participate in the program as referred by Hall County Juvenile Diversion and GIPS. Youths may be residing at home, in foster care or in an independent living placement. The School Intervention Program will provide service delivery and family involvement for 1) delivering direct services with a family-centered, strength-based, needs driven and individually-based approach; 2) assisting the youths and family to achieve goals as defined by Hall County Diversion or GIPS; 3) assessing the youths' support systems, building on identified strengths and facilitating involvement in school,family and community activities; and 4) helping the family to identify long-term support systems and connect youths with those systems.