Additional Benefits and Outcomes:

1. Helps students to achieve a higher level of self-worth and a sense of accomplishment
2. Facilitates better communication within families and builds partnerships between families and schools
3. Contributes to a healthier home and school environment
4. Provides schools with an alternative method for reducing poor attendance
5. Provides a model of communication that is positive, respectful, and honest
6. Reducing truancy can help to prevent more serious problems like vandalism, drug abuse, and gang association.
7. Demonstrates that there are many solutions to a problem and allows individuals to look at problems as challenges
8. Breaks down misunderstandings and builds a sense of respect and openness among parties
9. Clarifies ways the solution could change and identifies steps for making changes
10. Acknowledged by educators and truancy officers as an effective tool

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