Tribe: Pueblo of Isleta
31-04-11.
Disposition Hearing
A. The Truancy Case Coordinator shall prepare a written predisposition report setting forth
recommendations concerning the disposition of the case, including a specific plan for services
to meet the needs of the child and the child’s parent, guardian or custodian. The predisposition
report shall address, in a concise, factual, and unbiased manner, only those matters relevant to
the disposition of the case.
B. The Children’s Court shall conduct the disposition hearing for the purpose of
determining:
i.
What services and resources are most likely to ensure regular school attendance
by the child; and
ii.
C.
The appropriate disposition of the matter.
At the disposition hearing, the Children’s Court shall afford the parties the opportunity:
i.
To present documentary or testimonial evidence concerning the appropriate
disposition of the matter;
ii.
Shall consider the predisposition report and recommendations prepared by the
Truancy Case Coordinator, as well as any alternative predisposition report or recommendations
prepared by the child or the child’s parent, guardian or custodian; and
iii.
May consider any evidence, including hearsay, which it finds to be relevant,
reliable, and helpful in making the determinations.
D. The Children’s Court may enter written orders including any of the following, as best
suited to the needs of the child and the child’s parent, guardian or custodian:
i.
ii.
An order requiring the child to maintain regular attendance at the child’s current school;
An order requiring the child to attend another public school, an alternative education
program, a skill center, a dropout prevention program, or other public program which can
provide appropriate educational services for the child; iii.
An order referring the child or the child’s parent, guardian or custodian to educational,
social, community, or tribal services or resources appropriate for addressing needs or issues
which contributed to the child’s habitual truancy;
iv. An order requiring the child and the child’s parent, guardian or custodian to meet with
the Truancy Department and participate in the development of a truancy remediation plan;
v. An order requiring the child’s parent, guardian or custodian to participate in an
educational or counseling program designed to contribute to their ability to care for and
supervise the child, including but not limited to parenting classes;
vi. An order requiring the child to undergo a medical, psychological, or psychiatric
evaluation;
vii. An order requiring the child to undergo medical, psychological, or psychiatric
treatment, where such treatment is:
1. Recommended by a qualified medical, psychological, or psychiatric professional;
2. Necessary to address conditions which contributed to the child’s habitual truancy;
and
3. Any other order that the Court deems necessary to address the conditions which
contributed to the child’s habitual truancy.
E.
Disposition orders entered by the Children’s Court shall not include any out-of-home
placement of the child.