How to Use the SARB Readiness Checklist

Overview

SARB referrals require evidence that school-site interventions were exhausted. The readiness checklist enforces this so packets are not returned for missing items.

Required items

• ≥ 3 documented parent contact attempts.
• ≥ 1 student attendance conference.
• ≥ 1 home visit attempt (or documented justification for none).
• SART meeting held with documented outcomes.
• Tier 2/3 intervention plan with at least one tier-2 intervention.
• Truancy letters #1, #2, #3 sent and logged.
• Parent attendance contract offered.

Step-by-step

1. From the case → SARB Readiness.
2. Review each item — green = complete, amber = partial, red = missing.
3. Click any red/amber item to jump to the missing record and add it.
4. Re-run readiness — when all green, Build SARB Packet unlocks.

Example

A case shows 2 of 3 contacts, no home visit, SART held. You log a third call attempt, add a justification note for no home visit ("family declined visit"), and the checklist turns fully green.

Best practices

• Run readiness weekly on every High/Severe case.
• Treat amber items as warnings, not blockers — but justify them in writing.

Common mistakes

• Generating a SARB packet before the checklist is fully green.
• Forgetting to log truancy letters that the system mailed.

Related articles

• How to Prepare a SART Packet
• Best Practices for Case Documentation