Last week, the JJI and NCC pushed a new update to JCMS. The JJI will be posting news updates to summarize these updates to help program staff easily see who these updates apply to. We hope that these posts help make this website and its information more navigable; if you have feedback, please contact us and let us know what you think!
In this new update, truancy programs can generate a letter to a youth’s parent/guardian(s) using contact information stored in JCMS. A new field was also added to truancy screens to record information about which staff person is working with a particular youth. To view the tutorials, click on the link to the truancy programs page above and scroll to the “Training Videos” section. The videos are titled “Truancy Contact Person Field” and “Truancy Letter Export.”
For all program types, a new field was added to the Grand Administration (narrative) screens to allow programs to indicate whether or not they took on new referrals during the time frame for quarterly reporting. By filling out this field, the JJI and NCC can more quickly know if data should be showing up in JCMS. To view the tutorial for using this new field, click on the link to the programs home page above, and scroll down to the “Training Videos” section. The video is titled “Narrative Field for Youth Served.”
Additionally, new definitions/code books for truancy and school-based programs have been posted. All user guides for every program type have also been updated, so please make sure to review these documents to make sure your information is up to date. These documents are found on each program type’s page, under the section titled “Quarterly Reporting.”
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. Thank you for continued efforts to serve Nebraska’s youth!