Download or read book Effects of an Urban Alternative High School Dropout Prevention and Rehabilitation Program on the Attendance Attitude and Academic Achievement of At risk Students written by Margaret Shearin Bell and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Effects of an Urban Middle School Dropout Prevention Program on the Academic Achievement Attendance Attitudes and Conflict Resolution Skills of At risk Students written by Patricia Hawkins Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dropout Prevention written by C. Lee Goss and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Subject Areas/Keywords: academic achievement, adolescents, at-risk students, attendance, behavior problems, children, dropout prevention, early identification, early intervention, elementary, high school completion, interventions, middle school, MTSS, multi-tiered systems of support, response to intervention, retention, RTI, school reform, school success, secondary, student engagement, students Description: Meeting a crucial need, this book presents effective prevention and intervention methods that can help all students stay--and succeed--in school. The authors emphasize that dropout is a process, not an event. They provide tools for identifying dropout risk (including academic, behavior, and attendance problems) and strategies for problem-solving and data-based decision making at the elementary and secondary levels. Illustrative case examples and reproducible checklists and tools enhance this user-friendly resource. The print book has a large-size format with lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. "--
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Download or read book Strategies to Help Solve Our School Dropout Problem written by Franklin P. Schargel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-22 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will help you reduce the number of young adults who leave school without completing a high school program. These successfully proven strategies were identified through research conducted by The National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University. The strategies are: - EARLY INTERVENTIONS - Family Involvement... reach out to all families - Early Childhood Education... begin positive learning environments early - Reading and Writing Programs... establish this foundation to all learning THE BASIC CORE STRATEGIES - Mentoring/Tutoring... increase competency with a supportive adult or peer - Service Learning... implement academic learning connected to service - Alternative Schooling... provide options beyond the traditional setting - Out-of-School Enhancement... develop after-care, summer school, and extended hours MAKING THE MOST OF INSTRUCTION - Professional Development... provide resources & training for innovative, research-based techniques - Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences... implement proven methods for a diverse student population - Instructional Technologies... integrate technology into daily curriculum - Individualized Learning... provide customized work plans for each student MAKING THE MOST OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY - Systemic Renewal... change rules, roles, and relationships to effect school improvement - Community Collaboration... engage businesses and organizations - Career Education and Workforce Readiness... provide applied training and instruction for today's workplace - Conflict Resolution and Violence Prevention... teach the strategies of fair engagement and safety
Download or read book Helping Students Graduate written by Franklin Schargel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the fifteen strategies identified through research reviewed by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University. Each chapter in this book was written by a nationally recognized authority in that field. Research has shown that these 15 strategies have been successfully implemented in all school levels from K - 12 in rural, suburban, and urban centers; as stand-alone programs or as part of systemic school improvement plans. Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention also covers No Child Left Behind and its effects on dropout rates; Dealing with Hispanic dropouts; Differences and similarities between rural and urban dropouts. These fifteen strategies have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. They are applicable to all students, including students with disabilities.
Download or read book The Effects of a Middle School Dropout Prevention Program on the Academic Achievement of At risk Students written by Melissa Bradley and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Approximately 27% of students drop out of school each year in the United States (Dianda, 2008). Many of these students complete graduation requirements later giving the United States a 93% high school completion rate (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2014). While there are many factors that may cause a student to not complete high school, retention can play a significant role. While there are positive effects to retaining a student, grade retention increases the risk of dropping out by 30 - 50 percent (Shane R. Jimerson, Anderson, & Whipple, 2002). Students that are retained in two grades are 90 percent more likely to drop out (Mann, 1987). Across the United States, there are interventions and programs designed to reduce the dropout rate by providing previously retained students the opportunity to complete two years of course material in one year in an effort to catch students up to their original graduating class. The purpose of this study was to examine the academic success of one of these grade recovery programs over time. Archival data on students who participated in Course Acceleration Remediation and Enrichment (C.A.R.E.) Academy were collected from Gizmo Independent School District (GISD) (pseudonym). Math and reading state assessment scores and end of the year math and language arts course grades for seventh and ninth grade were examined along with graduation completion rates of students who were successful in the program (n = 579). High school completion data were analyzed for the two cohorts who have matriculated past grade twelve. The study revealed C.A.R.E. Academy students had a lower passing percentage on seventh and ninth grade math state assessment exams and the ninth grade reading state assessment exam; however, had a higher passing percentage on the seventh grade reading state assessment exam and all examined courses (seventh grade math and language arts and ninth grade Algebra I and English I) when compared to the district at-risk population. Overall, C.A.R.E. Academy students that continued their education in GISD completed high school with a 97% graduation rate. The results of this study should encourage school leaders to not only understand the impact retention can have on the dropout rate and student progress but also what interventions are successful in supporting retained students.
Download or read book Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention of At risk Youth written by Lynda L. West and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1991 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive source to address dropout prevention among at-risk youth, this book provides in-depth informationfrom developing programs, curriculum design and implementation to cooperative learning and community resources. it is backed with current references.
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Download or read book Dropout Prevention written by Marc Barlow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effectively tracking high school dropouts poses a problem for schools, districts, and states because many at-risk students are transient; it is hard to keep track of these students as they move from school to school, program to program, and even state to state. However, no matter what the precise number is, the high school dropout rate in America is simply too high. Numerous studies bring to life the negative consequences of dropping out of school for both the individual and society as a whole. Dropout Prevention: A Program That Works will not detail such consequences; rather, it will provide a roadmap for schools and districts that want to and must implement an effective dropout prevention program in order to best serve students. The following analogy stresses the importance of implementing an effective dropout prevention program immediately: When an obese person has a heart attack and is taken to the emergency room, the hospital first sends in the doctor to sustain the patient and try to save his life. The hospital does not first call in a nutritionist to discuss the patient's poor diet and lack of exercise. Currently, there are thousands of high school students dying on the ER table listening to a nutritionist.Too often educators say, “I need to see the research supporting that program” before they are willing to implement. But how much research is necessary? Is it enough to see an effective program at another school? Or do you need to have multiple longitudinal studies documenting the results before you are willing to act? How many more students will drop out of your school before you finally declare, “We have to do something”? Research is vital; however, research is not implementation. Many at-risk students simply cannot wait for the research to be conducted and the data compiled: they are on the ER table and need an alternative solution today. Dropout Prevention: A Program That Works provides such a solution.
Download or read book Assessment of the Effects of a Dropout Prevention Program on Secondary Migrant Students Self concept School Attendance Academic Ability and Academic Achievement written by Raymond R. Isola and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Early Intervention to Reduce the Risk for Dropping Out of High School written by Cherie Veronda Washington and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NCLB and now the more recent ESSA law hold school districts responsible for graduation rates, passing state mandated assessments and dropout prevention. The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to examine the effectiveness of a system wide middle school intervention program that addressed the educational needs of struggling students. It was also conducted to identify school instructional policies and procedures, curriculum frameworks, ongoing assessments, and planning and decision making structures aimed to accelerate the academic performance of overage students. Data from the school district’s student management system was collected to analyze Research Question 1: What impact on student attendance and academic performance will the intervention have on participating overage middle school students compared to overage middle school students not receiving the interventions? Thirteen school district employees were interviewed and responded to Research Question 2: What are the central office and school based stakeholder’s perceptions of the overall effectiveness of the system-wide intervention program? The study found that students in the overage pilot had better attendance, higher grades in Math and ELA and performed better on the STARR, the Texas state mandated assessment, then overage students who were not in the pilot. The four themes that emerged from the stakeholders’ perceptions of the overall all effectiveness of the system wide intervention program were the Need for a Differentiated Program Model, a Need for Early Intervention, Perception of the Web-based Curriculum as Effective, and a Need for A Systemic Process to Identify and Track Overage Students. Contributions to the success of students in the intervention were also impacted by principal leadership and focus, program expectations for student work, scheduling and implementation of the programs, teacher certification and training and mentor incentives and motivation.
Download or read book Student Academic Success and Persistence to Graduation written by Rayanna Lynn Dalton and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been growing concern regarding students identified as at-risk of non-persistence to graduation. Students may be considered to be at-risk because they fail to meet educational milestones, may have learning disabilities, exhibit behavior which results in chronic disciplinary issues and/or have high rates of absenteeism. Eventually, some of these students are referred to alternative education programs (AEPs). While a variety of alternative education models have been developed out of the necessity to serve the local needs of school districts, the most common form of alternative education program currently operating is one designed to serve at-risk students and operates as part of a school district's comprehensive dropout prevention program. Therefore, this research study sought to address this problem by evaluating an existing alternative educational program located in a rural Southeast Missouri school district, designed to assist high-risk students. The outcome objectives of the program were to ensure students persist to graduation, increase opportunities for students to earn credits, return students to the regular education program, and increase attendance in school, increase grades, and decrease poor behavior. A purposive sample population of 76 students, 49 males and 27 females, from 9th through 12th grades, who were enrolled in the alternative school during the 2005-2006 through 2010-2011 school years, was used as the study sample population. Outcome data collected from the study sample of students who attended the alternative education program were compared to outcome data collected from a comparison sample of students with matching descriptive and demographic characteristics who did not participate in the program. Purposive sampling was used to select the study sample (AEP Sample) and stratified random sampling was used to select the comparison sample (Matched Sample). A quantitative non-experimental research design used to collect data. When the descriptive and demographic characteristic variables of the study sample and the comparison sample were statistically compared, there were no significant Student Academic Success differences on the descriptive characteristic variables of cumulative GPA, attendance rate, and OSS rate. When demographic characteristic variables of the study group and comparison group were statistically compared, there were no significant differences in grade level, ethnicity, gender, Individualized Education Plan (IEP) status, and Free and Reduced Lunch FRL) status. Results showed differences in the total number of disciplinary referrals and attendance rates between the AEP Sample population and the Matched Sample. Additionally, students in the Matched Sample exhibited better behavior at the posttest phase compared to their peers who were placed in the AEP. Data from this study supports research that administrators and key personnel need to do a more comprehensive job in communicating the goals of the program to regular school day and AEP staff to ensure additional measures of support are available to students. Additionally, a formative evaluation of the program every three to five years should be developed to assure objectives for success are carried out in the program.
Download or read book The Effects of a Dropout Program for the At risk Student in an Urban High School written by Ronald Balas and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Education A E written by University Microfilms, Incorporated and published by University Microfilms. This book was released on 1989 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
