How To Reduce the High School Dropout Rate?

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The following brief from KidsCount.org, outlines several ways the community can help reduce the high school dropout rate.

"KIDS COUNT Indicator Brief: Reducing the High School Dropout Rate", July 2009, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 701 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

https://folio.iupui.edu/bitstream/handle/10244/405/HighSchoolDropouts.pdf

What 3 ideas do you think would have the most impact?

For the benefit of the community, the results of this survey will be published publicly.

How can the community help reduce the high school dropout rate? *

Please vote for 3 that would have the most impact.

"Provide intensive support to students who struggle in elementary and middle school"

"Support students’ resiliency...The presence of at least one supportive, caring adult can make a huge difference for a high school student."

"Strengthen students’ understanding of the connection between education and job opportunities."

"Provide service-learning opportunities."

"Improving the effectiveness of the home as a learning environment is critical to promoting long-term school success (Druian & Butler, 2001)."

"Expand access to high-quality early education programs."

"Focus on the forces outside of school that contribute to dropping out." (see paper for list of forces)

"Promote awareness of the links between staying in school and the resources available to families and communities"

"Address the social and emotional conditions associated with poverty."

"Strengthen the skills and understanding of the adults who affect teens’ motivation and ability to stay in school..A caring adult can act as a personal anchor, helping high school students stay on track"

"Expand access to parent education and family support programs geared to the challenges of raising adolescents."

"Promote an understanding of the relationship between health and dropping out."

"Use a variety of media and formats to offer more and better information to the parents of teens."

"Strengthen middle schools."

"Enhance the holding power of schools, with an intensive focus on ninth grade."

"Sustain a focus on the quality of instruction."

"Include strategies for helping at-risk youth stay on track in teacher education,leadership preparation, and professional development programs."

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