Education World: What are the biggest obstacles to implementing
dropout prevention strategies in this country?
Not exact matches
Armed with this information, staff members at the school district, city, and partner organizations have been developing
strategies and practices that give both
dropouts and at - risk students a web of increased support and services, including providing
dropout -
prevention specialists
in several high schools, establishing accelerated - learning programs for older students who are behind on credits, and implementing reading programs for older students whose skills are well below grade level.
As of May 2015, 22 states and the District of Columbia had revised their laws
in order to require or encourage schools to: limit the use of exclusionary discipline practices; implement supportive (that is, nonpunitive) discipline
strategies that rely on behavioral interventions; and provide support services such as counseling,
dropout prevention, and guidance services for at - risk students.
In recommending career / technical education as a
dropout prevention strategy, Schargel credited it with being goal - oriented, creating awareness of possibilities, providing needed experiences, developing career skills and encouraging positive habits.
Credits or points that provide training
in the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect,
strategies in teaching students having limited proficiency
in English, or
dropout prevention, or training
in areas identified
in the educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to ss.
In the group of
dropout prevention strategies known as early intervention, educators should consider early childhood education, early literacy development and family engagement.
IDRA's research on
strategies for reducing the
dropout rate, stemming from research - based effective
strategies and IDRA's experience
in schools over the last 26 years, shows five components are vital to successful
dropout prevention.
School
dropouts: Education could play a stronger role
in identifying and disseminating promising
prevention strategies.
In taking action, we must adopt proven
dropout prevention strategies to help children at immediate risk of dropping out.
Findings from the best available (i.e., most rigorous) research
in key areas (e.g., reading, student behavior supports,
dropout prevention) were translated into practical
strategies for middle grades teachers and school administrators.
Topics examined
in the position papers include an examination of trauma's role
in inhibiting student success; laws related to and supporting
strategies for immigrant students and families; the role of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
in dropout prevention; and utilizing the arts as a
dropout prevention strategy.
Examples include the delivery of the initial training and follow - up webinars on the Working Systemically approach
in Texas, professional development of a Georgia SEA initiative to assist low - performing schools raise student performance by building student thinking skills using Thinking Maps ®, design and delivery of professional development sessions focused on
dropout prevention and increasing graduation rates
in Alabama, and the delivery of professional development sessions and dissemination webinars for an Early Warning Data System
in Texas that identifies at - risk students and connects them to appropriate intervention
strategies.