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Title: High School Dropouts: the Trends and the Challenge


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High School Dropouts the Trends and the Challenge
  • DWS Council of Councils
  • October 12, 2006
  • Dawn Kay-Stevenson

2
Whatever It Takes
  • The large majority of out-of-school youth have
    been impeded not only by poor prior schooling,
    but also by social, economic, and psychological
    barriers to effective learning. To become
    successful adults they need multiple supports

3
Whatever It Takes
  • Beyond question, youth must acquire literacy,
    numeracy and communication skills to be
    adequately prepared for adult life.

4
Whatever It Takes
  • Effective dropout reconnection efforts are
    comprehensive, youth-centered, flexible,
    intentional, pragmatic and inclusive of extensive
    post-graduation follow-up

5
Whatever It Takes
  • Young people want to learn and succeed
  • Service in the community is a key to many
    effective drip-out recovery efforts

6
Whatever It Takes
  • Committed adults, steadfast in their support of
    young peoples success, are the key element of
    dropout recovery.

7
Whatever It Takes
  • Language is an important consideration in the
    world of drop-out recovery
  • School districts must take responsibility for all
    of their young people and reach out to
    disconnected youth

8
Whatever It Takes
  • Many practices prevalent in successful
    alternative and second-chance programs should
    be adopted by the first-chance system to
    improve student retention and academic success

9
Whatever It Takes
  • While charter schools evoke passionate, often
    negative, reactions in many educational circles,
    their flexibility and adaptability make them
    increasingly popular among non-profit,
    community-based organizations dedicated to
    reconnecting out-of-school youth to the
    mainstream.

10
Recommendations
  • Open Entry/Open Exit
  • Flexible Scheduling and Year-round Learning
  • Teachers as Coaches, Facilitators, and Crew
    Leaders
  • Real-world, Career-Oriented Curricula

11
Recommendations
  • Opportunities for Employment
  • Clear Codes of Conduct with Consistent
    Enforcement
  • Extensive Support Services
  • A Portfolio Options for a Varied Group
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