Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities Part 2
Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities, Part 2: Strategies for Improvement 2014 This training was developed by the Project 10: Transition Education Network, a special project funded by the Florida Department of Education, Division of Public Schools, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, through federal assistance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B.
Going Green! You can find a copy of this presentation at the Project 10 Transition Education Network’s website, www. project 10. info 1
Topics § Section 1: Graduation Success and Dropout Prevention Tools § Section 2: Check & Connect, State Professional Development Grant (SPDG) § Section 3: Florida’s Effective Practices 2
§Section 1: Graduation Success and Dropout Prevention Tools 3
Graduation Success and Dropout Prevention Tools § § § Attendance Works Boost. Attendance Campaign Early Warning System (EWS) Everyone Graduates Center Grad. Nation Community Guidebook 4
Attendance Works provides key strategies, tools and technical assistance, research, news, and webinars designed to improve attendance and reduce chronic absence • http: //www. attendancew orks. org/ 5
Attendance Works Tools 1. 2. 3. 4. Calculating Chronic Absences Attendance Messaging Superintendents Call to Action Campaign for Grade-Level Reading 6
Attendance Works Tools, continued. . . 5. 6. 7. 8. Attendance Presentations Working with Parents – Bringing Attendance Home Toolkit Working with Teens and Their Families Schools 7
Attendance Works Tools, continued… 9. Afterschool Providers 10. Early Education Providers 11. Healthcare Providers 12. School Districts 13. Leveraging Volunteers and National Service 8
Attendance Works Tools, Conclusion 14. City Leaders 15. Workshops and Keynotes 16. Peer Learning Network 17. Technical Assistance 9
Boost. Attendance Campaign Boost. Attendance provides a calculator, tips for success, a Text 2 Track program for parents, and campaign materials – ALL FREE – designed to improve attendance § Visit www. boostup. org for more information 10
“The reality is an absence, excused or not, and that child is not in that classroom benefiting from the instruction on that day. We have to work in our community, with our schools and our families to build a culture of attendance. " Ralph Smith, Executive Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation 11
Early Warning System (EWS) § National High School Center • EWS High School Tool • EWS Middle Grades Tool • EWS Implementation Guides • EWS Community of Practice • Self-Assessment Tool § http: //www. betterhighschools. org/ews. asp 12
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District and School Self. Assessment Tool The National High School Center’s self-assessment provides district and school personnel a tool to evaluate and develop areas of focus for improving district practices • http: //www. betterhighscho ols. org/Assessment. Tool/d ocuments/Eight. Elements. S elf. Assessment. Tool. pdf 16
Self-Assessment: Areas of High School Improvement 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Rigorous Curriculum and Instruction Teacher Effectiveness and Professional Growth Stakeholder Engagement Organization and Structure Assessment and Accountability Student and Family Involvement Effective Leadership Sustainability 17
Learning What It Takes Report Everyone Graduates Center Learning What it Takes Report An initial look at how schools are using early warning indicator data and collaborative response teams to keep all students on track to success • 18 http: //new. every 1 graduates. org/learning -what-it-takes/
EWS, National Dropout Prevention Center – Students with Disabilities Building Early Warning Systems to Identify Students with Disabilities at Risk for Dropping out of High School and Monitoring their Response to Intervention http: //www. ndpc-sd. org/dissemination/teleseminars. html 19
Grad Nation Community Guidebook The Grad Nation Community Guidebook provides resources and tools to help community and schools raise graduation rates and better prepare young people for success § http: //guidebook. americasp romise. org/ 20
Grad Nation Community Guidebook Tools § Tool 1: What’s at Stake § Tool 2: 2013 Building a Grad Nation Annual Report Presentation § Tool 3: State and Community Profile § Tool 4: Graduation Rate Methods § Tool 5: Estimating Graduation Rates in Your Community § Tool 6: Dropout Profiles Related to Attendance, Credits, Credit Accumulation, Age, Withdrawal 21
Grad Nation Community Guidebook Tools § Tool 7: Individual High School Dropout Transcript Analysis § Tool 8: School Performance Trends for Dropouts and/or Withdrawals with Unknown Destinations § Tool 9: Attendance Survey § Tool 10: Surveys About Students’ Classroom and School Experiences § Tool 11: Policy Audit 22
Grad Nation Community Guidebook Tools § § § Tool 12: College and Career Ready Tool 13: Comprehensive Community Solutions Tool 14: Asset Mapping for Individuals and Organizations Tool 15: Key Data for an “Early Warning System” Tool 16: Community Representatives Chart 23
Section 2: Florida’s Check & Connect State Professional Development Grant (SPDG) 24
Florida’s Check & Connect § Check & Connect is a model of sustained intervention for promoting students’ engagement at school and with learning § Implemented by a trained mentor • Checks on students • Connects with students 25
Check & Connect Outcomes Demonstrated outcomes of Check & Connect include: § Increased attendance, persistence in school, accrual of credits and school completion rates § Decreased truancy, tardiness, behavioral referrals and dropout rates 26
Check & Connect Core Elements 1. 2. 3. 4. Mentor Check Connect Engaging with family 27
Florida Check & Connect, 2013 -14 § Levy • Williston High, Williston Middle § Pinellas • Northeast High, Dixie Hollins High, Meadowlawn Middle, Pinellas Park Middle § Hendry • Labelle Middle, Labelle High, Clewiston Middle, Clewiston High § Polk • Tenoroc High, Crystal Lake Middle 28
Florida Check & Connect, 2014 -15 § Charlotte • Punta Gorda Middle, Port Charlotte Middle, Murdock Middle, Port Charlotte High, Charlotte High § Dade § Hillsborough • Pierce Middle, Sligh Middle, Leto High, Middleton High § Jefferson • Jefferson Middle/High • Norland Middle, Riveria Middle, Norland High, Southwest High § Okeechobee • Okeechobee High, § De. Soto Okeechobee Freshman • De. Soto Middle, De. Soto High Campus § Gadsden • West Gadsden High, East Gadsden High, James Quincy Middle, Carter Paramore 29 Academy § Taylor • Taylor Middle, Taylor High, Taylor Alternative School
Check & Connect Resources § Check & Connect flyer • http: //checkandconnect. umn. edu/docs/Checkand. Connect. Fl yer. pdf § Introductory video • http: //checkandconnect. umn. edu/model/overview_register. h tml § Effective Dropout Preventions in A Practice Brief for Educators • http: //www. ndpcsd. org/documents/Practice_Guides/CBI_Practice_Brief. pdf 30
Florida’s Check & Connect Contacts § Lael Engstrom, Check & Connect Project Manager, at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), Project 10 Office lengstrom@mail. usf. edu § Peg Sullivan, Co-Director SPDG, at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) msulliva@fgcu. edu 31
§Section 3: Florida’s Effective Practices 32
Florida’s Effective Practices § Florida’s Effective Practices corresponding with: • IDEA Transition Indicators • National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) Strategies • Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) Recommendations 33
IDEA Transition Indicators The four transition indicators are: § § Graduation Rate (Indicator 1) Dropout Rate (Indicator 2) Secondary Transition IEPs (Indicator 13) Postschool Outcomes (Indicator 14) 34
National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Strategies The 15 NDPC/N dropout prevention strategies are: 1. Systemic renewal 2. School-community collaboration 3. Safe learning environments 4. Family engagement 5. Early childhood education 6. Early literacy development 7. Mentoring/tutoring 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 35 Service-learning Alternative schooling After-school opportunities Professional development Active learning Educational technology Individualized instruction Career/Technical Ed
Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) Recommendations The six IES dropout prevention recommendations are: 1. Utilize data systems 2. Assign adult advocates 3. Provide academic support and enrichment 4. Implement behavior and social skills programs 5. Personalize learning environment and instruction 6. Provide rigorous and relevant instruction 36
Summary § Both in FL and Nationally, our students with disabilities are: § Comparable on types of risk factors, reasons for dropping out, & responsiveness to evidence-based practices § NOT comparable on graduation or dropout rates ! § More work to be done … § Evidence-based resources available! 37
Questions or Comments? 38
Presenter Contact Information (RTR Name) Project 10: Transition Education Network Region ( ) Transition Representative Email: Office: Updated October 2014 39
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