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Examples of Dropout Prevention Interventions with Possible Verifying Actions
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Instructional 1. Catch-up courses |
Implementation: Updated disaggregated course enrollment, attendance, and walkthrough data Impact: Disaggregated grades or benchmark scores—depending on the objectives—and student and staff survey data each grading period |
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Instructional 2. Equal access to rigorous coursework
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Implementation: Updated quarterly disaggregated AP enrollment data, disaggregated walkthrough data, and student and staff survey data Impact: Disaggregated grades and attendance data each grading period |
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Instructional 3. Extended learning time
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated enrollment in extended learning time activities, attendance, and walkthrough data Impact: Disaggregated grades or benchmark scores—depending on the objectives—and student and staff survey data each grading period |
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Instructional 4. Multiple graduation paths; time, locations, etc.
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated enrollment data indicating students participating in multiple path options Impact: Disaggregated grades and attendance data each grading period |
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Instructional 5. Tutoring |
Implementation: Updated disaggregated enrollment, attendance, and walkthrough data Impact: Disaggregated grades or benchmark scores—depending on the objectives—and student and staff survey data each grading period |
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Organizational 6. Block scheduling to allow a double dose, especially in mathematics and reading |
Implementation: Updated disaggregated enrollment, attendance, and walkthrough data Impact: Disaggregated grades or benchmark scores—depending on the objectives—and student and staff survey data each grading period |
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Organizational 7. Eighth- to ninth-grade transition programs
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated enrollment, attendance, and walkthrough data focused on the transition program’s goals Impact: End-of-program disaggregated student and staff survey data |
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Organizational 8. Homeroom system
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated attendance and walkthrough data focused on homeroom program components Impact: Disaggregated student and staff survey data and disaggregated attendance and GPA data each grading period |
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Organizational 9. Ninth-grade academies
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated walkthrough data focused on ninth-grade academy components Impact: Disaggregated student and staff survey data and disaggregated attendance and GPA data each grading period |
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Organizational 10. Small learning communities (SLCs)
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated walkthrough data focused on small learning communities components Impact: Disaggregated student and staff survey data and disaggregated attendance and GPA data each grading period |
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Organizational 11. Tiered interventions
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Implementation: Updated walkthrough data focused on tiered-intervention components Impact: Student and staff survey data and RTI data each grading period |
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Assessing & Monitoring 12. Attendance monitors
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating students with 10% or more absences Impact: Disaggregated attendance data each grading period |
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Assessing & Monitoring 13. Behavior monitors
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating students with more than one behavior incident Impact: Disaggregated behavior data each grading period |
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Assessing & Monitoring 14. Benchmarking
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Implementation: Staff reports on the strengths and weaknesses within the benchmarking process Impact: Disaggregated student benchmark data each grading period |
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Assessing & Monitoring 15. Progress monitoring
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Implementation: Staff reports on the strengths and weaknesses within the progress monitoring process Impact: Q Disaggregated student grades and GPA data each grading period |
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Support Services 16. Career/college awareness
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating students receiving career-/college-awareness information Impact: Disaggregated participant survey data each semester |
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Support Services 17. Counseling/mentoring
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating students receiving counseling/mentoring services Impact: Disaggregated participant survey data each semester |
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Support Services 18. School climate that addresses student engagement |
Implementation: Updated walkthrough data focused on the school-climate components Impact: Disaggregated staff and student school-climate survey data each semester |
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Support Services 19. Wrap-around social services
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating students receiving social services Impact: Disaggregated participant survey data each semester |
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Family and Community 20. Family and community engagement
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Implementation: Updated disaggregated data indicating family and community members engaged in activities Impact: Disaggregated family and community interview or survey data each semester |
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