Persistence Pays off

Autor/in	Schondelmeyer, Brent
Titel	Persistence Pays off
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 12 (2011) 2, S.46-50 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	Community Schools; School Community Relationship; High Schools; Dropouts; High School Graduates; Suburban Schools; College Bound Students; Academic Persistence; College Preparation; Principals; Missouri + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; High school; Oberschule; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Suburban area; Outskirts; Suburb; School; Schools; Vorort; Vorstadt; Schule; Principal; Schulleiter
Abstract	This article shares a story of two high schools: One was a "dropout factory." The other is seeing remarkable success, and many of its recent graduates are the first in their families to attend college. What makes the story remarkable is that the two schools are the same--or, at least, they have occupied the same building. The school is Van Horn High School in Independence, Missouri, an inner-ring suburb of 115,000 located east of Kansas City, Missouri. The results at Van Horn are impressive: full-time enrollment is up, more students are going to college, and more students are staying in college. The story illustrates what a community school--fully embraced and properly understood--can become when it effectively connects with students, families, social services, and neighborhood revitalization. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10