Addressing Dropout Related Factors at the Local Level: Recommendations for Administrators

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Sandra Covington; Bost, Loujeania Williams
Institution	National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
Titel	Addressing Dropout Related Factors at the Local Level: Recommendations for Administrators
Quelle	(2008), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; School Districts; State Departments of Education; At Risk Students; Graduation Rate; Teamwork; Dropout Prevention; Data Collection; Secondary School Students; Educational Policy; Barriers; Outcomes of Education; Interviews; Administrator Role; Instructional Effectiveness; Learner Engagement; Educational Environment; Disabilities; Educational Change + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; School district; Schulbezirk; Kultusministerium; Data capture; Datensammlung; Sekundarschüler; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Unterrichtserfolg; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsreform
Abstract	State Education Agencies (SEAs) lead the charge for effective change, impact, and sustainability in the adoption and implementation of programs and practices that promote school completion. Steps taken by state and local education agencies to decrease dropout include (a) collection, analysis, and public reporting of "dropout" rates and related information for all secondary schools; (b) conducting causal analyses and needs assessments to identify causes and target resources; (c) reviewing and revising relevant policies (attendance, behavior, credit accrual, exit examinations, professional development) that impact school completion; and (d) collecting post-school outcomes data from youth including interviewing "dropouts" to find out why they left school. In order for administrators to effectively attend to dropout and the factors that lead to dropout, they must first view change at the local level occurring within a framework that involves: (1) an efficient infrastructure that utilizes data-based decision making; (2) effective instruction that challenges and actively involves students within the learning process; and an engaging school climate which allows all students to feel welcome and supported. As administrators initiate efforts to address and eventually impact school completion rates among students with disabilities, this report provides recommendations that will provide a number of necessary strategies to successfully create change at the local level. [For related report, "Addressing Dropout Related Factors at the Local Level: Recommendations for Teachers," see ED526385.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities. 209 Martin Street, Clemson, SC 29631. Tel: 866-745-5641; Fax: 864-656-0136; e-mail: NDPCSD-L@clemson.edu; Web site: http://www.ndpc-sd.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10