At Risk & Drop- Out Prevention Services December 9, 2013 Board Presentation

At Risk  “ An at-risk student means any identified student who needs additional support and who is not meeting or not expected to meet the established goals of the educational program (academic, personal/social, career/vocational).”

Modified Allowable Growth for Dropout Prevention  Categorical funding for targeted services and programs for students identified as returning and potential dropouts  Beyond basic educational program

Definitions  Returning dropouts  Grades  Withdrew and returned to same district  Potential dropouts  Demonstrates poor school adjustment

Plan includes:  Process for identification  Appropriate on-going educational strategies  Review and evaluation of effectiveness

Personnel Elementary PreK-6 Junior High 7-8High School 9-12 Counselors Reading teachers Reading teachers Reading paraprofessionalsAt Risk teacher(s) ELL teacher Juvenile Court Liaison School Resource Officer Nurse (Math teacher) Dean of Students (Dean of Students)

Programming Options Elementary PreK-6 Junior High 7-8High School 9-12 Reading interventions Counseling services Agency supports Enrichment Mentoring Lancer Summer Enrichment Program Edison Academy PACE (Credit Recovery School-to-Work PACE

New last year…  PACE at the Junior High and High School  Preparing Adolescence for Career Excellence

Personal Education Plans  Identified students would have a PEP  Criteria identified  Intervention(s) documented  Staff member(s) involved  Monitoring dates set

Budget  Elementary Staff – 4.52 FTE  Junior High Staff – 3.17 FTE  High School Staff – 6.46 FTE  K-8 Reading Clinic & Summer School  After school help  Edison Academy  Credit Recovery  Total estimated budget = $1,224,688  Modified Allowable Growth ~ $875,281

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