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Addressing High School Dropout in LAUSD

Addressing High School Dropout in LAUSD. Adriana Ramos. LAUSD: The Broken District. API (Academic Performance) AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) DARC (The District Accountability Report Card) Dropout District 20.3% Los Angeles Unified School District Website

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Addressing High School Dropout in LAUSD

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  1. Addressing High School Dropout in LAUSD Adriana Ramos

  2. LAUSD: The Broken District • API (Academic Performance) • AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) • DARC (The District Accountability Report Card) • Dropout • District 20.3% • Los Angeles Unified School District Website • http://notebook.lausd.net/portal/page?_pageid=33,142911&_dad=ptl

  3. California Department of EducationData Reporting Office http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/DropoutReporting/DrpGradeEth.aspx?cDistrictName=LOS%20ANGELES%20UNIFIED&CDSCode=19647330000000&Level=District&TheReport=EthOnly&ProgramName=All&cYear=2010-11&cAggSum=DTotGrade&cGender=B

  4. John C. Fremont High School • 2009: 1219 student decline per graduating class (69.2%) • 2001: 1806 student decline (79.74%) • Reconstitution (shut down) in December 2009 • Reopened a few months later • Located near Downtown Los Angeles • Large school (~5,000) http://www.westchesterparents.org/downloads/where_have_the_seniors_gone.pdf

  5. Best Practices: Big Picture Learning Non-profit Fundamental redesign of standard education Promote innovative, personalized learning environments http://www.bigpicture.org/about-us/

  6. Best Practices: Big Picture Learning Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates 96% success rate

  7. Policy Proposal • Relationships • Establish peer mentoring • Change the atmosphere of the school community • Relevance • Require volunteer/research class • Rigor • Require completion of college/work-ready course to graduate from high school • Encourage students to fulfill A-G requirements • Support low-performing students

  8. Fremont High Enrollment Tracked by Class

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