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Systems on the Wave. Jennifer Wilkinson, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, NCSC. My DATA SYSTEM. My Data System. System is designed to gather, standardize, and report data to local school districts. Helps with mobile populations in record keeping.
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Systemson the Wave Jennifer Wilkinson, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, NCSC
My Data System • System is designed to gather, standardize, and report data to local school districts. • Helps with mobile populations in record keeping. • Provides a single location where data can be accessed, analyzed and used to certify required state and federal reports. • Districts can access student information quickly and efficiently within 24 hours of enrollment allowing for quick and informed decisions.
Other Features • Student Identifiers, Indicators, Other Reporting • Error/Issues • Data View
Key Indicators of Dropping Out • Poor grades in core subjects • Low attendance • Failure to be promoted to the next grade • Disengagement in the classroom, including behavioral problems
High Schools Dropouts • Estimated 30% of students who enter high school this year will not graduate in 4 years, while roughly half of all African American and Latino students entering high school will not graduate in 4 years. • Health of a high school dropout suffers dramatically with a life expectancy of nearly a decade shorter than a graduate. • Dropouts will cost our criminal justice system $1.4 billion a year. • US ranks 17th globally in high school graduation and 14th globally in college graduation rates among developed nations. • 90% of our jobs will require some post-secondary education.
To be effective in preventing dropout, school systems must focus dropout prevention efforts in the beginning of the middle grades. Betterhighschools.org
Proven Dropout Prevention Programs • Attendance and Behavior Monitors • Tutoring and Counseling • Establishment of Small Learning Communities for Greater Personalization • Engaging Catch-Up Courses • Ninth Grade Academies • Homerooms • Benchmarking • Progress Monitoring • Tiered Interventions • A Focus on Equal Access to Rigorous Coursework and High Expectations • Career/College Awareness • Community Engagement • Eighth to Ninth Grade Transition Programs
The Early Warning Indicators (EWI) Application explores the predictive power of early warning data and offers the information for educators to take the necessary steps in assisting these at-risk students to ensure they graduate. http://ok.gov/sde
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Contact Information Jennifer Wilkinson, M.Ed., LPC, NCC, NCSCDirector of Alternative Education Jennifer.Wilkinson@SDE.OK.GOV (405) 522-0276