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Madison High School’s Dropout Prevention Project

Madison High School’s Dropout Prevention Project. Administrative team : Pat Thompson, Principal Peyton Chapman, Vice-Principal Roger Deville, Vice-Principal Counselors: David Colton, Roberta Cooper, Karen Hafner, Kathe Hergert-Knox, Gail Westlin, Student Retention Coordinator. The Facts.

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Madison High School’s Dropout Prevention Project

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  1. Madison High School’sDropout Prevention Project Administrative team: Pat Thompson, Principal Peyton Chapman, Vice-Principal Roger Deville, Vice-Principal Counselors: David Colton, Roberta Cooper, Karen Hafner, Kathe Hergert-Knox, Gail Westlin, Student Retention Coordinator

  2. The Facts Madison HS Dropouts Total Enrollment: 1200 Total # of Dropouts: 60 # by Grade Level: 9th - 20 10th - 17 11th - 11 12th - 12

  3. Goal • To lower freshman dropout rate from 5.7% in the year 2003-2004 to 0% in 2004-2005. • To us, no child is worth losing.

  4. Who Are Madison’s Dropouts? Identified Categories: Overage/behind in credits: 22 ELL: 18 Special Education: 14 Foster Children: 9 Homeless: 5 Unidentified categories: Ethnicity Economically Disadvantaged

  5. Who are we? Madison Demographics Free-reduced Lunch: 66% Students with disabilities: 24% Limited English Proficient: 21% Caucasian: 48% African American: 18% Hispanic: 16% Asian/Pacific Islander: 14% Native American: 3%

  6. What the research tells us: Drop-out indicators 1.Freshman failure rate 2. Attendance rate 3. Numeracy and literacy deficient 4. Gender 5. Overage in grade level 6. Ethnicity 7. Low participation in extra-curricular activities

  7. ACTION PLAN • Early Identification of at-risk students • Communication/Freshman Communities • Weekly community partner support • Monthly parent meetings and ongoing survey ofparent concerns • Fall activity fair • Ongoing review of data

  8. COLLABORATION To increase: • Personalization • Academic Support • Credit Recovery • Mentorship • College Aspirations

  9. Freshman Communities • Weekly Meetings • Monitoring Student Progress • Referrals • SpEd and ELL Support/Inclusion

  10. Student Voice • Student Senate • Classroomdialogues • Safe School Grant

  11. Freshman Parent Nights Portland School’sAlliance PPS Foundation grant Student led conferences Parent outreach Culturally SpecificParent Meetings Parent Engagement

  12. IRCO Lutheran Community Services Lifeworks SUN School OCHA Community Partners

  13. Alternative Schools Re-engagement!

  14. HOW ARE WE DOING? • Extra curricular activities • Discipline referrals • Failure rate • Attendance • Dropout rate

  15. 9th Grade Attendance Rate

  16. Zero

  17. Review data specific to cohort Improve middle school transition Summer program’05 Link Crew Teacher/counselorarticulation AVID begins ’05 Culture of PovertyTraining ’05 NEXT STEPS

  18. SPECIAL THANKS • Tyler King, Power point Coordinator • Rosanne Valdivieso, CounselingSecretary • Kimbra Turley, Data Clerk

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