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Management Team Meeting

Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement. Management Team Meeting. March 2, 2010. Colorado Department of Education. In the Next 15 Minutes…. Overview of Office Snapshot of Local Education Providers in need of technical assistance and support Recommendations from the Group.

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Management Team Meeting

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  1. Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement Management Team Meeting March 2, 2010 Colorado Department of Education

  2. In the Next 15 Minutes…. • Overview of Office • Snapshot of Local Education Providers in need of technical assistance and support • Recommendations from the Group

  3. Colorado Revised Statute: 22-14-101 • Creates the Office, which was launched 10/2009 with State Fiscal Stabilization Funds/ARRA • Requires that designated local education providers complete “practices assessments” and adopt “Graduation and Completion Plans” • Creates the Student Re-Engagement Grant Program (not currently funded) • Requires SBE rules to calculate Student Re-Engagement Rate…

  4. Mission and Purpose of the Office What: To provide focus, coordination, research and leadership in assisting and cooperating with stakeholder groups Who: Local education providers, CDE internal groups, state agencies and community organizations Why: To reduce the dropout rate and increase the graduation and completion rate in Colorado Based on C.R.S. 22-14-101

  5. Scope of Work • Analyze student and district data • Coordinate efforts across CDE, state agencies and community organizations • Provide technical assistance to local education providers designated in “need of support” • Identify and recommend best practices, effective strategies and policies to reduce student dropout rates and increase student engagement and re-engagement. • Secure resources to develop a grant program to fund research-based strategies and services that address social, emotional and academic needs.

  6. Snapshot of LEPs in Need of Assistance As stated in statute and rules, the office annually identifies local education providers in need of assistance and support based on the following criteria: Accreditation: “Does not meet" or "approaching" graduation rate indicator Graduation and completion rates are significantly below state averages (AYP Target – 59.5%) Reflect Indicators highly correlated with the likelihood that students will dropout, such as dropout rates, truancy rates, suspension or expulsion rates that are significantly above state averages (2009-10 – over 2x the state dropout rate)

  7. Overview of the rate calculations for graduation, completion, and dropout Graduation Rate Completion Rate Dropout Rate Adjusted longitudinal high school cohort (Class of…) Adjusted longitudinal high school cohort (Class of…) Annual (July 1 to June 30) Time period # of students receiving a regular diploma, GED certificate, or designation of high school completion during the past year # of students receiving a regular diploma during the past year Number of reported dropouts and “age outs” during the past year Numerator # of students finishing 8th grade four years earlier + transfers in – verified transfers out # of students finishing 8th grade four years earlier + transfers in – verified transfers out # of students that were in membership at any time during the past year Denominator 08-09 rate (and count) 74.6% - State Avg. 78.0% - State Avg. 3.6% - State Avg. The graduation rate will be calculated as a 4-year (on-time) rate beginning in 2009-10 The completion rate will be calculated as a 4-year (on-time) rate beginning in 2009-10 Students transferring to a GED program are not counted as dropouts in the dropout rate Notes 7

  8. 3 Years of Assistance and Support • Technical Assistance to… • Collect, Report, Analyze and Use Data • Review Policies, Practices, Partnership and as part of the “Practices Assessment” • Develop and “Unify” Graduation and Completion Plans • Evaluate Plans and Track Progress • Professional Development and Training for Administrators, Teachers and Specialists • Prevention Network to support peer learning and exchange of information and experience • Resource Mapping to align assets with need, identify funding sources and in-kind support

  9. Results: 15 Local Education Providers in significant need of assistance to increase graduation rates Colorado Department of Education Colorado Department of Education 9

  10. Draft Timeline for Assistance and Support

  11. Recommendations • Integration with CDE Work • – What activities are occurring in the 15 LEPs? • Notification protocols and suggestions • – What have we learned from our past experiences? • “Identity” – What should the work be called?

  12. Candidates • Re-connect • 4Rs – Review, Reflect, Revise and Re-engage • Colorado GradNation (CGN) • Others?

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