Dropout Prevention Introduction & Guide Form

Key Action Step 1: Develop Your Dropout Prevention Team

Team Member / School Role
Administrator(s)
School Improvement Team Member
Teacher(s)
School Counselor(s)
School Psychologist
School Social Worker
Student(s)
Parents/Community
Other
Other

Key Action Step 2: Review Your Effective Initiatives, Strategies, & Resources for Dropout Prevention

Please check off the following after review:

_____ Tier I Initiative: Core Prevention / Student Engagement

Common Core/Essential Standards / CISWC / Technology
CMAPP / Before/After School Programs / Student Services
Discovery Ed / NCVPS / School Improvement Team
Success Series / Violence Prevention / PLT’s
Relationships: Peer/Adults / Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum / Crisis Management Team
Freshman Orientation / Visual/Performing Arts Ed / Data & Accountability
Purposeful Scheduling / CTE / PTA
PBIS / Character Ed / School-to-Career / WEP
MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports / Student Government/Clubs / High Five
Magnet Schools Programs / Athletics / SHAC
mClass / Case21 / Path Driver
Other- / Other- / Other-

Dropouts: One is Too Many

_____ Tier II Strategic / Targeted Interventions

Pre-School Services / ISS, ALC / School Social Workers
K-8 Intervention / Ready-to-Learn Centers / McKinney-Vento
Before/After School Programs / Project Enlightenment / Relationships: Peer/Adults
Extended Day/GradPoint / Mentor Programs / Family Involvement & Outreach Services
EASi PEP / G-Wis Foundation / Hispanic/Latino Outreach
MTSS / SHAC / PTA
MTSS Coaches / Student Services / PLT’s
Behavior Intervention Coaches / Counselor Watch List / Professional Development
LEP Plan / Data & Accountability / SIRS
Other- / Other- / Other-

_____ Tier III Initiatives / Individual Interventions

Counseling and Student Services / ACE
Transition Counselors / Bridges
Relationships: Peer/Adults / Homebound Services
Alternative Schools / Home Hospital
ALC / McKinney-Vento
EASi MTSS Tier III Plan / PLT’s
FBA/BIP / Data & Accountability
SCORE / SIRS
504 Plan / IEP

Key Action Step 3: Gather and Review Your Data

Review data sources to see if patterns emerge. Possible data sources include:

Data Sources to Review / Possible Targeted Students
School Report Card for the Past Three Years
Retention Promotion List by Grade, Ethnicity, or Course
Attendance
Grades
Discipline/Behavior Indicators
Power School, other data sources

Points to Consider for Discussion:

·  School diverse population

·  Who drop outs at our school

·  Why students drop out at our school

Key Action Step 4: Developing Your Intervention Plan and Goals

“School Draft”

Dropout Prevention Team Members
Smart Goal(s)
Target Group(s)
Data That Drove This Decision
Curriculum/Materials Needed
Domain Area(s)
Type of Activities
Resources Needed
Projected Number of Students Impacted
Evaluation Method/Perception & Results Data
Project Start & End Dates

Note: Once your draft is complete and finalized-enter all information on the Action Plan Form (ASCA)

Thank you to Wake County Schools for sharing this example format.

CLOSING THE GAP ACTION PLANS

School Name: Year: 2014-2015
Goal:
Target Group:
Data to Identify Students:
School Counselor(s) / ASCA Domain, Standard and Student Competency / Type of Activities to be Delivered in What Manner? / Resources Needed / Process Data (Projected number of students affected) / Perception Data (Type of surveys to be used) / Outcome Data (Achievement, attendance and/or behavior data to be collected) / Project Start/Project End

Key Action Step 5: Review Your Data

How successful were you interventions? How do you know?

Compare data from sources in Key Action Step 3 and note any changes
Discuss the Results of your Action Plans
Take The Dropout Prevention Self Assessment in the fall and discuss findings/changes that helps determine next steps / Fall Summary:
Take The Dropout Prevention Self Assessment in the late spring and discuss findings/changes that helps determine next steps / Spring Summary:
Determine Next Steps

Dropouts: One it Too Many!