School District Excellence amp Equity BSVDs Response to our Dropouts Boulder Valley School District Excellence amp Equity Intentional focus and work to prevent dropouts and increase graduates ID: 177132
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Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BSVD’s Response
to our DropoutsSlide2
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
Intentional focus and work to prevent dropouts and increase graduates
Preliminary results indicate:
Higher retention rate
Increased credit retrieval rate
Declining failure rate at pilot schools
Improved attendance ratesSlide3
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
What is the significant work that led to these results?
Standards-Based Instructional Practices
Early identification and intervention
Real-time credit recovery
Horizons Program (Centaurus HS)
Options Academy (Arapahoe Campus)
Understanding the relevant researchSlide4
How many students show early warning signs of school disengagement and when does it start?
If they do show these early signs, is it predictive of whether they ultimately drop out or graduate from high school?
Can schools identify and effectively intervene with students showing these early warning signs?
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
Johns
Hopkins ResearchSlide5
Just
10 absences
can make the difference between being on track to graduation or off-track
Dropouts have
higher levels of suspensions
than others, but this is not as strong a predictor of dropping out as course failure and attendance
This is not just a high school issue
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
John Hopkins ResultsSlide6
These indicators were predictive as early as 6
th
grade:
When a sixth grader’s attendance dips below
80%
, the student has only a
1 in 6
chance of graduating on time or one year late
Only
20%
of 6
th
graders receiving an
out-of-school suspension
graduated on time or one year late
6
th
graders who failed
Math
or
English/Reading
rarely graduated at all
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
John Hopkins ResultsSlide7
This research has been replicated in other urban districts like Chicago and also in five Colorado school districts (DPS,
Jeffco
, Aurora, Adams 12 & Pueblo).
THE RESULTS ARE THE SAME
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
What does this
mean in Colorado?Slide8
Colorado Youth for a Change
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cycinfo.org
National Center for School Engagement, an Initiative of the Partnership for Families and Children
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schoolengagement.org
Colorado Children’s Campaign
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Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Dropout Retrieval, Prevention
and Intervention Partnerships and Colorado Graduates InitiativeSlide9
Dropout Outreach & Recovery
Intervention Program
New Program & School Development
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
Colorado Youth for a Change
BVSD Partnerships Slide10
School Policy & Practice Review
Design & Implement Early Warning System
Resource Mapping
Professional Development
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
National Center for
School Engagement
BVSD Partnerships Slide11
Indentifying policy impediments to child success, building public and legislative support for the most effective solutions and effectively advocating for policies to improve the lives of the kids in Colorado
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
Colorado Children’s Campaign
BVSD Partnerships Slide12
BVSD Dropout Intervention
BVSD Graduates Initiative
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & EquitySlide13
Dropout Outreach & Recovery
Identified 538 dropouts (2006-2009)
48 had graduated or earned GED
39 re-enrolled in BVSD
134 enrolled in another district
54 were too old to return188 not found/movedRemainder declined support
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
Colorado Youth for a ChangeSlide14
Dropout Outreach & Recovery
Of the 39 students re-enrolled:
3 graduated
5 received a GED
10 continuing and 11 re-enrolled this fall
10 dropped with no further contact
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
Colorado Youth for a ChangeSlide15
Ninth and Tenth Grade Intervention at Centaurus High School
Even one course failure in the 9
th
grade drastically reduces the chance of graduating on time
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
Colorado Youth for a ChangeSlide16
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
CHS 9
th
-10
th
Intervention Program
# Classes Passed or Failed
Fall 2009 SemesterSlide17
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
CHS 9
th
-10
th
Intervention Program
# Classes Passed or Failed
Spring 2010 SemesterSlide18
Next Steps
Intervene with 11
th
and 12
th graders who are overage and under credit
Support new program and school designResources permitting, begin work at Boulder High School
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
Colorado Youth for a Change
BVSD Graduates InitiativeSlide19
Lafayette Schools
Policy and Practice Review to identify barriers and follow with recommendations and action plans
Assist with facilitation and professional development to change practices
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
National Center for
School EngagementSlide20
Next Steps
Complete Resource Mapping and assist with integration
of internal
and external resources
Design and Implement Early Warning System K-12
Assist with identification and implementation of interventions to address students identified through the Early Warning System K-12
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
National Center for
School EngagementSlide21
Dropout rate is a measurement typically considered by high schools, but it occurs over multiple years.
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & EquitySlide22
Grounded in extensive research
Multi-pronged approach to early intervention and prevention
Real time dropout and credit recovery
Every student will have a plan for graduation and beyond (ICAP)
It is possible for every student to graduate!
Boulder Valley
School District
Excellence & Equity
BVSD Graduates Initiative
BVSD Graduates Initiative
is Gap-Closing Work