Useful Links
Note: Links below are strictly for informational purposes. The IATDP does not endorse any commercial dropout program, organization, or company.
NEWS BULLETINS
Enhancing the Blueprint for School Improvement in the ESEA Reauthorization: Moving From a Two- to a Three-Component Approach A joint statement from the National Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA and the National Association of School Psychologists. Posted on this website 25 Oct 2010
STATE ASSOCIATIONS
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California: California Association of Child Welfare and Attendance (CASCWA)
Louisiana: Louisiana Association of Child Welfare and Attendance Personnel (LACWAP)
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS or DISCUSSION GROUPS - Web Based Groups
Groups at "www.LinkedIn.com": Juntos para una mejor educacion- Latino dropout prevention
Help Build a community of support for children by embedding resources they need within their school. Communities In Schools-Proven Results
DROPOUT PREVENTION LINKS
Strategies and Successes in School Dropout Prevention - Posted on "The American Youth Policy Forum"
American Youth Policy Forum: At-Risk, Dropout & Disconnected Youth, Alternative EducationSTUDENT CONDUCT AND ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES: Reducing the Dropout Rate (NW Regional Ed. Lab)
TRUANCY PREVENTION LINKS
Truancy Prevention and Diversion Program (KCI The Anti-Meth Site)
DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Dropout and Truancy Prevention Network: DTPN's flagship program is called the Right Back on Track Mentoring Program ("RBT"). DTPN assigns a virtual (phone-based) coach to each student and employs a cellular location verification technology to track the student's whereabouts. If the student fails to appear at a place where he should be (e.g. home or class), the system initiates a series steps to locate the child and coax him back into compliance.
The Middle School Archive Project:
Student Motivation & Dropout Prevention--Quintanilla Middle School, Dallas, Texas
The National At-Risk Education Network - NAREN
Upcomming Events of the National At-Risk Educational Network - NAREN
New Report out from UCLA. October 2011: Dropout Prevention: Do Districts Pursue Best Practice Recommendations?
CATALYST NOTEBOOK: MODEL DISCIPLINE CODE
Model discipline code would limit suspensions to keep more kids in school, November 16, 2009. "Students who are suspended even once are three times more likely to eventually quit school." Lori Turner, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
Suspending Progress? "Out-of-school suspension is a strong predictor of low achievement and high dropout rates. The turnaround at Marshall sparked another try at in-school suspension, a strategy that sounds good in theory but has yet to prove effective in real life." October 13, 2011, By: Sarah Karp
Catalyst Chicago: Independent Reporting on Urban Education [in Chicago] since 1990
