Transcript Project Overview

HAYWOOD COUNTY SCHOOLS
DROPOUT PREVENTION
GATEWAY RECOVERY PROGRAM
STEVE WILLIAMS - STUDENT SERVICES DIRECTOR
KYLE LEDFORD - ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER DIRECTOR
Challenge
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23,500 students dropped out of High School
in NC during the school year 2006-07
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Cost of $169 million dollars annually to the
taxpayers of NC
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4 yr graduation rate reported in 05-06 was
69.5% reflecting an actual dropout rate of
30.5%
Students enter 9th Grade
Potential Impact
Haywood County Hourly Wage Rates Based on Education - 2007-08
$19.71
$20.00
$18.00
$16.00
$14.00
$12.00
$10.00
$8.00
$6.00
$4.00
$2.00
$-
$16.45
$13.34
$7.96
$9.65
Less than HS or GED 1-2 years
HS/GED
beyond
HS
4 year
College
Degree
Education
beyond
BS/BA
degree
Intended Outcomes
Students
Return
Earn High School Credits
To Public School to Complete HCS
Graduation Requirements
Students
Earn High School Diploma
Gateway Training Model
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Identification of School Dropouts
Gateway Orientation
Student Assessment/Common Intake
Identification/Application of Supportive
Services
Classroom/Work-Based Training
Graduation/Re-enrollment
Advancement to post secondary education
and/or employment
Opportunity
The Drop Out Rate Will Decrease And
The Graduation Rate Will Increase
If:
• Grade 11 & 12 Dropouts Complete The
Program Before The Target Date (21st Day Of
The Next School Year)
• Grade 9 & 10 Dropouts Are Recovered and
Return To School Before The Target Date
(21st Day Of The Next School Year)
Alternative Learning Center
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The JobLink Annex
An Extension Of Central Haywood
Flex Schedule
Operating Hours:
8:00 a.m. To 8:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. to noon on Friday
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Instruction
Classroom Based
Work Based
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Distance Learning
Advantages to Students
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Flexible Schedule For Instruction
Multiple Instructional Strategies
Year Round School Schedule
Exposure to all JobLink Partners
Maximize potential for supportive services
Linkages to post secondary education and/or
employment opportunities
HCS is a charter partner of the Haywood County
JobLink in 1995 (first in the state)
Haywood County JobLink Partners:
•Employment Security Commission
•Haywood County Schools
•Haywood Community College
•Haywood County DSS
•Haywood Vocational Opportunities
•Mountain Projects
•NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
•Job Corps
•Council on Aging
•NC Services for the Blind
Has it Worked?
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Recovered and Graduated
Approximately 100 Previous Dropouts
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Reduced Number of Drop Out Events
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Factor in Increased HCS Graduation
Rates
Has it Worked?
4 Year Graduation Rate
High School
Central Haywood
04-05 05-06
16% 43%
06-07
55%
Pisgah
77%
85%
86%
Tuscola
68%
77%
84%
MOVING FORWARD
Address the 9th and 10th grade
Potential Dropout Population
 Accounts for 64% of the Projected
2007-08 Dropouts (104 of 162)
 Prevent Repeat Drop Out Events
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Awards $100,00 Grant
 One
of the largest-ever corporate
commitments to high school
retention and workforce readiness
 Haywood County Schools received
one of only 3 grants awarded by
AT&T in NC and 1 of 117 grants
awarded Nationally
Strategy:
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Expand Prevention and Credit Recovery
Opportunities for Students in Grades 9 -10
 Expand Alternative Learning Opportunities and Credit Recovery
at All High Schools
 Add Instructional Staff
 Increase EC Services at ALC
 Promote Increased Drop Out Awareness at HCS High Schools
 Increase Administrative Oversight to Drop Out Process
 Aggressively Market Recovery/Re-Entry Opportunities
 Additional Follow-Up for Accurate Dropout Tracking