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PROGRAMS
& SERVICES:
TRUANCY AND DROPOUT PREVENTION
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OVERVIEW
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In 2001, the Vermont
Department of Education identified the need to build capacity in truancy and dropout
prevention. The dropout data released in fall 2001 showed that one out of five students
who enter the 9th grade do not graduate four years later, highlighting unequivocally
the scope of the problem for educators and community members. The Vermont Consortium
for Successful High School Completion was created to respond to the increasing concern
about dropouts in Vermont. |
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Vermont Consortium
for Successful High School Completion
The consortium works to identify the nature of the dropout problem and the conditions
that contribute to it. Since January 2002, the consortium has been working with five
communities and their schools using a community development approach to truancy and
dropout prevention. Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Brattleboro Union
High School, Enosburg Falls Middle High School, Lamoille Union High School in Hyde
Park, and Whitingham School in Jacksonville have each worked with an outside consultant
to form community-school collaboratives with diverse partners, including youth. Each
collaborative has been charged with: 1) identifying the conditions underlying local
truancy and dropout problems; 2) developing a strategic plan to address those conditions;
and 3) guiding the implementation of the plan. |
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In the 2003-2004 school
year, the consortium will broaden its activities to build capacity statewide. Each
project has also developed community service opportunities, including incorporating
community service into the disciplinary response to suspension and expulsion or as
an intervention with students at risk of those disciplinary actions. The consortium
is available to work with any school and community that is interested in increasing
graduation rates and improving student achievement. |
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LINKS
TO CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION
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Community
Development Framework
View or download a set of tools that can be used to assess readiness to begin prevention
planning, including a list of recommended partners, indicators of an effective collaborative,
and indicators for effective leadership, youth engagement, school structure, planning
and community engagement. The last two pages of this document contain a feedback
form. |
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Truancy
and Dropout Prevention Program/Profiles
Best practices (with
supportive data) and promising approaches in school and community settings are profiled
and include examples of policies that support the programs. |
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Sample
Policies
View examples of policies that have been developed by Vermont schools for attendance,
partnership agreements and discipline procedures. |
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Resources
View links to resources that schools and communities might find useful in planning
for truancy and dropout prevention and intervention. |
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CONTACT
INFORMATION
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Kay Charron, Acting Director, Lifelong Learning
(802) 828-0571 (P)
(802) 828-3146 (F)
kay.charron@state.vt.us |
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