Drop Out Prevention Part 2

In addition to identifying causes of dropping out and correlating interventions, develop a long-term action plan. 

Articulation Chart for Dropout Prevention and Freshman Transition 2006-2010 Putnam County High Schools
Year	Activity or Focus
2006-2007	§  Recognized need to transition §  Started optional book study with small groups led by a retired teacher leader at each school §  Summer professional development sessions on Freshman Connection and freshman transition activities §  Professional development on effective teaching strategies & s-b lesson planning §  Contacted sponsors and investigated need for county student leadership committee §  Require basic orientation, parent teacher conference §  Began to review credit recovery options and ideas §  Started county Tech Ed Committee to increase communication between middle, high, technical schools and to develop relationship with business and community representatives §  Begin departmental conversations through regular county department chair meetings §  Implemented College Summit at Buffalo High to increase postsecondary enrollment
2007-2008	§  Attended Freshman session at national conference – Mike Hall §  Started freshman meetings and training §  Professional development provided on using assessments to promote student learning, & effective freshman transition strategies, and building a 21st Century framework §  Started Link Crew student leadership training §  Provided research to schools and developed freshman committees §  Investigated reasons for dropouts §  Recognized need for relationships §  Freshman Transition starts to develop into program rather than activities §  Began group sharing of freshman team ideas and plans §  Start matching up reasons with actions §  Held student leadership meetings and sponsored first summer student leadership conference summer 2008 §  Improve the 9th grade, improve the school §  Recommendations for monthly transition activities §  Superintendent requires dropout conferences with principals §  Started credit recovery using various venues and supplemental material §  Started master schedule meetings per high school with Curriculum Team §  Started student survey for all high school students by grade §  Added CTE representatives to LA and Math training sessions, vertical teams, etc. §  Continue Tech Ed Committee and work on improving middle school awareness of technical opportunities §  Implemented vertical team sessions for language arts and math (middle school and high school)
2008-2009	§  Continued Link Crew & sent another adult team for training per school to build capacity §  Started first day of school freshman activities with Link Crew §  First round of freshman program – with school freshman transition plan and school freshman transition teams – started meetings and training with Mike §  Second summer student leadership conference 2009 §  Purchased High School 101 materials;  coordinate with 8th grade §  Transition activities required §  Recommendations for data room §  Developed & implemented 8th grade program of study document §  Continued to develop credit recovery options and increased summer availability §  Added Algebra Support to master schedule for 09-10;  Developed  and added county elective course Language Arts 9 Support §  Continued student survey for all high school students by grade;  results discussed with student leadership committee and compared with previous year §  Discussed use of master schedule to support freshman class §  Continue Tech Ed Committee and work on improving middle school awareness of technical opportunities §  Discussion about technical options for high school students;  add informational section to Programs of Study §  Expanded College Summit program to Winfield High §  County representatives participated in Classroom Assessment Network (CAN 1)
2009-2010	§  Second round of freshman transition program §  Provide master schedule training for school teams – improve 9th grade plan through master schedule planning §  Continue freshman team meetings and training – at risk interventions, effective freshman transition program components, etc. §  12 hours of professional development for formative assessment FOR learning in the high school setting §  6 hours of optional professional development offered on collaboration for at-risk intervention in the high school setting §  Expand credit recovery to include standards recovery §  Continue Link Crew and opening day for freshman;  added Link Crew shirts for student leaders.  Continued activities during school year through mentoring, etc.  §  Data room required and added 45-day action plans for freshman program §  Develop articulation plan from 8th to 12th grade §  Continue county student leadership committee challenging members this year to begin to help administrators address major goals:  9th transition and dropout prevention §  New drug education coordinator participates with student leadership, freshman transition teams, etc. §  Continue student survey for all high school students by grade;  results discussed with student leadership committee and compared with previous years §  Add evening college courses offered at the technical school toward 2-year degree for high school students and adult learners §  Investigate technical (PCTC and college course) options for high school students §  Develop Intro to the Majors curriculum to include College Summit “Launch” material as well as additional updated resources for 9th and 10th grade courses §  County representatives participate in Classroom Assessment Network (CAN 2) including School of Practice for RESA 3 §  Develop freshman “handbook for success” §  Principals conduct school-based planning time/IS Day book studies §  Investigate use of 8th grade transition academy with middle school director §  Counseling Tiers training for school principals (high school & middle school) – WVDE  Review & revise intervention list