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How To: Host Your Own Drop-Out Prevention Summit
Does your high school have a high drop-out rate? A Dropout Prevention Summit brings this problem to people’s attention and, secures a commitment from leaders to act, and most importantly, results in plans to help more young people graduate. Hold your own Drop-Out Prevention Summit in your school.
- Research your local or statewide dropout rates.
- Decide on your Goals. Decide what you want to accomplish. Ask yourself:
- Do you have a plan to share?
- Will you use people’s ideas in the summit to make a plan together?
- How will you determine that your summit worked?
- Get community leaders together. Create a committee by calling up and inviting:
- other young people
- school representatives
- PTA members
- business leaders
- the mayor
- law enforcement officials
- public service organizations
- national organizations
- Ask your committee about resources. What is a young person missing that would keep them in school? Ask about things like:
- tutoring services
- afterschool activities sports, arts, community service)
- sports
- the arts
- clubs
- drug or mental health counseling
- Plan your presentation. Make an outline considering:
- who in the committee will present which facts
- what additional experts will your committee invite to speak?
- what you ask the community to do
- Set a date, time, and place. Ask members of your committee if they can offer a space. Choose a time when most people in your community can attend, like the weekend.
- Invite the community. Especially focus on at-risk students, their parents, and professionals who have access to programs that you want to improve.
- Present your idea. With your research and expert team, people are bound to listen!
For more information on Drop-Out Prevention Summits, visit Americaspromise.org
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With our new program at my high school, we were trying to think of ways to get incoming freshmen motivated about school, and STAY that way for four years. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA!! We are looking for a way to incorporate this into our new program..
Well I love that idea I am starting highschool in the fall and want to guide everyone in my age group and younger to a successful life. It seems as if it is a good idea but I'd like for my friends to join me but I on't know how to confront them with this idea
I was a high school drop out prevention specialist for many years and when I retired, my focus turned to helping teens (all young people) to read more and read better. One of the things I observed with students making poor grades in school was the lack of reading skills and inability to promote academic achievement because of it.
Dr Robert E McGinnis
Teacher retired
Author of many fine books for young readers
At my high school we do not have too many of these opportunties to come by so I think THIS IS REALLY A GOOD IDEA. I would like to help and give ideas to your high school.
I love this idea! I believe some of the problem with high school drop out has to with things going on at the individuals home. Whether that be financial issues or other things. One of the things my high school did was an in-house charity called "Lion Share." It helped provide money to student's families who needed help with bills or other various things, and it allowed the high school student to stay in school rather than getting a full time job to help support their family. This may be one option to help other students in other schools remain in high school rather than dropping out.
this is awesome
cant wait to try it out
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