Management Team Meeting March 2, 2010 Colorado Department of Education Office of Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
Mar 23, 2016
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Management Team Meeting
March 2, 2010
Colorado Department of Education
Office of Dropout Prevention and Student
Re-engagement
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1. Overview of Office
2. Snapshot of Local Education Providers in need of technical assistance and support
3. Recommendations from the Group
In the Next 15 Minutes….
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Creates the Office, which was launched 10/2009 with State Fiscal Stabilization Funds/ARRA
Requires that designated local education providers complete “practices assessments” and adopt “Graduation and Completion Plans”
Creates the Student Re-Engagement Grant Program (not currently funded)
Requires SBE rules to calculate Student Re-Engagement Rate…
Colorado Revised Statute: 22-14-101
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What: To provide focus, coordination, research and leadership in assisting and cooperating with stakeholder groups
Who: Local education providers, CDE internal groups, state agencies and community organizations
Why: To reduce the dropout rate and increase the graduation and completion rate in Colorado
Based on C.R.S. 22-14-101
Mission and Purpose of the Office
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Scope of Work
Analyze student and district data Coordinate efforts across CDE, state agencies and community organizations Provide technical assistance to local education providers designated in “need of support”Identify and recommend best practices, effective strategies and policies to reduce student dropout rates and increase student engagement and re-engagement.Secure resources to develop a grant program to fund research-based strategies and services that address social, emotional and academic needs.
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Snapshot of LEPs in Need of Assistance
As stated in statute and rules, the office annually identifies local education providers in need of assistance and support based on the following criteria:
1.Accreditation: “Does not meet" or "approaching" graduation rate indicator 2.Graduation and completion rates are significantly below state averages (AYP Target – 59.5%)
3.Reflect Indicators highly correlated with the likelihood that students will dropout, such as dropout rates, truancy rates, suspension or expulsion rates that are significantly above state averages (2009-10 – over 2x the state dropout rate)
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Overview of the rate calculations for graduation, completion, and dropout
Time periodAdjusted longitudinal high school cohort
(Class of…)
# of students receiving a regular diploma during the
past year
# of students finishing 8th grade four years earlier +
transfers in – verified transfers out
Graduation Rate
74.6% - State Avg.
The graduation rate will be calculated as a 4-year (on-
time) rate beginning in 2009-10
Notes
Numerator
Denominator
08-09 rate (and count)
Completion Rate
78.0% - State Avg.
Annual (July 1 to June 30)
Number of reported dropouts and “age outs”
during the past year
# of students that were in membership at any time
during the past year
Dropout Rate
3.6% - State Avg.
Students transferring to a GED program are not
counted as dropouts in the dropout rate
Adjusted longitudinal high school cohort
(Class of…)
# of students receiving a regular diploma, GED
certificate, or designation of high school completion
during the past year
The completion rate will be calculated as a 4-year (on-
time) rate beginning in 2009-10
# of students finishing 8th grade four years earlier +
transfers in – verified transfers out
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3 Years of Assistance and Support
1. Technical Assistance to…• Collect, Report, Analyze and Use Data• Review Policies, Practices, Partnership and as
part of the “Practices Assessment”• Develop and “Unify” Graduation and Completion
Plans• Evaluate Plans and Track Progress
2. Professional Development and Training for Administrators, Teachers and Specialists
3. Prevention Network to support peer learning and exchange of information and experience
4. Resource Mapping to align assets with need, identify funding sources and in-kind support
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Results:
15 Local Education Providers in significant need of assistance to increase graduation rates
Local Education Provider* Identified
through Accreditation
Process that Met Criteria
CountyFinal Grad Base
Total Graduate
s
08-09 Grad
Rate**Completio
n RateDropout
RateNumber
of Dropouts
% Change in Grad
Rate from 07-08 to
08-09
# of middle
and high
schools
VILAS RE-5 BACA 640 77 12.0 20.3 17.5 388 -5.4 3 PLATEAU VALLEY 50 MESA 202 74 36.6 62.4 13.2 69 11.3 3 MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ RE-1 MONTEZUMA 319 168 52.7 59.2 10.2 169 -9.8 4 ENGLEWOOD 1 ARAPAHOE 422 210 49.8 66.1 9.8 212 1.3 4 MAPLETON 1 ADAMS 333 197 59.2 61.6 8.2 225 -0.2 11 ADAMS COUNTY 14 ADAMS 720 374 51.9 53.1 8.0 262 10.8 6 KARVAL RE-23 LINCOLN 54 30 55.6 59.3 7.5 22 -8.7 2 ADAMS-ARAPAHOE 28J
ADAMS – ARAPAHOE 2,806 1,360 48.5 53.0 7.4 1,301 -7.9 20
DENVER COUNTY 1 DENVER 5,494 2,893 52.7 61.4 7.4 2,647 4.1 73 LAKE COUNTY R-1 LAKE 108 64 59.3 61.1 7.1 41 -9.0 2
MOUNTAIN BOCES NORTHWEST REGION 61 35 57.4 63.9 6.7 15 4.2 5
BRANSON REORGANIZED 82 LAS ANIMAS 157 40 25.5 49.7 6.2 32 3.5 3 HUERFANO RE-1 HUERFANO 47 26 55.3 63.8 4.7 18 -13.8 4 MONTE VISTA C-8 RIO GRANDE 159 83 52.2 69.2 3.9 29 -4.8 4 FORT MORGAN RE-3 MORGAN 236 140 59.3 66.9 3.3 50 -7.2 3
LOCAL ED PROVIDER TOTALS 11,758 5,771 5,480
STATE TOTALS (All Schools) 63,585 47,459 74.6 79.2 3.6 14,975 0.7 836
Year 1Local Education
Provider* Identified through
Accreditation Process that areMOST in Need
CountyFinal Grad Base
Total Graduate
s
08-09 Grad
Rate**Complet-ion Rate
Dropout Rate
Number of Drop outs (7th – 12th)
% Change in Grad
Rate from 07-08 to 08-
09
# of middle and high
schools
VILAS RE-5 BACA 640 77 12.0 20.3 17.5 388 -5.4 3 PLATEAU VALLEY 50 MESA 202 74 36.6 62.4 13.2 69 11.3 3
MONTEZUMA-CORTEZ RE-1
MONTEZUMA 319 168 52.7 59.2 10.2 169 -9.8 4
ENGLEWOOD 1 ARAPAHOE 422 210 49.8 66.1 9.8 212 1.3 4
MAPLETON 1 ADAMS 333 197 59.2 61.6 8.2 225 -0.2 11
LOCAL ED PROVIDER TOTALS 1961 726 1063 25
STATE TOTALS (All Schools) 63,585 47,459 74.6 79.2 3.6 14,975 0.7 836
Year 2Local Education
Provider* Identified through Accreditation
Process as in significant need
CountyFinal Grad Base
Total Graduate
s
08-09 Grad
Rate**Completio
n RateDropout
RateNumber
of Dropouts
% Change in Grad
Rate from 07-08 to
08-09
# of middle
and high
schools
ADAMS 14 ADAMS 720 374 51.9 53.1 8.0 262 10.8 6 KARVAL RE-23 LINCOLN 54 30 55.6 59.3 7.5 22 -8.7 2 ADAMS-ARAPAHOE 28J
ADAMS – ARAPAHOE 2,806 1,360 48.5 53.0 7.4 1,301 -7.9 20
DENVER COUNTY 1 DENVER 5,494 2,893 52.7 61.4 7.4 2,647 4.1 73 LAKE COUNTY R-1 LAKE 108 64 59.3 61.1 7.1 41 -9.0 2
MOUNTAIN BOCES
NORTHWEST REGION 61 35 57.4 63.9 6.7 15 4.2 5
BRANSON REORGANIZED 82 LAS ANIMAS 157 40 25.5 49.7 6.2 32 3.5 3 HUERFANO RE-1 HUERFANO 47 26 55.3 63.8 4.7 18 -13.8 4 MONTE VISTA C-8
RIO GRANDE 159 83 52.2 69.2 3.9 29 -4.8 4
FORT MORGAN RE-3 MORGAN 236 140 59.3 66.9 3.3 50 -7.2 3
LOCAL ED PROVIDER TOTALS 9,842 5045 4,417 122
STATE TOTALS (All Schools) 63,585 47,459 74.6 79.2 3.6 14,975 0.7 836
Draft Timeline for Assistance and Support
Feb March April May June
SBE Rules
Data Review
Internal group review
Selection of LEPs
Internal Process to Integrate work with LEPs
Year 1: Notification of LEPs
Orientation of LEPS
Technical Assistance - Practices Assessment
Prevention Network
Webinar
Review of Policies and Partner-ships
Technical Assistance continued
Year 2: Notification of LEPs
Webinar
Complete Practices Assessment
July
Post Practices Assessment on Internet
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Integration with CDE Work – What activities are occurring in the 15
LEPs?
Notification protocols and suggestions – What have we learned from our past
experiences?
“Identity” – What should the work be called?
Recommendations
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Re-connect
4Rs – Review, Reflect, Revise and Re-engage
Colorado GradNation (CGN)
Others?
Candidates