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Driving change

Driving change. Louisiana High School Dropout Cost. Impact of Education on Income in Louisiana. Based on Current District and DOE Funding. 75%. Estimated Graduation Rate. 72.7%. 80%. 6800 New Graduates. Number of Students. Gap = 3676. Gap = 2505. Planned Program Expansion.

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Driving change

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  1. Driving change

  2. Louisiana High School Dropout Cost

  3. Impact of Education on Income in Louisiana

  4. Based on Current District and DOE Funding 75% Estimated Graduation Rate 72.7% 80% 6800 New Graduates Number of Students Gap = 3676 Gap = 2505 Planned Program Expansion Existing Program Investments Zero equals a 66.6% grad rate

  5. Meeting the 80% Goal by 2014

  6. The number of students making it to • twelfth grade is insufficient Class of 2009 96% Promotion Rate • 100 students enter • 81 move on • 100 students enter • 96 move on 9th grade • 81 students enter • 74 move on • 96 students enter • 92 move on 10th grade • 74 students enter • 69 move on • 92 students enter • 88 move on 11th grade • 69 students enter • 66 graduate • 88 students enter • 84 graduate 12th grade 66.6% Graduation Rate 80% Graduation Rate

  7. Possible Paths to 80% • Ninth Grade Expansion • Adolescent Literacy—New • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Expansion • Accelerated Pathways-New 7

  8. Ninth Grade Initiative ExpansionSupports the transition from 8th to 9th grade through research based reforms that provide increased personalization, develop skills for high school success and encourage education/career planning. Key Strategies “Freshman Academy” Successful Results • Academic Interventions • Teacher Teams • Consistent Policies • Personalization • Adult Advisors • Student Mentors • Increased Parental Contact • Summer Activities: • Tutoring • Orientation Exceeds State Average Proposed Increase of Program 20,000 Students (+168 schools) No. of Additional Graduates = 400 (2 New Graduates Per 100 Served)

  9. Adolescent Literacy Elements focus on job-embedded professional development, reading and writing in all content areas, data-driven instruction, strategic intervention, and collaborative leadership . Core Components Successful Results • Literacy Leadership Team & Reading Interventionist and Coach • Standards Based Curriculum • Assessment System to screen, monitor, and diagnose needs • Research-based strategies • Literacy across the curriculum • Professional Learning and Resources Proposed Increase of Program 7,000 Students (+20 schools) No. of Additional Graduates = 105 (2 New Graduates Per 100 Served)

  10. Career and Technical Education ExpansionProvides students a challenging relevant curriculum. Students are provided opportunities for work-based learning, dual enrollment credit, and Industry Based Certification (IBC ) attainment. Main Initiatives Successful Results • Dual Enrollment • Articulated Credit • Industry Based Certifications • Work Based Learning • Career Awareness Activities • Business and Industry Relations * All Sites; ** LTC Only Proposed Increase of Program 2,000 Students (1 IBC per 115 schools) No. of Additional Graduates = 200 (10 New Graduates Per 100 Served)

  11. 80% of graduation outcomes are predicted by student age and attendance

  12. Accelerated Pathway An individualized dropout prevention and recovery program that promotes academic attainment, civic responsibility, and workforce readiness. Main Initiatives JAG-LA Recognized at 2009 JAG National Training Seminar • JAG Specialist Support • Credit Acceleration & Recovery • Performance based credit • 3 year Graduation Plan • Career Area of Concentration • Personalization • Mentoring/Advising 2008-09: 22 Districts; 40 Program Sites; 1,957 Students Proposed Increase of Program 15,000 Students (420 schools) No. of Additional Graduates = 3,000 (20New Graduates Per 100 Served)

  13. When Louisiana increases its freshman graduation rate, we would be alongside…

  14. Getting to an 80% Graduation Rate and reducing the dropout rate is just the first step of implementing our College and Career Readiness Plan In Closing… Next Steps

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