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Download full textRossi, Robert J.; And Others – 1995
In 1988, the United States Congress passed legislation that created the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program (SDDAP). The program provides funding for local educational agencies, community-based organizations, and educational partnerships to establish effective programs to identify potential student dropouts and prevent them from…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Gilbert, W. Sakiestewa – 1992
This report describes the School, College, and University Partnership Program (SCUP) at Northern Arizona University (NAU). Supported by grants from the U.S. Department of Education, this program established partnerships among NAU, Northern Arizona School Board Association, seven Arizona secondary schools, and the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe.…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Career Guidance, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Wilkinson, David; Mangino, Evangelina – 1994
The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) reviews the effectiveness of many of the school district's special programs. In 1992-93, ORE reviewed 60 programs or program components. Cost effectiveness was calculated for 31 programs, using an achievement effect measure for 10, a dropout…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Prevention
Wendt-Keswick, Karen; Paredes, Theresa – 1998
The DELTA program of the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) is an open-entry, open-exit competency-based diploma program in 10 high schools that is designed to help recover former dropouts and to prevent students who are at risk from dropping out. Instruction in the program is individualized and self-paced, but goals for the DELTA…
Descriptors: Black Students, Data Collection, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Chesapeake Public Schools, VA. Office of Program Evaluation. – 1998
Education for Employment (EFE) is an intervention program offered by the Chesapeake Public School Division (Virginia) Vocational Education Department to motivate high school students to stay in school by offering a program of basic living skills, human relations skills, and marketable skills training that prepares a student for employment on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Education, Counselors, Dropout Prevention
Public Education Association, New York, NY. – 1989
This interim report evaluates the implementation of the "House Plan," a plan to create small personalized schools within the 110 large comprehensive high schools in New York (New York) by subdividing all ninth grades into separate units. This evaluation covers only the 37 "dropout prevention" high schools which had been…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Facilities Improvement, Grade 9
Cicchelli, Terry; And Others – 1990
This study describes dropout prevention strategies used by social service and school personnel in the Stay-In-School Partnership Project (SSPP), analyzes longitudinal statistical data generated by the 3-year program, and proposes a model for conceptualizing and implementing a dropout prevention program for at-risk minority students. SSPP is a…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
Cognitive Learning Approaches Through E.S.L. Content Areas with Career Exploration Strategies (Project CALA) served 200 students in its second year of funding. The project offered students of limited English proficiency opportunities to develop cultural and cognitive skills necessary for success in school and work through two major components:…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Exploration, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1990
This publication is the second of two dropout reports prepared in 1988-89 for the Houston (Texas) Independent School District. The first report presented dropout data for each of the district's secondary schools as well as for the district as a whole. This follow-up report on HISD's 1988-89 dropouts presents a districtwide perspective on…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Guthrie, Larry F.; Guthrie, Grace Pung – 1989
This interim evaluation compares the initiation, design, and curriculum of two school-based "academy" programs in Oakland (California) high schools and examines their links to the school district and the business community. The academy model of schools-within-a-school originated in Philadelphia. The Health Academy at Oakland Technical…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Dayton, Charles; Stern, David – 1990
California's Partnership Academies, which are conducted under the sponsorship of the state and aimed at dropout prevention for at-risk high school students, combine a modified curriculum and structure with the following elements: (1) a student selection process designed to enroll students with potential, but whose past performance places them at…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High School Graduates
Webb, Michael B. – 1987
New York State has the fifth highest dropout rate in the United States. Between 1980 and 1984 the dropout rate ranged between 32.8 percent and 34 percent. During the 1980-81 school year alone, over half (53 percent) of black high school students dropped out of school. Several approaches have been tried to decrease numbers of dropouts. This report…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Educational Planning, High Risk Students
Solomon, Henry; And Others – 1988
The Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) program in New York City identifies and delivers services to middle school students who are excessively absent or otherwise at risk of dropping out. The AIDP program has the following components: (1) facilitation; (2) attendance; (3) guidance; (4) health; (5) school-level linkages; and (6)…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
San Francisco Family Service Agency, CA. – 1984
This report describes and evaluates the second year (1982-83) of the Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project (TAPP) of San Francisco. The goals of this project, described in an introductory summary, are to improve maternal and child health, increase school enrollment for pregnant teenagers, increase the involvement of young fathers with their…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, Family Involvement, Family Life Education
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
One hundred twenty-five students found to have few areas of skill mastery were selected to form the Fresh Start Minischool (FSMS). The Fresh Start approach was characterized by individualized instruction in four academic areas (Social Studies, English, Mathematics, and Science). Students proceeded at their own pace and acquired skills according to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, High Risk Students
