33 Years of Dropout Prevention – Have We Been Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
Dr. Bill Daggett, Founder of ICLE and an internationally known speaker on the importance of preparing our graduates with the skills needed for the future workforce, Ray McNulty, President of Successful Practices Network and the National Dropout Prevention Center, and Dr. Sandy Addis, Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, coauthored an Op-ed asking if we’ve correctly addressed what students need for graduation, especially those most at-risk, and proposing that we have additional avenues that can help increase graduation rates.
Davidson River School Starting New ‘Trauma’ Program – Transylvania County, NC
For the new school year, Davidson River Principal Barbara Grimm is promoting a program she believes will increase graduation rates and test scores and, ultimately, heal trauma. Grimm presented details about the program, “Trauma-Skilled School Model,” during the Transylvania County Board of Education’s meeting Monday night. The program, according to Grimm, teaches school faculty and staff to use the […]
BKW to learn trauma skills and to help unprepared students
BERNE — Berne-Knox-Westerlo will be working with two national organizations to become “trauma-skilled” as a school district, and to identify and help students most at risk for absenteeism and being unprepared for college. BKW will work with the National Dropout Prevention Center over the next two years to train a team of staff members in […]
BKW to learn trauma skills and to help unprepared students
Berne-Knox-Westerlo will be working with two national organizations to become “trauma-skilled” as a school district, and to identify and help students most at risk for absenteeism and being unprepared for college. BKW will work with the National Dropout Prevention Center over the next two years to train a team of staff members in “trauma-responsive skills,” […]
Trauma-Skilled Certification Programs Announced by National Dropout Prevention Center
Anderson, SC—(April 23, 2019)—The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC), a division of Successful Practices Network, announces two new certification programs, the Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification for individual educators and the Trauma-Skilled School Certification for schools and/or school districts. Both programs address the growing need for educators and schools to adopt specific action steps that will increase the opportunities for trauma-impacted and stressed students to succeed and graduate.
Mendoza: Why stay in school?
Now that the Department of Education (DepEd) is implementing early registration for all public school enrollees of incoming Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 7 and Grade 11 starting on January 27, 2019, it is now a challenge for our educators through the leadership of their school heads to let them stay in school. In an article written […]
Research-Based Trauma-Skilled Schools Model Jointly Released by Two National Organizations
Anderson, SC (October 24, 2018)—In response to an alarming rise in the number of students who have experienced trauma and mental health issues and who do not succeed in school, the National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) and the Successful Practices Network (SPN) announce the release of the Trauma-Skilled Schools Model.
McCormick County School District adds Star Academy Program
September 2018 The McCormick County School District today showcased its new Star Academy Program, a “school within a school” that helps at-risk and disengaged students get back on path to graduation. Introduced in McCormick at the start of this school year, the Star Academy Program is recognized as one of the most effective dropout prevention […]
National Dropout Prevention Center Names Five Additional Research Fellows
National Dropout Prevention Center Names Five Additional Research Fellows Fellows Crucial to Nationwide Dropout Prevention Research Anderson, SC—(September 17, 2018)—The National Dropout Prevention Center (NDPC) announces the addition of five Research Fellows who will join existing NDPC Research Fellows from across the nation. Fellows are selected based on academic research and expertise in dropout prevention. […]