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National Dropout Prevention Center

The mission of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network is to increase graduation rates through research and evidence-based solutions.

  • 1st Annual National Trauma-Skilled Schools Conference
  • 2016 At-Risk Youth National FORUM Keynote Video
  • 2016 National Forum on Dropout Prevention: Serving Native Students and Tribal Communities
  • 2017 NDPC/N Summer Events
  • 2018 Crystal Star Awards Information
  • 2018–2019 Innovation and Transformational Leadership Network
  • Administrators Toolkit
  • Awards
    • 1998 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 1999 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2000 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2001 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2002 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2003 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2004 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2005 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2006 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2007 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2008 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2009 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2010 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2011 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2012 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2013 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2014 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2015 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2016 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2017 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • 2018 Crystal Star Award Recipients
    • Governor and Mrs. Richard W. Riley Award For Excellence in Dropout Prevention
      • 2003 Award Recipient – Terry Richardson, Jr.
      • 2004 Award Recipient – William R. Byars, Jr.
      • 2005 Award Recipient – Roger G. Owens
      • 2006 Award Recipient – Grier Gower Mullins
      • 2007 Award Recipient – Val Richardson
      • 2008 Award Recipient – Frank E. White, Jr.
      • 2009 Award Recipient – Calvin “Chip” Jackson
      • 2010 Award Recipient – Dr. Sabrina B. Moore
      • 2011 Award Recipient – Mr. Jim Shaw
      • 2012 Award Recipient – Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
      • 2013 Award Recipient Dr. Jay Smink
      • 2014 Award Recipient Dr. Roy Jones
      • 2015 Award Recipient Dr. Lawrence R. Allen
      • 2016 Award Recipient Rev. James F. Davis III
      • Governor and Mrs. Richard W. Riley Award for Excellence in Dropout Prevention 2017 Award Recipient Mr. Jerome Singleton
      • Governor and Mrs. Richard W. Riley Award for Excellence in Dropout Prevention 2018 Recipient – Kerry Leslie Abel
  • Awards
    • 1997 Crystal Star Award Recipients
  • Books
  • Collaborative for Innovation and Transformational Leadership
  • Contact Us
  • Content
    • A new generation of evidence: The family is critical to student achievement
    • Assessment in early childhood settings: Learning stories
    • Building resiliency in students
    • Conflict resolution: A blueprint for preventing school violence
    • Connect for success: Building a teacher, parent, teen alliance
    • Creating a culture of literacy: A guide for middle and high school principals
    • Draft interim report: National evaluation of Learn and Serve America school and community-based programs
    • Fostering resiliency in kids: Protective factors in the family, school, and community
    • High-quality professional development: An essential component of successful schools
    • Practices and conditions that lead to a sense of community in middle schools
    • Schoolwide prevention of bullying
    • The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Years 2002-03 and 2003-04
    • The Bullying Prevention Handbook: A Guide for Principals, Teachers, and Counselors
    • The Condition of Education
    • The Performance of At-Risk Youth As Tutors
    • Video: 2008 Youth Spirit of Service Award Winner, Nick Metrakos talks about service-learning
    • Video: Doris Settles Talks About Cyber-Bullying
    • Video: Looking Back, Moving Forward: Families and Schools Together
    • Video: The late Bernard Gill talks about engaging African American males through service-learning
    • Video: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in Action
  • Crystal Star Awards of Excellence in Dropout Recovery, Intervention, and Prevention
    • Crystal Star Awards – Criteria for Individual Award
    • Crystal Star Awards – Criteria for Program Award
  • Customized Seminars
    • Active Learning Through Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
    • Effective Strategies for Increasing Graduation Rates
    • Mentor Training Seminar for Volunteers
    • Mentoring for All Youth: Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
    • Planning Effectively for School and Community Collaboration (P.E.R.C.)
    • Proposal Development: Writing and Winning
  • Detroit Promotional Materials
  • Diploma Planning Institute
  • Diploma Planning Institute—Columbus, OH
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  • Dr. Jay Smink Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Dr. Jay Smink Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Dr. Jay Smink Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 Recipient Dolores Stegelin, Ph. D.
  • Effective Strategies
    • Active Learning
      • Active Learning – Related Webcasts
      • Active Learning Resources
    • After-School/Out-of-School Opportunities
      • After-School/Out-of-School Opportunities – Related Webcasts
      • After-School/Out-of-School Opportunities Resources
    • Alternative Schooling
      • Alternative Schooling – Related Webcasts
      • Alternative Schooling Resources
    • Career and Technical Education (CTE)
      • Career and Technical Education (CTE) – Related Webcasts
      • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Resources
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Early Literacy Development
    • Educational Technology
    • Family Engagement
      • Family Engagement Resources
    • Individualized Instruction
    • Mentoring/Tutoring
    • Overview
    • Professional Development
    • Safe Learning Environments
    • School-Community Collaboration
    • Service-Learning
      • Presentation
      • Service-Learning – Related Webcasts
      • Service-Learning Resources
    • Systemic Approach
  • Effective Strategies
  • Effective Strategies For Alternative School Improvement
  • ENGAGE
  • Erin Wackerhagen
  • Event
  • Executive Summary of the National Dropout Prevention Center Trauma-Skilled Schools Model
  • Family and Student Resources
  • Governor and Mrs. Richard W. Riley Award for Excellence in Dropout Prevention 2019 Recipient – Stephenie McCoy Hewett, Ed.D
  • Grant Proposal Components Offered by the National Dropout Prevention Center
  • Grants
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  • Is it Cool to Stay in School?
  • Learn More about The 15 Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention Online Courses
  • Lisa Sutton
  • Melisa Sandoval
  • Membership
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    • Member Benefits & Levels
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  • Membership
  • Mission, Work, History
  • Model Programs
    • Rating System
  • Nation’s Leading School Improvement Non-Profits Join Forces
  • National Dropout Prevention Center Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification Program
  • National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Releases New Resources to Improve Rural Graduation Rates
  • National Dropout Prevention Month
  • National Dropout Prevention Specialist Certification Program
  • National Dropout Prevention Specialists
  • National Dropout Prevention Specialists-dublicate
  • NCPC Solution Webcast
  • NDPC Conferences
  • NDPC Innovation Partners and Major Sponsors
  • NDPC Now Offers Virtual Program Assessment (VPA) for Alternative Schools and Programs
  • NDPC Policy Statement on Student Grade Retention
    • Center Makes Policy Statement on Grade Retention
  • NDPC Presentations, Speeches, and Workshops
  • NDPC Research and Practitioner Fellows
  • NDPC Store
  • NDPC/N 30th
  • News
    • Building Authentic Relationships With Youth At Risk
  • Node
    • 1274
    • 1338
    • 1371
    • School District Demographics System (SDDS)
  • North Dakota State Department of Education Focuses on Native American Graduation Rate Issue
  • Online Professional Development in Dropout Prevention Strategies
  • Online Professional Development in Dropout Prevention Strategies
  • Other Material
  • Our People
  • Papers, Reports, And Books
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  • Professional Learning Events
  • Recent Presentations by Staff
  • Resources
    • E-Newsletters
    • Family/Student Resources
      • Help Someone Else Stay in School
        • Dropout Indicators
      • Importance of Community Engagement
      • Peter R. Marsh Foundation
      • Reasons to Stay in School
      • Road Less Traveled
      • Web Resources for Those Who Want to Help Someone Stay in School
    • Journals
      • The Journal of At-Risk Issues – About the Editors
      • The Journal of At-Risk Issues Call for Manuscripts
      • ENGAGE
      • ENGAGE
      • Online Issues
    • NDPC Quarterly Newsletters
    • Papers, Reports, and Books
      • Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report
      • Improving High School Graduation Rates Among Males of Color: Trends, Findings, and Recommendations
      • Programs of Study as a State Policy Mandate: A Longitudinal Study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success Initiative
      • Weaving Student Engagement Into the Core Practices of Schools
    • Research Reports and Papers
      • Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report
      • Improving High School Graduation Rates Among Males of Color: Trends, Findings, and Recommendations
      • Programs of Study as a State Policy Mandate: A Longitudinal Study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success Initiative
      • Weaving Student Engagement Into the Core Practices of Schools
    • Solutions and Strategies Series
    • Solutions Episodes
    • State Education Agencies
    • Statistics
      • Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rates at the school level: School Year 2010-11
      • Dropout Statistic Resources
      • Gay and Lesbian Youth
      • Quick Facts
        • Economic Impacts of Dropouts
        • Who Ranks Where?
        • Why Students Drop Out
      • Situations That Put Youth At Risk
      • Students with Academic Difficulties
  • Resources
  • Resources for Schools and Teachers During School Closings
  • Roundtrip Shuttle Services between Orlando International Airport and Conference Hotels
  • Rural Dropout Prevention Resources
  • Rural Dropout Prevention Resources
  • Rural Dropout Prevention Resources Videos
  • Services & Certifications
    • Customized Events, Seminars, and Presentations
    • National Dropout Prevention Specialist Certification Program
    • NDPC Services Testimonials
    • Professional Learning Events
    • Program Assessment and Review (PAR) and Program Evaluation Services
      • Program Assessment and Review
        • Phases of the PAR Process
        • Research Base of the PAR Process
      • Program Evaluations
    • Technical Assistance
    • The National Dropout Prevention Center Can Be a Partner or Lead Agency for School, District, State, and Federal Grants and Contracts
  • Shared Materials
  • Shipping Classes
  • Site Accessibility
  • Specialists By State
  • Specialists Toolkit
  • Teachers Toolkit
  • Terms and Conditions
  • The Diploma-Minded Principal
  • The National Forum on Dropout Prevention for Native & Tribal Communities
  • The Q&A of Youth Voice
  • Trauma-Skilled Professional Development
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Certification
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Certification Offered by the National Dropout Prevention Center
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Media Coverage
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Media Coverage
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Online Courses
  • Trauma-Skilled Schools Resources
  • Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification Assessment
  • Trauma-Skilled Specialist Certification Program
  • Trauma-Skilled Specialists
  • Understanding Dropout Prevention: Strategies to Support Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness
  • Understanding Dropout Prevention: Strategies to Support Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Webinar
  • Viewpoint
  • Virtual Program Assessment (VPA)
  • Who We Are
    • Letter From Our Director
    • NDPC/N Research Fellows
      • Colleen Dawicki
      • Dolores Stegelin, Ph. D.
      • Dr. Jennie Farmer
      • Dr. Kathy Headley
      • Dr. Patrick O’Connor
      • Dr. Robert Shumer
      • Dr. Shanan Chappell
      • Eurmon Hervey, Ph. D.
      • Inaugural Fellows
      • Jane Clark Lindle, Ph. D.
      • Lee A. Crandall, Ph.D.
      • Mr. Terry Pickeral
      • Suzanne Rosenblith, Ph. D.
    • Our 25th Anniversary
    • Our Board of Directors
    • Our History
    • Our Impact
    • Our Mission
    • Our Work

Daniel Foster

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Key words: Guiding student transition through mentoring.

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Contact Information

Daniel Foster

Graduation Coach
Gaffney High School

Field Project
Gaffney High School Bridge Program

Phone
(864) 206-2000

Email
Daniel.Foster@cherokee1.org

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