Dr. Lateshia Woodley, Principal of McClarin Success Academy in Fulton County, Georgia, discusses the successful efforts of the McClarin team in increasing their school graduation rate from 19% to 50% in two years. Dr. Woodley spoke at the recent Reaching the Wounded Student Conference: A Trauma-Informed Approach to Helping Youth Beyond At Risk in Kissimmee, FL, before her team were recognized by Dr. Sandy Addis, Executive Director of the National Dropout Prevention Center, as completing the requirements of the National Dropout Prevention Specialist Certification Program. The team from McClarin Success Academy represents the first full staff team nationwide to complete the NDPS Certification Program as a cohort group. Several other alternative school faculties are now following the McClarin example.
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