This program comes to you as a public service of the National Dropout Prevention Center. There is no fee, and no registration is required. You may listen to the program and view the supplementary materials using only your computer. Solutions to the Dropout Crisis covers a variety of topics related to dropout prevention efforts. Solutions to the Dropout Crisis has been sponsored by K12 Inc., Fuel Education, Penn Foster, and Clemson University Broadcast Productions. View a full list of episodes.

Coalition of Caring: Developing a Trauma-Sensitive School Culture

Join our presenter as he discusses the community of learners approach he and an urban high school team of concerned educators and mental health professionals followed as they set out on a journey to address the toxic stress levels of students in their school. The presenter will share the resources and research the team compiled,

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A School and Police Department Partnership

Join presenters from Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 and the Fountain Police Department, both located in Colorado, as they discuss their pioneering proactive model partnership that focuses on the whole child and the whole community in an effort to increase school safety. The partnership is committed to directly support school safety by creating positive law

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Creating a Trauma-Informed Care School

Join presenters from Pueblo, Colorado, in a discussion that explores the clinical framework behind how the human brain processes trauma, how an understanding of this framework can be leveraged by those who work with at-risk students to help those students succeed, and how one Colorado school with a high percentage of at-risk students realized success

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Talking Student Engagement

Student engagement is an effective approach to dropout prevention that aligns with the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network’s 15 Effective Strategies. This webcast defines student engagement, shares research demonstrating the positive impacts on students, identifies conditions needed for schools to support student engagement, and provides specific strategies that can be integrated into classrooms and identifies corresponding

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Increasing Support Systems for High-Potential At-Risk Learners in Rural Areas

Gifted and high potential learners attending rural schools are often isolated and underserved. What can be done to prepare educators, https://dropoutprevention.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/C.W.-Gardenhire-pic.jpgistrators, families, and communities to recognize and respond to the unique needs of these at-risk students? In this webcast, representatives of the Minnesota Department of Education will discuss Project North Star, a federal research grant

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Approaching Teacher Retention the Call Me MiSTER ® Way

How can retention rates for new teachers be increased, allowing for that all-important sense of continuity all students need to maintain the degree of engagement in school that leads to increased graduation rates?  Join Solutions to the Dropout Crisis as Dr. Roy Jones discusses the impact and success of Call Me MiSTER® (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective

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