Presentation Topics by Sandy Addis
Note: The following topics are adaptable to time formats ranging from 45-minute general sessions to 3+ hour participatory workshops. Each of these presentations is typically customized to fit specific audiences and participant groups and to include locally-relevant data, examples, and activities.
- Strategies of Addressing the Issue of Childhood Trauma
- Building Resiliency to Improve Behavior and Learning of Trauma-Impacted Students
- Educator Strategies to Manage Trauma-Induced issues in the Classroom
- Lessons Learned from Successful Alternative Programs
- Dropout Prevention: Where Are We? What Have We Learned? What Works?
- Leading Graduation Rate Improvement in Your School System and Community
- The Local School Board’s Role in Improving Graduation Rates
- Applying Effective Strategy Research in the Local Context to Improve Graduation Rates
- Lessons Learned from Schools and Districts that Have Improved Graduation Rates
- “We’re Working So Hard. Why Aren’t Our Graduation Rated Improving?”
- Achieving Maximum Results from Alternative Schools and Programs
- Using Professional Development to Improve Graduation Rates
- Strategies for School Reentry and Dropout Recovery
- Leadership Strategies for Improving Graduation Rates
- Leveraging the Community to Improve Graduation Rates
- Engaging Families to Improve Graduation Rates
- Improving Graduation Rates in the Rural Context
- Implementing a Graduation Coach Program for Improved Graduation Rates
- Policy and Procedural Considerations for Graduation Rate Improvement
- Improving Graduation Rates Among (a specific sub-group or population)
- Students of color
- Students with disabilities
- Immigrant youth
- Economically disadvantaged students
To discuss schedule speeches, presentations, or workshops by Dr. Sandy Addis or other staff members of the National Dropout Prevention Center, call 864-642-6372.