Fifteen Effective Strategies to Prevent Student Dropout
“Effective Strategies For Dropout Prevention,” National Dropout Prevention Center/Network.
The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) has identified 15 strategies that have an effective impact on student dropout rate. The strategies emerged from a study conducted since 1986 that analyzed several solutions to the problem of dropping out. Of the multidimensional and varied methods, these 15 strategies were selected as being the most successful. The strategies are effective independent from one another, but most effective when applied together. Many of these strategies include components of family involvement and school/community collaboration.
These 15 strategies are subcategorized in four areas: School and Community Perspective; Early Interventions; Basic Core Strategies; and Making the Most of Instruction. The School and Community Perspective subcategory speaks to systemic renewal in the school system, evaluating goals and objectives, community collaboration, guidance programs and school to work programs, and a comprehensive violence prevention program to create safer schools. The second subcategory on Early Interventions details three ways to encourage interaction at a young age: family involvement, additional enrichment, and early intervention. The third on Basic Core Strategies gives examples of mentoring, service learning through community service, alternative schooling, and out–of–school experiences. Finally, Making the Most of Instruction looks at professional development as a way to support and encourage practitioners, developing new learning styles for the unconventional student, offering advanced technology to address learning styles and customizing individual programs.
Relevant Link: http://www.dropoutprevention.org/effstrat/default.htm