School Success
“Children not successful in school” refers to those children that have not been successful in reaching educational goals. Evidence suggests that children who are not successful in school are at greater risk of experiencing many negative outcomes throughout their lifetime. Several measurements have been utilized in this section to determine “success,” including:
Funded Agencies:
- CASA – Peacemakers
- Children’s Home – Pinellas School Support Team
- City of St. Petersburg-PD – South County Truancy Interdiction Center
- Dept. of Health – School Health Services Cluster Initiative
- Directions – Kid Connections
- Family Resources – Teen Truancy Court
- Gulfcoast Community Care – Violence Prevention
- Operation PAR – ALPHA
- Operation PAR – Chemical Abuse Prevention
- SCCMH – Therapeutic Solutions for Schools and Families
- Sixth Judicial – Truancy Outreach
- State Attorney's Office Safe Schools Initiative
Read More About It:
2010 FCAT Scores: http://fcat.fldoe.org/mediapacket/2010/default.asp
The High Cost of High School Dropouts
Almost one million students who start ninth grade each year will not earn a diploma four years later. That’s one of every four students. For African American and Latino students, it’s closer to one in three.
Graduation Matters: Improving Accountability for High School Graduation http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/5AEDABBC-79B7-47E5-9C66-7403BF76C3E2/0/GradMatters.pdf (Source: The Education Trust)
2006 NAACP School Discipline Report for Florida http://www.naacpldf.org/content/pdf/pipeline/arresting_development_full_report.pdf
Promising Practices: http://www.promisingpractices.net/research_succeeding.asp
Expulsion Rates in Preschool: http://ziglercenter.yale.edu/resources/docs/National%20Prek%20Study_expulsion%20brief.pdf
Examining Late High School Graduates
http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/site/c.kjJXJ5MPIwE/b.4950685/k.B12B/Better_late_than_never__Examining_late_high_school_graduates.htm