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About Dropout Prevention
Dropout Prevention
is one of three components of the Iowa Behavioral Alliance. The work
of
this component is guided by the Dropout Prevention
Advisory Group (DPAG). The DPAG’s
work focuses on dropout prevention programs especially in relation to
students considered
as having behavioral disorders, mental health issues or significant social,
emotional or
behavioral needs.
The outcomes for the Dropout Prevention component are:
• Identification of existing programs and the implementation
of new dropout prevention
approaches based on best practice
• Reduction of dropout rates for students in Iowa (the
Dropout Prevention Advisory
Group will use the formulae of the DE in their definition
of what constitutes dropout).
• Reduction of absenteeism, office referrals, suspensions
and expulsions
• Improvement in grades in at-risk groups at middle and
high school PBS sites
• Increased participation in extracurricular activities
in at-risk groups at middle and
high school PBS sites
• Increased
awareness of the availability of alternative school resources.
• A state profile of promising practices in dropout prevention
for students with
behavioral disorders.
An introduction
to the Searchable Database:
Schools using promising practices in dropout prevention have been placed
on an electronic
database. You can search this database by different criteria: promising
practices, grade level,
location. The schools are from across the state and are using a variety
of strategies.
The Alliance invites
individuals to self-nominate or to nominate a site/school which has successful
programs and practices that help students (especially students with behavioral/emotional
needs)
graduate. After a site is nominated the Alliance will contact the site
to learn more about its work
and determine if the site is open to ways for its work to be shared with
other schools and
programs. Contact Dr.
Marion Panyan or (Email
Marion) or proceed to the Program Profiles
link (click here or use menu on the
left), if you would like to self-nominate
or nominate a site.
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