The manual--one-third of which consists of appendixes--describes strategies which are used to involve parents and parent surrogates in the St. Paul Public Schools' Model Program for Handicapped Out-of-School Youth (OSY). OSY offers three primary components that facilitate positive involvement of parents in planning: the team approach,…

SUMMARIES OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION OF THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED ARE PRESENTED. IN NEW YORK STATE, A COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL-PURPOSE ALLOTMENT OF FINANCIAL AID IS PROVIDED FOR CITY SCHOOLS. ALSO IN NEW YORK, PROGRAMS ARE BEING CONDUCTED THAT OFFER PREEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTION FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, THAT OFFER DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS…

A project was undertaken by the Public Services Division, Northern Michigan University, under a contract with the Department of Labor, for the purpose of training a population of 100 rural dropouts ages 17 through 25 in salable work skills. Three counties in the Upper Michigan Peninsula were selected as the area from which trainees were selected.…

This issue of CURRENTS reviews some of the general findings on the dropout, and outlines approaches that have proven effective at various types of institutions in reducing dropout rates. Most of the programs examined here are aimed at early identification of the potential dropout and prevention of his withdrawal through the provision of special…

Project REAL (Real Educational Activities of Learning) began as a program for 22 handicapped high school dropouts under age 21 and offered practical instruction in such areas as construction, electronic assembly, and merchandising. (JYC)

Basic skills and life skills'' are incorporated in an innovative effort to upgrade dropouts. (Author)

Taste of community college keeps potential dropouts in school. (Editor)

The Metropolitan Youth Education Center in Denver (Colorado) offers flexible scheduling, small classes, and a broad range of courses to help high school dropouts earn diplomas. (MLF)

Questions the recent idea that students must stay in school through the 12th grade. Describes programs that have been developed in the Colorado Springs (Colorado) area to cope with the dropout problem. (Author/WD)

The purpose of this article is to review a partnership between a teacher education department and a dropout prevention program. The partnership developed from a variety of communities' needs, no less of which was that of reconnecting marginalized youth at a local dropout prevention school with their community through cultural and civic…

Over the last decade, between 347,000 and 544,000 10th- through 12th-grade students left school each year without successfully completing a high school program Status dropout rates represent the proportion of young people ages 16 through 24 who are out of school and who have not earned a high school credential. Status rates are higher than event…

This paper provides information on dropouts and dropout prevention in Cleveland public schools. It is divided into five sections, which provide, respectively: (1) brief descriptions of nine prevention programs; (2) an operational definition of dropouts; (3) 1984-85 dropout data (by cohort survival in Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, at the city level…

A SPECIAL SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 60 SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS WAS CONDUCTED BY A COUNTY SCHOOLS OFFICE. A MAJOR PURPOSE WAS TO PREPARE THESE DROPOUTS, ATTITUDINALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY, TO REENTER A REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM. THE THREE COUNSELORS WERE ASSIGNED 20 STUDENTS EACH. THE STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO ATTEND DAILY CLASSES IN MATHEMATICS,…

A committee of Illinois educators conducted a survey of the dropout problem in the state. Questionnaires were sent to secondary school administrators, 72 percent of whom returned a completed form. Information was sought on dropout prevention practices and programs. The document summarizes the highlights of the survey and also includes selected…