[Youth-list] Drop Outs and Youth with Disabilities

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>From the Public Education Network
 
GUIDANCE ON DROPOUT PREVENTION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 
The  National High School Center has released an issue brief, "Dropout 
Prevention for  Students with Disabilities: A Critical Issue for State Education 
Agencies,"  providing guidance to states as they respond to requirements 
presented in the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 
(IDEA 2004) in  the area of dropout prevention for students with disabilities. 
According to the  U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education 
Programs, only 51  percent of students with disabilities exited school with a 
standard diploma in  the 2001-2002 academic school year. The brief urges that to 
effectively assess  outcomes for all students with disabilities and to ensure 
that every student is  being given the opportunity to succeed, each state’s 
districts will need to  adopt uniform data collection procedures and calculation 
methodology around  dropout and graduation rates for students with 
disabilities. The use of quality  data is critical for states in looking to decrease the 
dropout rate and to  increase their capacity for effective dropout prevention 
programs. The brief  outlines the requirements of IDEA and highlights the role 
of State Performance  Plans as starting points for states to develop data 
collection and monitoring  procedures. Considerations and recommendations for 
states in providing a  consistent method for tracking dropout data for all 
students are also included.  
http://www.betterhighschools.org/pubs/
 
Janice M. Gruendel, Ph.D.
Governor's Senior Advisor on Early  Childhood
Co-Chair, CT Early Childhood Education Cabinet
Senior Youth  Consultant
United Way of CT & Office for Workforce  Competitiveness
Home office: 203-481-9940
Blackberry: 203-824-4766
Mail  to: 28 Juniper Point
Branford, CT 06405

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