Happy Fall Everyone~ I want to remind you of our NPSO Community of Practice teleconference next week, September 10, 2008.
The topic for the call, This Much We Know: Anecdotical Findings from the Data Collection, stems from a recent conversation with a state who shared some anecdotes from their data collection effort. Here are a few examples of the exciting findings shared with us: One district discovered almost all of their dropouts came from one specific community in the district. As a result of this finding, the district is planning to concentrate their dropout prevention efforts in this area. >From talking with former students, one district learned students were not >writing checks –as they had been taught in school – but instead needed to know >how to use the ATM. As a result of this finding, the director of special >education immediately began the process to modify the curriculum. And, dropouts are asking about returning to school; turns out, the post-school follow-up data collection maybe an intervention for getting some dropouts back in school! These are the exciting stories behind the data that don’t always make it into the SPP/APR. We want to hear from you! What ‘ah ha’s’ have you had as a result of your state’s PSO data collection efforts? Join us on the call on Wednesday, September 10th to share your ahha’s and hear from other states. We’ll also provide an update on product development. We hope you can join us for this call! To join the call, dial 1-888-387-8686. When prompted for a room number, enter 346-5641#. You must enter the # key at the end of the number to enter the call. The call times are as follows: 8:00-9:00 a.m. HI 10:00-11:00 a.m. AK 11:00-12:00 p.m. PDT 12:00-1:00 p.m. MDT 1:00-2:00 p.m. CDT 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT Be in touch! Charlotte PS Attached is a printable notice of the CofP.
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