A question - is anyone using their Statewide Longitudinal Data System to
poll non-school databases for information on drop-outs?
Phil
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From: owner-npsos...@lists.uoregon.edu
[mailto:owner-npsos...@lists.uoregon.edu] On Behalf Of Jane Falls
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:35 AM
To: Magee, John; PSO CofP
Cc: David Test; Matthew Klare; Catherine Fowler
Subject: [NPSO]: Re: Locating Dropouts
Hello NPSO community,
One of our colleagues, John Magee, asks a question and I am hoping some of
you have suggestions for him. His question is below in blue; my response is
in black. If you have strategies, please reply to the list so we can all
learn from one another! Thanks so much! Jane
Hello Jane, hope all is going well for you.
Can you direct me toward any practices or strategies for locating dropouts
in the I-14 longitudinal study process, and/or for promoting school
reengagement?
I have looked over some of the documents and round table discussions on the
NPSO site, but cannot find any references to successful strategies. Many
people say it is a problem that they need to address, but cannot yet point
to specific successes.
I know that some states/districts are actually using Face Book sites and
Twitter networks to locate dropouts, and we recently participated a Schools
Moving Up webinar on dropout reenrollment; but I am interested in specific
strategies and practices that are currently producing results. If you can
point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.
Have a great holiday!
Thanks,
John
John D. Magee
Consultant, Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front St., Mail Stop 205
Columbus, OH 43215
Office: 614-728-1115 Cell: 937-430-9360
email: john.ma...@ode.state.oh.us
Jane's response: We have a 2007 product developed with NDPC-SD entitled
Collecting Post-School Outcome Data: Strategies for Increasing Response
Rates that offers suggestions to connect with hard to reach students
including dropouts. This is available on our website at
http://www.psocenter.org/data_collection.html
Scroll down to Procedures and there it is.
Also, in conjunction with PACER we developed a series of Parent and Student
fliers intended to be used while students are still in school to inform them
about the coming PSO interviews/surveys, encouraging them to provide contact
info and respond. These fliers and tips for their use are on our website:
http://www.psocenter.org/data_collection.html
Jane Falls, Coordinator
National Post-School Outcomes Center
1268 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1268
541-346-0354
jafa...@uoregon.edu
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