Getting to Graduation

Credit Recovery and Academic Strategies for Youth

Sue Steele, McKinney-Vento Coordinator/LiaisonJames Martin, Lead Teacher, Title I N/D ProgramTeresa Buchanan, BRIDGES Program Manager

Introduction

• Partnerships between:

• Wichita Public Schools

• McKinney-Vento Grant

• N/D Grant

• Wichita Children’s Home

• BRIDGES

• Street Outreach (SOS)

BRIDGES/SOS

• History• Overview of

program• HHS• HUD• CPS/JJA

• Support services• Socialization• Keep resident here• Counseling services• Education• Daycare• Health• Street Outreach

2007-2008

• WPS put a full time teacher at the WCH

• Keep students from losing credits

• Get students enrolled faster in school

Barriers

• Seat Time

• Semester cut off date

• Losses due to transfer

• Schedule can not be duplicated

• Online school for credit recovery only

• Movement of students

Breaking Down the Barriers

• District/School Buy In (Build relationships) • Counselor Perspective

• Educational options (Comprehensive, APEX, GED)

• Weekly Education Meeting

• Attendance

Scenario #1

• School social worker to liaison to SOS to Bridges

• Transportation

• Advocacy

• Followed her grades via online grade book

Scenario #2

• Started when she was 17, turns 21 in January.

• No school since 9th grade.

• Trial and error (GED, APEX, Life Skills, A+)

• Enrolled in other district to utilize different online program.

Scenario #3

• 9th grade female

• Would not go to school. Made self physically ill.

• Started on computer and doing well.

• Moved with no warning

Resources

• Room with internet access and computers

• People (Homeless Liaison, Teacher, Counselor, Registrar)

• On-line credit completion program (A+, APEX, Odyssey Ware, etc….)

• Willing community partners

• Community Needs Assessment

Who needs to be at the table?

• Homeless Liaison• Technology Department• Title I• Pupil Accounting• Agencies (Social Service

Agencies/Continuum of Care)• Special Education/ESL• Transportation

Program Data /Evaluation

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010

GED

High School

APEX

Program Data/ Evaluation

Number of Students Accepted and Enrolled in Post-Secondary Education

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2007-8 2008-9 2009-10

Ph I & I I

Questions