[NIFL-FAMILY:1192] retention rate

From: Albert Wat (ayw@georgetown.edu)
Date: Fri Jun 21 2002 - 12:41:15 EDT


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Hi,

I'm sure that this topic has been discussed in great detail in this listserv
before, but what strategies do programs implement to increase the retention rate
of students?  We have a lot of people enroll in our adult ESL program in the
beginning, but the core group of students who attend our classes consistently
always plateaus to about 30% of the total number of enrollees (which actually is
still a decent size for us).  Obviously, meeting the needs of the students is
the most effective strategy, and we're working on that.  Just wondering if there
are other innovative strategies that people have tried successfully... We
already provide food, child care, and transportation.

Thanks!

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Albert Wat, Program Coordinator
DC Schools Project
Office of Volunteer & Public Service - Center for Social Justice
Georgetown University, Poulton Hall
1421 37th St., NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20057
Tel: (202)687-8868  Fax: (202)687-8980



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