Conferences
24th Annual National Dropout Prevention Network Conference
Orlando, FL, October 14 - 17, 2012
Sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network in partnership with The Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Family and Community Outreach, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services, 21st Century Community Learning Centers of Florida, Florida Association of School Social Workers, Florida Association of Alternative School Educators, State Farm Insurance, Scholastic, Inc., Orange County School District, Seminole County School District, Osceola County School District, Student Support Services Project/USF, Fostering Achievement Fellowship, No Dropouts, Pearson, Dollar General Literacy Foundation, Florida Lottery - Dollars to Education, Star Academy, and McGraw-Hill Education.
Inauguration of the NDPC Fellows
The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network announced the inauguration of the NDPC Fellows Program. The Fellows program will expand in the next 12 months to include a NDPN Practitioner Fellows program. Those individuals selected for NDPN Practitioner Fellows will provide the practical outreach through the Network, based on the NDPC Fellow’s research findings and their own work in dropout prevention efforts at the local level. Read On →
Clemson University press release: National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson names 11 Fellows.
Our 25th Anniversary
It all began a quarter of a century ago. Led by South Carolinian Esther Ferguson, a group of concerned citizens known as The National Dropout Prevention Fund gathered in New York City to discuss the issue of school dropouts. These business and community leaders soon found that there was no place to turn for information about this gnawing problem.
Featured Board
Interviews with NDPC/N Board members.
The National Dropout Prevention Center on Facebook.
Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report
This study, conducted by NDPC/N, and sponsored by Communities In Schools Inc., finds that there are multiple risk factors which increase the likelihood that students will drop out. The evidence clearly shows that dropout is always the result of a long process of disengagement that sometimes begins before the child enrolls in kindergarten. The report also provides information on 50 programs that were found to be effective in addressing these risk factors.
New Publications
Sale of the Month
Service-learning is truly an effective strategy for dropout prevention. When youth assume leadership roles, they develop skills that foster their resilience to situations in their lives that place them at risk. In these two publications, written by youth, students can learn from other students how to become effective service-learning leaders in their schools.
