Destination Graduation: Sixth Grade Early Warning Indicators for Baltimore City Schools. Their Prevalence and Impact

Institution	Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC)
Titel	Destination Graduation: Sixth Grade Early Warning Indicators for Baltimore City Schools. Their Prevalence and Impact
Quelle	(2011), (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Grade 6; Cohort Analysis; Predictor Variables; Dropout Prevention; At Risk Students; Incidence; Attendance; Academic Failure; Suspension; Grade Repetition; Identification; Public Schools; Influences; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Kohortenanalyse; Prädiktor; Vorkommen; Anwesenheit; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor
Abstract	Even with the declining number of dropouts in Baltimore City, a focus on dropout prevention is essential. Recent research has emphasized the utility of an early warning system to inform prevention efforts. With this in mind, the Baltimore Education Research Consortium examined the 2000-01 cohort of sixth grade students (Class of 2007) from the Baltimore City Schools to ascertain whether there were indicators that predicted eventual dropout with a reasonable level of certainty, and identified enough students to justify intervention efforts. Also examined was a recent cohort of sixth graders from 2008-09 (Class of 2015) to determine if the prevalence of early warning indicators has changed. Four early warning indicators were identified for non-graduation for sixth graders: (1) Chronic absence (defined as missing 20 or more days of school); (2) Failing English, or math, or both and/or a failing average for English, math, science, and social studies; (3) Being at least one year overage (suggesting an earlier retention); and (4) Being suspended for three or more days. The examination reported a reduction in sixth grade early warning indicators of non-graduation as a positive sign for the district. Overall, sixth graders were much more likely to be on-track to graduation than they have been in the past. The report includes an appendix: Data and Methods. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Baltimore Education Research Consortium. 2701 North Charles Street Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21218. Tel: 410-516-4044; Web site: http://www.baltimore-berc.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01