Framework for Preventing School Dropout

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Framework for Preventing School Dropout

• Indiana Department of Education

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Principles for Supporting Student Success

• Readiness
• Rigour
• Relevance
• Relationships
• Redesign
• Re-tooling
• Resources

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Readiness

• Learning and literacy barriers must be
  identified, addressed and corrected through
  targeted early intervention

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Rigour

• Challenging curricula and effective teaching
  practices are essential to ensuring students
  graduate from school prepared for higher
  education and the workforce

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Relevance

• Making connections between academic content and
  the real-world is the key to keeping students
  engaged and in school

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Relationships

• Supporting students through positive
  relationships is vital to educational retention
  and school completion
• Mentoring

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Redesign

• Offering options, flexibility and
  personalisation is crucial to keeping students
  engaged and in school

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Re-tooling

• Ongoing, practical and relevant professional
  development is fundamental to promoting
  innovation and positive student outcomes in the
  classroom

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Resources

• Human resources
• Monetary resources
• Teaching and learning resources