Virginia Dropout Prevention Summit Asia R. Jones Executive
Director for Student Services October 28, 2008 Slide 2 Slide 3 HS
Diploma Roanoke City Public Schools - Forest Park Academy
Curricular Alternative Education Pathway to Success Overage Middle
School Alternative High School Overage / Under-Credited Dropout
Retrieval Future Planning Center Gibboney Hall VA Western
Presidents Academy Dual Enrollment Workplace College Alternative
High School PHHS or WFHS Slide 4 4 Forest Park Academy Student
Selection Criteria High School (170 Students) 2 years overage - or
- Significantly under- credited for grade level - or - Current
dropout who is still of age Middle School (80 Students) 2 years
overage - or - 1 year overage and failing 3 core classes Parent
Permission Required for all students under 18 Review team evaluates
all applicants to determine fit for the program For high school,
priority given to still-enrolled students (expect a wait list)
Slide 5 Social Slide 6 Slide 7 Yes deep knowledge, good methods,
and materials in education matter a great deal; however, it appears
that so much of educational reform is the search for a one trick
pony, a silver bullet, or anything that does not require us to
consider the complexities of a nurturing environment. Asa Hilliard
Engage Me Slide 8 It takes a village Slide 9 Student ILP PLATO
Learning System Career and Technical Education VWCC Direct
Instruction Slide 10 MULTIPLE PATHWAYS Slide 11 Slide 12 Fire in
the Belly Slide 13 Slide 14 Attendance PLATO & grade reports
Credit recovery Dropout retrieval Learning plans Slide 15 Knowledge
is Power! Slide 16 Flickr www.flickr.com Hilliard III, A. G.
(2004). From Rage to Hope - Strategies for Reclaiming Black and
Hispanic Students. In C. Kuykendall. Bloomington: Solution Tree.
Roanoke City Public Schools Website www.rcps.info Virginia
Department of Education Website www.pen.k12.va.us
