Session 1 Materials
Report:
Looker, E. D., Thiessen, V. (2008). The second chance system: Results from the three cycles of the youth in transition survey. April 2008. Human Resources and Social Development Canada. Full Report
Discussion Questions:
- What programs and strategies does your district have to help retain students? Are there targeted programs designed specifically to give students a “second chance”? In the context of the above analysis, what elements have worked in your programs and what can be done differently?
- What should be the balance between efforts to increase retention and getting students back once they have dropped out?
- What particular groups in your district need special strategies for retention? What would those strategies be?
- How can schools work with community service organizations to encourage students to stay in school, or return to school? What type of community involvement activities are currently built into your programs, or can be built into your programs that help retain students, or encourage them to return?