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StrategicPlan-Phase2 - Flipbook - Page 27


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“Because adolescents
comprise nearly onefourth of the entire
U.S. population, the
nation needs policies
and practices that
will better leverage
these developmental
opportunities to
harness the promise
of adolescence –
rather than focusing
myopically on
containing its risks.”
The Promise of Adolescence:
Realizing Opportunity for All Youth
– National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine
Research shows that students at risk of dropping out can be identified as early as sixth grade. In fact, sixth graders who display just one
of the following off-track indicators have only a 15% - 25% chance of graduating on time:
A FAILING GRADE IN
ONE UNSATISFACTORY
AN ATTENDANCE RATE
MATHEMATICS OR
BEHAVIOR MARK IN A
OF LESS THAN 85%
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
CORE COURSE

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