Getting to Graduation

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Getting to Graduation

• Credit Recovery and Academic Strategies for
  Youth

Sue Steele, McKinney-Vento Coordinator/Liaison Ja
mes Martin, Lead Teacher, Title I N/D
Program Teresa Buchanan, BRIDGES Program Manager
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Introduction

• Partnerships between
• Wichita Public Schools
• McKinney-Vento Grant
• N/D Grant
• Wichita Childrens Home
• BRIDGES
• Street Outreach (SOS)

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BRIDGES/SOS

• History
• Overview of program
• HHS
• HUD
• CPS/JJA

• Support services
• Socialization
• Keep resident here
• Counseling services
• Education
• Daycare
• Health
• Street Outreach

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2007-2008

• WPS put a full time teacher at the WCH
• Keep students from losing credits
• Get students enrolled faster in school

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Barriers

• Seat Time
• Semester cut off date
• Losses due to transfer
• Schedule can not be duplicated
• Online school for credit recovery only
• Movement of students

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Breaking Down the Barriers

• District/School Buy In (Build relationships)
• Counselor Perspective
• Educational options (Comprehensive, APEX, GED)
• Weekly Education Meeting
• Attendance

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Scenario 1

• School social worker to liaison to SOS to Bridges
• Transportation
• Advocacy
• Followed her grades via online grade book

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Scenario 2

• Started when she was 17, turns 21 in January.
• No school since 9th grade.
• Trial and error (GED, APEX, Life Skills, A)
• Enrolled in other district to utilize different
  online program.

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Scenario 3

• 9th grade female
• Would not go to school. Made self physically
  ill.
• Started on computer and doing well.
• Moved with no warning

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Resources

• Room with internet access and computers
• People (Homeless Liaison, Teacher, Counselor,
  Registrar)
• On-line credit completion program (A, APEX,
  Odyssey Ware, etc.)
• Willing community partners
• Community Needs Assessment

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Who needs to be at the table?

• Homeless Liaison
• Technology Department
• Title I
• Pupil Accounting
• Agencies (Social Service Agencies/Continuum of
  Care)
• Special Education/ESL
• Transportation

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Program Data /Evaluation
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Program Data/ Evaluation

• Number of Students Accepted and Enrolled in
  Post-Secondary Education

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Questions