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VOLUME 34, NUMBER 2 OCTOBER 2010 WWW.ALSDE.EDU AEN@ALSDE.EDUEVERYSINGLEThe Fight to KeepAlabama Studentsin SchoolDropouts in Alabama create asignificant cost to the state.Lost earnings, productivity, and thefuture of our state are impacted by justone dropout. This is a community,state, and national crisis. The AlabamaDepartment of Education is continuingdropout prevention efforts with newprograms and technologies designed toaddress at-risk students long before theymake the decision to drop out.3 Dr. Ethel Hall, authorState Board of EducationMember Dr. Ethel Hall writesan inspirational autobiography4 ACCESS in the newsAlabama’s DistanceLearning initiative isfeatured on national news.AT THE CORE of this proactive approach the Alabama State Board of Educationhas adopted FIRST CHOICE, a multi-faceted program where all students areautomatically on track for the Advanced Academic endorsement to the Alabamahigh school diploma. This encourages students to challenge themselves and takemore rigorous college and workforce-ready courses.To support FIRST CHOICE, programs such as Credit Recovery, CarnegieFlexibility, and Graduation Coaches address the needs of students to help ensuregraduation and guide them through the process efficiently. Credit Recovery allowsstudents who have been unsuccessful in a course to demonstrate mastery on asegment of the course and receive course credit without having to retake the entirecourse. Carnegie Flexibility gives students in-school and out-of-school educationalopportunities to make up time lost in the classroom due to extenuatingcircumstances with a focus on mastery of standards, not class time. GraduationCoaches serve as mentors for “at-risk” students, advising them on innovativepathways for coursework and other behavioral, social, and emotional issues thatkeeps them on task, which ultimately increases their odds for graduation. InnovativePathways to Graduation is a new approach to learning environments. DEPUTY STATESUPERINTENDENT DR. TOMMY BICE said, “New policy or procedures can allowschools and systems to create ‘school’ in non-traditional ways and meet the needs ofall students.”DR. KAY ATCHISON WARFIELD, Education Administrator with Prevention andSupport Services in the Alabama Department or Education, coordinatescollaborative efforts to train and prepare new graduation coaches that will assistmany at-risk students in Alabama’s school districts. Graduation Coaches facilitatecontinued on next page .5 October is .Parent Involvement Month –Families and Schools: It AllAdds Up!6 AP scores best in U.S.Alabama’s AdvancedPlacement scores are thebest in the nation!7 Awards /OpportunitiesProfessional developmentopportunities for educators,administrators, and students.
best practices to implement district orschool strategies for dropout prevention and collaborate withdistrict, school, and community stakeholders with coordinatingservices to support students and their families.Warfield has seen the success that Graduation Coaches bringto a system with students in need. “Our Graduation Coaches aretaking a new look at the real issues that cause students to drop out.The social, emotional, and academic reasons are focal points.We analyze the patterns of behavior or symptoms, and identify thewraparound support needed for success,” said Warfield. This newholistic approach to dropout prevention is replicated in manydistricts in Alabama. Many systems are employing social workers,and the SDE is offering training to all who desire to be trained asGraduation Coaches.A Graduation Coach at Opelika City Schools, SPENCEMCCRACKEN, has embraced his new role. McCracken, former headfootball coach at Opelika High School, was hired last year as aGraduation Coach and normally has between 10-40 students,offering guidance during and after the school day. He monitorsthe grades, attendance, and behavior of the students. McCrackenunderstands the pressures his students face and works hard to helpthem manage everyday issues. His goal is to motivate andencourage his group of at-risk students. He offers daily meetingsat school, makes home visits, and creates activities that inspirestudents to succeed such as monthly contests won by achievinggood test scores or attendance.A new technology using current data, the AlabamaGraduation Tracking System, has proven effective in the districtswhere it has been implemented. This new system is designed totrack students from Pre-K to 12th grade and alerts administratorsto the ABCs – attendance, behavior, and course credit. BaldwinCounty Dropout Prevention Supervisor RHONDA COTTEN says theGraduation Tracking System allows school officials to intervene ina timely way and helps students early on to get back on track.Baldwin County is also addressing the problem of dropouts withinnovative classes such as Teen Parent Helpand the Parent Project. Both offertraining and counseling and have“graduated” many participants by helpingthem to deal with the pressures of teenparenthood and a changing world.Another new approach to eliminatingthe dropout epidemic is the “recovery”plan that several systems are employing.This type of program allows students whohave dropped out to re-enter schoolthrough enrolling with an outsideschool management companythat offers classes. Studentscomplete classwork requiredfor high school graduationand are awarded a diplomaat the end of the program.In Birmingham City Schoolsthe new program is offeredto students, ages 17 to 21,continued from front .aen l 2who have dropped out. “This is just one part of the district’s multipronged effort to reduce dropouts, increase the graduation rate,and provide more diverse learning opportunities for students,” saidBIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS SUPERINTENDENT CRAIGWITHERSPOON. “We must do everything we can to ensure studentsuccess.” Blount County, Dallas County, Mobile County,Limestone County, and Tuscaloosa City school systems havesimilar opportunities for students.The Alabama Department of Education will begin using thenew National Governors Association Four-Year Cohort formula forcalculating graduation rate in 2012. The formula bases its resultson the number of students who enter ninth grade in a given yearand who graduate within four years. However, there are manyTOP FIVE REASONS STUDENTS LEAVE SCHOOL1. Classes were not interesting enough2. Missed too many days and could not catch up3. Spent time with people who were not interested in school4. Had too much freedom and not enough rules5. Failing in schoolSource: “The Silent Epidemic” by Civic Enterprises – High School Student Surveystudents who finish all coursework and receive a diploma outsideof four years, and are they not counted in this calculation. Becauseof this, the dropout rate is not the inverse of the graduation rate.A state law has been enacted and designed to keep students inschool. The Dropout Prevention Act of 2009 increased themandatory attendance age to 17 with a few exemptions, and alsoinstituted a “student exit interview” that all students who desire toleave school and their parents must complete. This process requiresa meeting with the parents, students, and a team of studentadvocates to give another opportunity to keep the student in school.A new state initiative to address truancy problems incollaboration with the judicial system is in the embryonic stage ofdevelopment. This initiative will mobilize 220 facilitators for theParent Project, a juvenile diversion program around the state toassist the courts with conquering the number one indicator fordropout prevention: truancy. Classes for parents to educate andassist with at-risk students will be provided.State funding for dropout prevention is limited due to theeconomic crisis; however, through the Alabama Student AssistancePlan (ASAP), a consolidated state plan of the former State-At-Risk,Children First, and the Governor’s High Hopes programs, fundsare available. Each program’s funding criteria are very precise inwhat services they are able to provide with the funds. All three havethe same philosophical basis: providing assistance for students atrisk, keeping students safe and healthy, and preventing noncompletion of school. Although the planning and funding sourceshave differences, their primary focus is to provide academic andbehavioral services and opportunities for students who persistentlyperform below average. Funding for this plan for Fiscal Year 2011 is 34,148,596.
State Board of EducationMember Dr. Ethel Hall PensInspirational BiographyIf a movie were made of Dr. Ethel Hall’slife story, the credits would read “hard work,determination, integrity, educationalexcellence,” and many more fittingattributes. And while the silver screen hasnot yet adopted her tenacious biography,memoirs detailing her accomplished lifehave recently been compiled in theautobiography My Journey: A Memoir ofthe First African-American to PresideOver the Alabama Board of Education.FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, DR. ETHEL HALL has served the Alabama State Boardof Education: as a member, Vice President (1994-2004), and Vice President Emeritus.Even this outstanding accomplishment is but one of the many feats that Dr. Hall hasrealized during her journey as a trailblazing pioneer in Alabama education. Dr. Hallearned a Bachelor’s Degree from Alabama A&M University (cum laude), Master’sDegrees from the University of Chicago and Atlanta University, and a Doctorate fromThe University of Alabama.Dr. Hall’s entire life has been dedicated to the field of education and her time andservice over the years reflect her undying resolve to improving education for all. As ateacher in the Hale and Jefferson County schoolsystems, as well as Associate Professor at theUniversity of Montevallo and The University ofAlabama, Dr. Hall has imparted her wisdom onstudents across the state. As a recipient of wellover 200 distinguished awards, Dr. Hall hasbeen recognized for her life’s work by statesmenand classroom teachers, celebrities, and fellowState Board members.From humble beginnings, Dr. Hall said herparents were the inspiration that instilled in herDr. Hall signs a copy of her autobiographyan attitude of resilience that never let herat a reception in her honor at New Southbelieve there was anything she couldn’t do.Books in Montgomery.“I had parents who felt that I could doanything, and because they felt that way, I felt that way also. They never told me Icouldn’t do something because I was a girl or a woman,” Dr. Hall said. With theencouragement of her family she said, no challenge seemed too great. Then, in themiddle of writing her memoirs, Dr. Hall said she was shook by the unexpected loss ofher best friend and most stalwart supporter – her husband of 54 years, Alfred.“It took me about four years to write the book from start to finish. As I was writingmy husband died suddenly after I started writing and – I was stuck. I couldn’t move,”Dr. Hall said. “He was my backbone. No matter what I wanted to do, he was mysupport.” Still, she persevered and completed a book that she hopes gives inspiration toreaders and reassures them that their goals are attainable.“I hope readers realize they can doanything they want to do, but they musthave a determination and a will – a desireto achieve,” Dr. Hall said. “I didn’t havemoney to go to school. I had no grants,no federal aid. I worked all the waythrough college. I cleaned guest rooms inthe dormitories; I collected money at themovie on campus. Being poor is not agood enough excuse for me.”“Dr. Hall has an incredible ability toeffect change and champion the causesthat are dear to her in a diplomatic yeteffective way,” said STATE SUPERINTENDENTOF EDUCATION JOSEPH B. MORTON.STATE BOARD VICE PRESIDENT ANDDISTRICT I REPRESENTATIVE RANDYMCKINNEY said he has learned valuablelessons from working with Dr. Hall.“Dr. Hall is a leader in the education field.Her leadership style is an example of whatshould be done in order to make progressin a bipartisan manner,” McKinney said.“Serving with Dr. Hall on the Board hasbeen a pleasure. It has been somethingthat I have learned from and will cherish.”Dr. Hall ends her career on theAlabama State Board of Education thisterm, bringing to an end the legacy of awoman whose dedication and impact willbe felt forever.“A remarkable lady, anexceptional Board member,and a good friend.– Board President Pro Tem, Dr. Mary Jane CaylorThe lessons that I havelearned by her examplespeak much louder thanwords alone.– Board Vice President, Randy McKinneyHer presence will alwaysbe felt – she has been akey architect in helpingbuild education in Alabamaas we know it.”– State Superintendent of Education, Joseph B. Mortonaen l 3
.ALABAMA CONNECTING.CLASSROOMS, EDUCATORS, AND.STUDENTS STATEWIDE (ACCESS).received national notice early this fall,.when CNN, the national news network,.came to Montgomery for an exclusive.interview. Fox News ran a similar story.last year. The focus was on ACCESS’.ability to reach the rural student.population through the large catalog of.distance learning classes.“ACCESS is an Alabama miracle,”.saidSTATE SUPERINTENDENT OF.EDUCATIONJOSEPH B. MORTON.“We have unique circumstances in the.state where so many of the students are.in rural school districts, and those.systems do not have the funds to have.teachers for many non-core subjects.ACCESS levels the playing field.”.Enrollment continues to grow since.its inception in 2004. Currently, over.32,000 students take advantage of the.opportunities ACCESS affords them,.with over 560 teachers in the program.ACCESS has also helped to increase the.graduation rate.DR. MELINDA MADDOX, DIRECTOR.OF TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES for the State.Department of Education, said,.“ACCESS has allowed us to offer what.many students and systems did not think.would be offered – a chance to learn.what others in the state and nation have.the opportunity to learn. This program.opens the door to the world.”.aen l 4.ACCESS Featuredon CNN/Fox NewsRed Ribbon Week October 23rd - 31stHelps Students Prevent Drug AbuseINSPIRED BY THE LIFE of Drug Enforcement Agency Agent KIKICAMERENA, who died fighting illegal drug trade in Mexico in 1985, RedRibbon Week was created to make the public aware of efforts to prevent drug use instudents in local communities. The campaign begins in the last full week in Octoberevery year. Red Ribbon Week is the beginning of a year of prevention in our schoolsand in our communities. Continuing prevention, early intervention, and treatmentprograms and services occurring on and off campuses are all part of the campaign.On Friday, October 22, the Kick-off celebration will be held at the GarrettColiseum in Montgomery and will host a number of events for local students topromote drug use prevention. MICHAEL BRIDDELL, Director of Public Informationand External Affairs for MONTGOMERY MAYOR TODD STRANGE, will be the guest host.He is a strong supporter of Red Ribbon Week and many other campaigns geared tohelp Alabama’s students. “Police officers and jailers tell me a large percentage of crimeis connected to drug abuse. Programs like Red Ribbon Day can empower children toresist peer pressure and the desire to experiment with drugs. If young people can bepersuaded early on to keep drugs out of their lives, they will have a much greaterchance of being successful in school andin life”, said Briddell.Red Ribbon Week is a call toaction! The program provides multipleopportunities for students, parents,teachers, and others to join together toaddress the alcohol, tobacco, and otherdrug-related issues or concerns in theircommunities. It is an ideal way forpeople and communities to unite andtake a visible stand against substanceabuse. Show your personal commitmentto a drug-free lifestyle through thesymbol of the Red Ribbon with specialemphasis placed on wearing red ribbonsI pledge to make healthyWednesday, October 27.choices, to be a positive rolemodel for my friends, andNational Family Partnership is theto support the miss
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