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Truancy Intervention And Prevention Programs For The Marshall Middle School, Gayle Chandler
Truancy Intervention And Prevention Programs For The Marshall Middle School, Gayle Chandler
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
After completing a field practicum at the Marshall Middle School in Marshall, MN it was realized that like many other schools in the nation; the truancy problem is growing at an alarmingly fast rate.
- The Marshall Middle School is comprised of grades 5-8.
- Under the age of 12 would be considered educational neglect.
- 12 years of age and older is considered truancy per Minnesota State Statute.
This project aims to research intervention and prevention programs for both truancy and educational neglect that have been tested, compare them to the needs of the Marshall Middle School, and make a recommendation as …
Team Academy Student Attendance Policy, Jenna Lageson
Team Academy Student Attendance Policy, Jenna Lageson
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
To create a new student attendance policy for TEAM Academy. To create documentation forms for staff to use to supplement the policy. The goal is to have an attendance policy that will have clearly defined expectations of the parents, students, teachers and other school personnel of TEAM.
Addressing The Needs Of The Saint Clair Attendance Policies, Nicole Goettl
Addressing The Needs Of The Saint Clair Attendance Policies, Nicole Goettl
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
The Saint Clair School is a small rural school that houses kindergarten through twelfth grade in one school building. Currently the school has two attendance policies, one for elementary school and one for the high school. The two polices are very different in how they define attendance and choose to discipline absences. The purpose of this Capstone Project is to make recommendations to the Saint Clair School on how to make changes to their current attendance policies so that there are solid expectations from the students regarding absences.
Research Question: What components make an effective attendance policy in a school …
Whytry? A Program Evaluation, Tammie Knick
Whytry? A Program Evaluation, Tammie Knick
All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects
In Minnesota, one out of every five students fail to graduate from high school (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009). Long before students decide to drop out of school, a host of risk factors or early predictors undoubtedly emerged in childhood. The purpose of this research pilot project was to determine the efficacy of the WhyTry? program in helping to reduce some of those risk factors such as: Truancy, Behavior problems in school, Low academic achievement, and School disengagement. The WhyTry? Program uses a strengths-based approach to help youth overcome their challenges and improve their outcomes at school. WhyTry? is based …