Utilizing the Village: Building Community Support for Dropout Prevention and Recovery Work in Rural Communities
May 3, 2012 from 1:30 pm-3:00 pm EDT

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AGENDA

- Introduction and Welcome

- Overview of Adobe Connect Virtual Meeting Room

- Overview of the Problem
       
- The Power of Community Mobilization in a South Texas Community – Linda Carrillo,Principal, College, Career, and Technology Academy with Arianna Vazquez-Hernandez, Public Information Officer, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District

- Building Community Will to Support Achievement for All Youth – Doris Terry Williams, Director, Rural School and Community Trust

- Creating Systems to Support Dropout Prevention and Recovery 

- Closing

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RESOURCES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• High School Graduation Initiative Overview
• The Rural Dropout Problem: An Invisible Achievement Gap, by The Rural School and Community Trust
• Why Rural Matters 2011-12: Statistical Indicators of the Condition of Rural Education in the 50 States, by The Rural School and Community Trust
• Dropout Prevention Services and Programs in Public School Districts: 2010/2011 by the National Center for Education Statistics

MORE INFORMATION ON THE COLLEGE, CAREER, AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY

• Back on Track to College by Jobs for the Future

MORE INFORMATION ON THE WARREN COUNTRY ACTION TEAM

• From Talk to Action: The Warren County Action Team for Child and Youth Success, by The Warren County Action Team for Child and Youth Success with Jereann King Johnson and Doris Terry Williams
• Community Building for the Success of All Children: A Participant Resource for Dialogue to Action by Jereann King Johnson and Doris Terry Williams
  

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