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Data That MattersALL :Drop out ratesCalifornia Healthy Kids SurveyCAHSEETechnology

Data That MattersDrop out ratesShould provoke discussion on why and howWhat can we do as school to identify

potential drop outs?How can we make counseling more effective

and affective?Engage with parents, friends, and

community.

Data That Matters California Healthy Kids Survey:Help educators design curriculum that

encourage healthy behaviors and disengage with bad or unhealthy habits

Help educators design curriculum that embed healthy life style in other subjects.

Develop extra curricula activities that educate students on the real life dangers of such bad habits.

Data That Could be MisusedAll CAHSEE lead to teaching and learning for the testConsidering scores as the ultimate success meter for

schools without paying attention to others factors such as the social, cognitive, and emotional development of the students.

Drop out rates lead to the belief that it is a matter of socioeconomic

factors, which schools can not control

Data That Could be MisusedTechnologylead to think of technology as the only

solution for all behavioral or academic challenges.

Fix the problem by pouring money without investing in how can we integrate technology in our curriculum

Dropouts by Ethnic Designation by Grade Monterey County for the Year 2008-09 9-10-11-12 grades

Ethnic Category

Reported

Grade 9 Dropouts Grade 10 Dropouts Grade 11 Dropouts Grade 12 Dropouts

Hispanic or Latino of Any Race

74 110 87 381

American Indian/Alaska Native, Not Hispanic

1 1 0 2

Asian, Not Hispanic 1 1 0 4

Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic

0 0 1 2

Filipino, Not Hispanic 2 1 2 15

African American, Not Hispanic

6 5 4 16

White, Not Hispanic 10 18 21 57

Two or More Races, Not Hispanic

1 1 1 1

None Reported 1 1 1 2

County Total 96 138 117 480

Statewide 12,245 13,242 16,251 47,965

What mattershigh jump in drop out rates in grade 12.connections:SAT?NCLB?Pressure to achieveSchools benefits vs. children lost!

Questions Is Standardized Testing really helping ALL

students succeed? School's climate?"

The National Education Longitudinal Study shows that 77 percent of students cited “school-related” reasons for leaving school".

Is the school's curriculum working?

Dropouts by Ethnic Designation by Grade Monterey County for the Year 2008-099-12 total

Ethnic Category

 

Grade 9-12 EnrollmentAdjusted Grade 9-12 Dropout Total

Adjusted Grade 9-12 1-year Dropout Rate

Hispanic or Latino of Any Race 14,096 794 5.6%

American Indian/Alaska Native, Not Hispanic

75 5 6.7%

Asian, Not Hispanic 559 14 2.5%

Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic 178 8 4.5%

Filipino, Not Hispanic 669 21 3.1%

African American, Not Hispanic 677 37 5.5%

White, Not Hispanic 4,155 146 3.5%

Two or More Races, Not Hispanic 350 11 3.1%

None Reported 0 3 **

County Total 20,759 1,039 5.0%

Statewide 2,017,636 114,826 5.7%

Personal ThoughtsEthical obligation: ALL students deserve chancesDrop outs is a serious problem that effects

everyoneWhat really matters in reading statistics is not

the number we are looking at but rather how we interpret that number and what does it really represent.

As educators, everything or anything we could learn about our schools and students could be of a great importance for our self-reflection and critique.