Dropout Prevention & Student Engagement

Expelled and At-Risk Student Services (EARSS)

We are experiencing some technical difficulties.  Until we are able to get everything back up and running properly we are posting the information needed to complete 2011-2012 Mid-Year Reports for our grantee recipients due on Jan 31, 2012.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

The link to the online system is: https://cdeapps.cde.state.co.us/EARSSLogin.htm

Resources to help you complete the report:

EARSS 2011-2012 Mid-Year Report Questions

EARSS 2011-2012 Mid-Year Report Tip Sheet

NEW!  EARSS 2012-2012 EOY Report Questions and Tip Sheet for Online Reporting System

Spreadsheet to report SASIDS

For Non-facility-schools/Districts/BOCES/Charters

For facility schools

 

Expulsion should be the last step taken after several attempts to deal with a student who has discipline problems.  The Colorado Department of Education has funded school districts across the state to provide services to expelled students and students that are at risk of expulsion, under the Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Grant of Amendment Twenty-Three.

The Colorado Department of Education has two goals:

Goal One:  Support students who are unable to avoid mandatory suspension or expulsion.

Goal Two:  Develop strategies to help students who are at risk of suspension or expulsion.

Policies

• Example of district policy on grounds for suspensions and expulsions:  Aurora Public School District
• Example of district policy to identify students who are at-risk of suspension or expulsion: Cherry Creek School District
• Example of district policy on truancy: St. Vrain School District
• Statutes Related to Graduation and Dropping Out
• Legal Responsibilities for Policy and Practice
• From Statute to Policy 2009: Summary of changes to state discipline and attendance policies<

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Evaluation:

• 2009-10 EARSS Grant Evaluation Report to the Colorado Legislature

• 2008-09 EARSS Grant Evaluation Report to the Colorado Legislature

• 2007-08 EARSS Grant Evaluation Report to Colorado Legislature - Full Report

• 2007-08 Evaluation Report - Executive Summary

• 2005-06 Expelled and At-Risk Student Services (EARSS) Final Report and 5-year trends 

• 2006-07 Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Final Report

• 2003-04 Summary Report

• Family Involvement in Schools: Engaging Parents of At-Risk Youth

• Quick Facts - Data for School Year 2003- 2004 

• Quick Facts - Data for End of Year  2004-2005

• Quick Facts - Data for End of  Year 2005-2006 

• Quick Facts:  Data for End of  Year 2006-2007

Funded Sites:

• EARSS End-Of-Year Reporting Guidance PDF

• EARSS End-of-Year Reporting Tip Sheet

• SASID Spreadsheet for Facility Schools

• SASID Spreadsheet for Non-Facility Schools

• Currently Funded Sites -- 2010-2011

• EARSS New Site Orientation

• Currently Funded Sites -- 2008
• EARSS Sites Consultant Contacts - 2008-09
• 2004-08 Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Sites Program Summaries
• Directory of Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Sites - 2003-2004 
• Exemplary Program Summaries 
• Exemplary Programs - 2002-03 
• Funded Programs and Contacts 2002-03 

Helpful Publications and Materials:

• Presentations from the October 29, 2010, EARSS Networking Meeting

  • The March to Sustain Our Youth

  • State of the State - Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Program

  • The Role of Safety and Discipline in Closing the Achievement Gap

  • Alternative Education Campus

  • 2009-2010 Grantee Outcomes

• Colorado School Violence Prevention and Student Discipline Manual    
• Drop Out Prevention Strategies Webinar Presented on February 20, 2009 - PowerPoint Presentation
• Dropout Prevention Resources and Materials
• Engaging Parents of At Risk Youth: Virtual Meeting January 2010
• John Hopkins Dropout Study PowerPoint Presentation
• The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Tool Kit for Creating Your Own Truancy Reduction provides an overview of truancy issues, it causes, and solutions to the problem. 
• Suspension and Expulsion - Roles and Responsibilities for Parents, Schools and Students
• 10 Tips for School Engagement from the National Center for School Engagement
• 21 Ways to Engage Students in School
• School Engagement Resources
• Re-Engaging Youth in School:  Research, Practices and Promise PowerPoint Presentation
• Drop Out Intervention and Recovery

Useful Links:

• Family and Community Engagement Toolkit -- A great resource for sites who want to increase parent involvement in their schools/programs.
• Find Youth Info - Included are tools and resources to help you form effective partnerships, assess community assets, understand risk factors and protective factors, generate maps of local and federal resources and search for evidence-based youth programs.
• Strong Families Make Sense: Clickable Map of Family Strengthening  Activities
• Restorative Justice Online
• The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
• National Institute on the Education of At-Risk Students
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence -- (CREDE)
• The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Colorado Alternative Schools -- 2007-2008
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Policy Statement: Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion
• National Center for School Engagement

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For more information please contact:

Janelle Krueger, Principal Consultant, Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement, (303) 866-6750, Fax (303) 866-6785   krueger_j@cde.state.co.us

Judith Martinez, Unit Director, Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement, (303) 866-6127, FAX (303) 866-6785 martinez_j@cde.state.co.us

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