At-Risk / Prevention

Expelled and At-Risk Student Services

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

Example of High Scoring Application:

• Washington County School District 3 (Otis) 
• Model Application

Note:  The examples reflect past application forms and do not cover all questions in the 2009-2013 application.

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Evaluation:

• 2008-09 Year-End Report Questions and Tip Sheet for Online Reporting System

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

• 2007-08 Evaluation Report - Executive Summary 

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

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

• Expelled and At-Risk Student Services (EARSS) Final Report 2005-2006 and 5-year trends 

• Summary Report for 2003-04 

• 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 New Site Orientation
• Currently Funded Sites -- 2009-2010 NEW
• 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:

• 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
• 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:

Cindy Wakefield, Principal Consultant, Prevention Initiatives, (303) 866-6750, Fax (303) 866-6785   wakefield_C@cde.state.co.us

Judith Martinez, Principal Consultant, Prevention Initiatives, (303) 866-6127, FAX (303) 866-6785 martinez_j@cde.state.co.us

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