NCSE is an initiative
of the Partnership
for Families & Children.
www.pffac.org
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"Success Highways" Program
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| Contacts (2): |
Add a new Contact to This Program |
| Karen Middleton *Primary Contact* |
k.middleton@scholarcentric.com |
| Steven Weigler |
s.weigler@scholarcentric.com |
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Date Entered: |
01/14/2008 |
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multiple - available nationwide |
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AK,AZ,CA,CO,CT,FL,HI,ID,IL,MA,NV,TX,WA,WI |
| Website: |
http://www.scholarcentric.com |
Year of Inception: |
2006
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Geographic Area Covered:
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Multi-state |
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Schools, Districts, State |
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Host Agency Type:
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School
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Target Gender:
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Male, Female |
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Target Race/Ethnicity:
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African American, American Indian, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White |
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Target Grade:
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7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade |
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Target Income:
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Low-income (less than $25, 000), Middle-income ($25, 000-$50, 000) |
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Target Language:
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English, Spanish |
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Target Family Focus:
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Student only |
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Target Disciplinary Issues:
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Other Characteristics:
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Youth overage for grade, Youth of age for grade but below grade level
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| Description: |
Success Highways is a research-based dropout prevention program that focuses on building six key academic resiliency skills in students. They are: building academic confidence, making connections with educators, setting goals, managing stress, increasing well being and understanding motivation. Our results are significant: students see higher attendance, improved grades and higher number of classes passed – key early warning indicators of dropouts. Success Highways is a 15 hour program with pre and post-assessments that is highly flexible and can be implemented in an existing class, during an advisory period, after school or in a sumer program.
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| How Program is Funded: |
This program is available for purchase and can be funded through school or district dollars, Title I or other federal resources, private funding or through state initiative. We can assist in grant writing for this program. |
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Evidence of Effectiveness:
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Internal evaluation completed, External evaluation completed, Final evaluation report available, visit our website for reports
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How do you know your program is effective: Our results-oriented curriculum is based on 15 years of research, conducted primarily at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. It was pilot-tested, refined and strengthened in a second urban school district prior to being published for distribution. Success Highways is aligned with state K-12 content standards in all 50 states and can be easily integrated into the curriculum.
To learn more, we offer our research paper and a white paper on our website at www.scholarcentric.com.
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What has not worked in the program any why: We do not recommend a pull-out approach - our program works best when all the students in the classroom use Success Highways. Our program is teacher-led and we recommend the teacher run the class or team teach with a counselor or advisor.
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