Lessons Learned from the Evaluation of the Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program Grants

Presenters

Jaclyn Tejwani (Primary)

Project Director and Research Associate
WestEd

Chris Caesar (Primary)

Program Manager, Texas High School Project
Texas Education Agency

Jessica Navarro

State Director
Communities in Schools, Texas

Monica Ordonez

Program Campus Coordinator
Communities in Schools, Dallas

Valentin Pedroza

Research Associate
WestEd

Jodie Lu Stout Hoffman

Research Associate
WestEd

Description

This webinar, part of a series of WestEd-sponsored webinars related to the education goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), will present information about the effectiveness of the Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program (TSDPRP) Grants in reducing the dropout rate in Texas and improving student outcomes. The presentation will focus on the impact of the expansion of the Communities In Schools (CIS) model, present the findings from the evaluation, and discuss lessons learned and implications for states and districts. Presenters include Jaclyn Tejwani, Valentin Pedroza, and Jodie Hoffman from the WestEd Evaluation Research Program; Chris Caesar and Jessica Navarro from the Texas Education Agency (TEA); and Monica Ordonez from Communities In Schools (CIS) of Dallas.

The archives from the past webinars in this ARRA series are available to view at any time and include:

• Reducing School Dropout Rates
• Supporting Students in Alternative Education Settings
• What Happens to High School Dropouts Who Return to School?
• Continuation High Schools: Supporting Overage and Undercredited Youth
• Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families:
  • Part I
    
  • Part II
  • Part III
• Making Progress on Essential Standards and Assessment Reforms
• Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources from Doing What Works
• Recommendations for Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
• Transforming Schools: Charter Schools as a Strategy for School Turnarounds

Small But Mighty: The Promise of Smaller Learning Communities For High School Redesign

Preparing Students for College: An Online Approach to Filling the Gaps in California High Schools

Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Innovative Models for Student Success

Converting to Smaller Learning Communities

Building Achievement Through Choice: An Online Toolkit