This book by practitioners, policy analysts, and young people, for practitioners, policy makers, and researchers, captures up-to-the-moment experience and as yet unresolved issues in a newly emerging field: dropout reengagement. Key elements in this field include reaching out to young people who have left school for a myriad of reasons, and providing individualized supports and services all the way through to successful re-enrollment. The development of coordinated citywide efforts to re-engage out-of-school youth on positive educational pathways - in several dozen cities in recent years - spurred the effort to document practice and policy. Readers will come away with an understanding of results to date, as well as a sense of the variety and continuous improvement and innovation underway. This book describes the impressive early accomplishments of reengagement efforts in several cities, provides practical advice from a variety of perspectives for those seeking to launch or formalize local reengagement programs, and describes how reengagement at scale could help solve the crisis of unfulfilled potential represented in America's millions of young people without high school credentials.
Dedication Foreword Martin J. Walsh, Mayor, City of Boston Preface Andrew O. Moore Introduction Andrew O. Moore Section 1: Dimensions of Reengagement Chapter 1: Reengagement as an Issue, and an Emerging Field of Practice and Policy Andrew O. Moore Chapter 2: Illustrative Profiles of Reengagement Approaches Andrew O. Moore Chapter 3: What Did it Take to Start Up in Washington, DC? Celine Fejeran Chapter 4: What Did it Take to Start Up in Allentown PA? Jennifer Danese Chapter 5: Reducing the Dropout Rate in Boston via Reengagement Kathy Hamilton Chapter 6: Municipal leadership for reengagement Andrew O. Moore Chapter 7: Waiting for Daniel J. Weston Phippen Section 2: Important Techniques in Reengagement Chapter 8: Eight Promising Outreach Strategies for Reengagement Steve Dobo and Shirley Horstman Chapter 9: "A Student Is Much More than a Number:" Using Data to Improve Outreach in New York City Alexander Thome Chapter 10: Effectively Leveraging Institutional and Community Partnerships - Examples from Los Angeles and Nashville Debra Duardo, Robert Sainz, Glen Biggs, and Judy Rye Chapter 11: Principles and Approaches for Reengaging Two Overrepresented Indigenous Student Groups: American Indians and Latinos Korinna Wolfe Chapter 12: Reengagement Center Practices: Lessons Learned on the Front Lines Emmanuel Allen Section 3: Emerging, Promising Practices in Reengagement Chapter 13: Using Workforce Connections to Reengage Disconnected Youth Heather Ficht and Carla Gay Chapter 14: From Reengagement, Into College: Embracing Postsecondary Options for Out-of-School Youth Nick Mathern with Pam Blumenthal, Jahath Harriot, and Sue Stork Chapter 15: Early Lessons for the Field, from High School Equivalency-Plus Examples in Massachusetts Jennifer Poulos, Chad D'Entremont, and Nina Culbertson Chapter 16: Valuing Student Voice to Inform Reengagement Jennifer Harris and Rechelle Murillo Chapter 17: Expanding Options Such As Online and Blended Learning to Reinforce Dropout Prevention and Recovery: Lessons to Date from One School District Tawnya Perry and Marquis Jones Chapter 18: Future Prospects Andrew O. Moore Resources and References About the Editor About the Contributors Index
