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Connecting caring adults with students To raise our high school graduation rate one student at a time
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- Graduate. It pays. collaborative partners believe that
supporting successful graduates is the responsibility of the entire community and will take coordinated and sustained investments of time and resources from the school system,
- ther public and private institutions, community
- rganizations and residents.
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Arts Council Big Brothers Big Sisters CHANGE Children’s Home Communities in Schools Consumer Credit Counseling Services Crosby Scholars ECHO Forsyth Education Partnership Forsyth Futures Forsyth Technical Community College Greater Carver Road Education Initiative Hispanic League Kernersville Pastors Kernersville Chamber of Commerce Ministers Conference of Winston-Salem NAACP Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods PTA Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs Smart Start United Way of Forsyth County Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem Urban League WS/FCS YMCA YWCA Individual community volunteers
Collaborative Partners
SLIDE 4 The decision to dropout has tragic consequences for each student.
- A dropout will qualify for only 12% of available jobs.
- A dropout will more likely be laid off in a weak economy.
- A dropout can expect to earn around $19,000 per year, below the
poverty line for a family of four.
- A dropout is more likely to be arrested and incarcerated.
- A dropout is more likely to require public assistance, be in poor
health, and the single parent of a future dropout.
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$2 Billion
Public Cost Savings Earnings Differential
Cost of Students Dropping Out
SLIDE 6 Graduation Rate
70.7% 70.8% 72.7% 73.6%
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Our Results
School Year Students Served Students Advanced Schools 2007/2008 49 12th grade 46 94% North 2008/2009 122 10th, 11th 12th grades 117 96% Atkins, Carver, North, East, Glenn 2009/2010 180 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th 162 90% Atkins, Carver, North, East, Glenn, Reynolds
9 out of 10 students matched with a Caring Adult advance to the next grade or graduate
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Our 2010/2011 Plan
Serve 390 students in all high school grades Atkins, Carver, East, Glenn, North & Reynolds High Schools 9th grade students Need 80 community volunteers 10th & 11th grade students College interns mentor 190 students 12th grade students Need 120 community volunteers
SLIDE 9 What does it take to be a Caring Adult?
- A commitment to spend one hour each week during the school day
at the school with your student.
- A caring heart, a willingness to listen and encourage
- A desire to guide your student and help them define and reach their
goals. Big Brothers Big Sisters & Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
- Will provide training.
- Will answer questions.
- Will provide support and encouragement.
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