Program for at risk student

Educator Evaluation and Support System. Educator Initiatives. Preparation and Continuing Education. Salary and Service Record. Home Texas Schools. Support for At-Risk Schools and Students. This section contains information regarding At-risk Schools and Students. After School Programs. Communities In Schools. Community Partnerships. Dropout Information. Students can be considered at-risk for achieving academic success in higher education for a variety of reasons.

Martha Maxwell , p. At-risk students may be those who have made poor choices or decisions that impacted negatively on their academics, or they may be an adult student who returns to higher education after an extended absence, or students with academic or physical limitations not identified before enrolling in higher education.

Advising services must be designed to effectively address the characteristics and academic needs of under-prepared and at-risk students. Jones and Becker identified several academic advising services for this group of students. These include using peer advisors and providing a visual means to disseminate information to the students before they even see their advisor. They also suggest that advisors be aware that this group of students benefits from more personal attention from individual advising sessions that focus on the student's development of self-confidence and their ability to make sound decisions.

Finally they suggest that advisors evaluate their delivery of academic services. Nutt suggests using an intrusive advising approach, insisting upon collaborative relationships with other campus resources, and encouraging advisors to invest in the student to help them gain a sense of belonging and that they matter. At Risk programs serve students who have been identified by the school system as being at risk of dropping out of school.

Juvenile Justice programs serve students who have been adjudicated and assigned to Department of Juvenile Justice programs by the courts. Both types of programs work with students who have one or more of the following problems: learning disabilities, teen pregnancy, drug addiction, mental health disorders, school dropout risk factors, family crises, juvenile delinquency, and socialization conduct disorders.

These problems contribute to declines in academic performance. The sites are managed by two assistant principals in the DJJ department. All sites are supported by resource specialists in specific areas, such as regulatory compliance therapy, ESE, etc. Education staff are also supported by paraprofessionals and adjudicated youth specialists. They put up flyers and spoke to students who were having problems meeting requirements to pass their classes.

The final half hour is spent on book club reading, journaling, discussing and Maker Space activities. Rothbauer said a set schedule works better with the kids and the homework check-in and progress information is shared with their teachers. Cochran said so far the students are making strides and gains.