General Comment: Greg Hutchins, Educational Chair of the American Society of Quality Control:

Upcoming Engagements

• February 2012:
  • 8: National Alternative Education Conference (NAEA) - Nashville, TN
  • 16: Calgary Canada Teachers Conference
• March 2012:
  • 7: National Youth At-Risk Conference
• April 2012:
  • 14: 2012 National Forum on Dropout Prevention for Native & Tribal Communities
  • 19: Association for Career & Technical Education 2012 Region IV Conference

Recent Franklin video ...

15 Strategies for Dropout Prevention

The Basic Core Strategies

• Mentoring/Tutoring
• Service Learning
• Alternative Schooling
• After School Opportunities

Early Interventions

• Early Childhood Education
• Family Engagement
• Early Literacy Development

Making the Most of Instruction

• Professional Development
• Active Learning
• Educational Technology
• Individualized Instruction

Making the Most of the Wider Community

• Systemic Renewal
• School- Community Collaboration
• Career and Technical Education
• Safe Schools