retain & regain: a dive into school retention...2018-19 school year retention excel memphis...
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Student Retention
Student retention shows the ratio of students who continue at an education institution after enrollment.
According to Webster, dictionary retention is defined as:● the act of keeping someone or something● the ability to keep something● the power of retaining: Retentiveness
Merriam-Webster. (2019, February 1). Retrieved from Merriam-Webster dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retention
At Excel Midsouth, we’ve seen the following trends with student retention:
● Students who enrolled in Excel and remains through the Term but doesn’t come back
● Students who enrolled in Excel and complete the graduation requirements
● Enrolled at Excel but does not complete any credits
● Enrolled at Excel full time but is dropped in all classes but one
Eight
Retention
Dimensions
Enroll-Students likely to persist
Know-Why students leave
Intervene- To Prevent Attrition
Deliver- Desired Experiences
Reframe-The Significance of
Attrition
Organize-To address retention
issues
Track- At-risk Students
Promise- Only What we can
deliver
2018-19 School Year Retention
● Excel Memphis ended the school year of 2017-18 with a total of 140 active students and enrolled 118+140 = 258 for Term 1.
● Term 1 school year 2018-19, we had a total of 258 enrollments. At the end of Term 1, 75 students have withdrawn. (258-75 = 183)
● At the start of term 2 enrollment was 458 and 220 students withdrew due to an extended term and graduation.
2018-19 School Year Retention
● At the end of semester 1 (Term 2), Excel Memphis student
body count was 141.
● At the start of Term 3, enrolled 325 students (325+141 = 466).
● 282 current students remain after 184 students have
withdrawn
HOW STUDENT RETENTION EFFECTS
FUNDING●BEP Basic Education Program
○Indiana – ADM
○Missouri – 6 Buckets
○DC – Per Pupil Funding
●The BEP, is the funding formula for Tennessee’s K-12 public schools. The
BEP represents a huge portion of the state budget – over $4.7 billion
dollars, or more than a quarter of total state dollars in the budget.
HOW STUDENT RETENTION EFFECTS
FUNDING● Budget is broken into the following categories –
Salary, Benefits, Classroom, Non-Classroom
Expenses
● Distributed based on FTE (Full Time Equivalent) of
Students Throughout State
● 2018-19 - Per Student Amount - $8,647.55
● Ex: $8,647.55 x 100 Students = $864,755
● FTE – Based on 6.5 Hours in Class/Day
● GECM – Lobbied with State to Have Charter Law
Changed: FTE at 4 Hours vs. 6.5 Hours
● Tennessee Department of Education School
District (Shelby County School) GECM
HOW STUDENT RETENTION EFFECTS
FUNDING
M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F M T W Th F
Term 1 12.5%
Dates 7/23 9/21 44 7/23 7/24 7/25 7/26 7/27 7/30 7/31 8/1 8/2 8/3 8/6 8/7 8/8 8/9 8/10 8/13 8/14 8/15 8/16 8/17 8/20 8/21 8/22 8/23 8/24 8/27 8/28 8/29 8/30 8/31 9/4 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/14 9/17 9/18 9/19 9/20 9/21
Term 2 17.5%
Dates 9/24 12/20 56 9/24 9/25 9/26 9/27 9/28 10/1 10/2 10/3 10/4 10/5 10/15 10/16 10/17 10/18 10/19 10/22 10/23 10/24 10/25 10/26 10/29 10/30 10/31 11/1 11/2 11/5 11/6 11/7 11/8 11/9 11/12 11/13 11/14 11/15 11/16 11/19 11/20
Term 3 35.0%
Dates 1/7 3/1 39 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11 1/14 1/15 1/16 1/17 1/18 1/22 1/23 1/24 1/25 1/28 1/29 1/30 1/31 2/1 2/4 2/5 2/6 2/7 2/8 2/11 2/12 2/13 2/14 2/15 2/18 2/19 2/20 2/21 2/22 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1
Term 4 35.0%
Dates 3/4 5/3 39 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/22 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/11 4/12 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/18 0 4/22 4/23 4/24 4/25 4/26 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/2 5/3
Term 5
Dates 5/6 6/6 23 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/9 5/10 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/16 5/17 5/20 5/21 5/22 5/23 5/24 5/28 5/29 5/30 5/31 6/3 6/4 6/5 6/6
WEEK 6WEEK 5WEEK 3Terms
DURATION
(WORK DAYS)
END
DATE
WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 4START
DATE
WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9
The Memphis Excel Retention Solution
What is the S.I.P Team?
- The Goodwill Excel Center Midsouth S.I.P Team is the student intervention
planning team.
- Our primary goal is to define, develop, and analyze trends related to student
academics, attendance, and truancy.
S.I.P Team Identifying Factors
- Truancy
- Assessment
- Communication
- Collaborative Supportive Services
The Solution FactorsTruancy
- Tardy Slips (students receive 3 per term)
- Truancy Letters
3 day letter(Student, Life Coach, Teacher)
5 day letter and Student Success Plan Implementation(Student, Retention
Specialists, Life Coach)
7 Day letter (Student, Life Coach, School Director and Retention Specialists)
Assessment
- Weekly Academic Data Tracking/ Classroom Data Boards in every class (make it a
competition between classes).
- Student retention can improve if students know where they are. This increase student
morale and motivation and creates accountability amongst each individual class to reach the
weekly goal.
Collaborative Supportive Services
- Individual Classroom Wide Rewards
- Individual Department Rewards
- School Wide Rewards
Communication is Key
during ALL phases in order for the S.I.P
process to yield effective and positive results!!!