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Native American Dropout: Assessing Factors to Improve Retention in
Public, Secondary Schools
Tim LaPlantWalden University
Dr. Joseph Frantiska Jr.EDUC-6125
"Let us put our minds together and see what kind of life we can make for our children."
- Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Medicine Man and Chief
Overview
"Let us put our minds together and see what kind of life we can make for our children."
- Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Medicine Man and Chief
Overview
"Let us put our minds together and see what kind of life we can make for our children."
- Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Medicine Man and Chief
Overview
"Let us put our minds together and see what kind of life we can make for our children."
- Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux Medicine Man and Chief
Overview
Context and Background
American Indian
graduation rates have been on a downward trend since
2008.
Context and Background
The high school
dropout rate for Native
Americans is the highest among any group in the
United States (Akee &Yazzie-Mintz, 2011).
Context and Background
Fourteen states, “Alaska, Idaho, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming” reported High School graduation rates for Native students below 60 percent (National Indian Education Association, 2013).
Comparison of National Dropout Rates
Dropout Rate All Students
White Students
AI/AN Students
Age Group
or Grade
Individuals Who Count as Dropouts...
Data Source
Event Dropout Rate (2009-10)
3% (N=514,238)
2% (N=191,943)
7% (N=12,044)
9-12th grade
Dropped out of public school in a given school year and didn't receive
a diploma
Stillwell & Sable, 2013
National Status Dropout Rate (CPS) (Oct 2009)
8% (N=3,030,000
)
5% (N=1,188,000)
13% (N=34,000)
16-24 years
Aren't in high school and don't have a diploma or alternative credential
Chapman, Laird, Ifill, &
KewalRamani, 2011
National Status Dropout Rate (ACS) (Oct 2009)
8% (N=3,167,400
)
6% (N=1,261,000)
15% (N=46,800)
16-24 years
Aren't in high school and don't have a diploma or alternative credential
Aud, Hussar, Kena, Bianco, et
al., 2011
National Indian Education Association. (2014). Statistics on native students. Retrieved from website: http://www.niea.org/Research/Statistics.aspx
Note: CCD = based on data from the Common Core of Data, CPS = based on data from the Current Population Survey, ACS = based on data from the American Community Survey
Purpose
• Improve Retention Rates
Literature
Research shows providing quality
education for Native children
and communities remains a huge
challenge as both Tribal and public school officials
struggle for new ways to keep
Native students in school.
Proposed Solutions
Facilitate the implementation of evidence-based strategies through intervention-based design models that:
•Promote the hiring of Native instructors.•Promote a positive school environment and pro-social behavior.•Increase student engagement by promoting culture retention strategy.•Promote academic success by encouraging non-Native teachers and faculty on applicable Native culture •Increase family and community support
Solutions (cont.)
Benchmark existing alternative schools that have had success.
Suggestion: Spotted Eagle Alternative High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which provides quality non-punitive alternative education for American Indian students in an urban environment.
Conclusion
• Assimilation of Native children into the dominant culture has failed.
• Close the cultural gap.
• Induce positive experience.
• Change mainstream paradigms.
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