We understand the difficulties High School has but here we explain to you the importance of staying in school and what can happen to you if you don't.
When students dropout of high school they are limiting their future success. They are limiting their ability to find a job with comfortability. Our goal is to promote the necesity of stsaying in school to earn thier High School diploma.
Why are you so involved in this topic?
-i have always been interested in education, but when i became involved with the rochester school district I realized the problems that are faced when you do not have a high school diploma
What are ways that you have demonstrated your goal to limit high school dropouts?
-Explaining the downsides of and the difficulties faced without a high school diploma
Do you have future plans for this?
-My goal is to decrease the dropout rate in rochester to as low as possible and we are trying to institute ways to get to students before it even comes across there mind.
What ways have you shown the downsides of dropping out of high school?
-I have described to students that are on the verge of dropping out that they will find difficulty in finding a steady income and even things like finding places to live.
What do you believe is the key to limiting dropouts?
-Providing the facts about what can happen to you if you do not receive a high school diploma
What can we expect in the future for rochester area high school dropouts?
- the dropout rate has been decreasing in the greater rochester area and we are looking to continue its decrease
In your experience what is the major reason why students dropout?
-The lack of support in their homes and community. In the suburb schools you experience less dropouts which can be due to the support given in the households.
Do you think that the district should be taking further action to limit the dropouts?
-Well you can always do more, but at the same time i think we are doing enough but i would like to see more done.Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That's a student every 26 seconds – or 7,000 a day.
About 25% of high school freshmen fail to graduate from high school on time.
The united states now rank 22 out of 27 on the list of developed countires dropout rates
A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his lifetime. And almost a million dollars less than a college graduate
In the U.S., high school dropouts commit about 75% of crimes.