How Student Retention Teams Are Saving High School Dropouts
FRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--They’re part friend, part cheerleader and part problem solver. They are the retention specialists who work in the 85+ Learn4Life public high schools and they have one goal – to identify students who are at risk of dropping out and develop a multi-level approach to re-engage these students. When Raymond hadn’t shown up at school for a few days and wasn’t responding to calls or texts, Vernon and Ryan, retention specialist team at Learn4Life in Fresno, went to Raym ...