Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Improve the effectiveness of DEWS.

Truancy and Attendance
- Reduce the truancy rate for unexcused absences to zero.

Connecting Schools to the Future
Better prepare students for post-secondary options and career opportunities.

Local Community Ideas & Objectives
- Build public awareness and support for dropout prevention efforts.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Increase the effectiveness of Early Warning.

Truancy and Attendance
- Ensure that 100% of students attend school all the time.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Ensure that courses integrate technology and 21st Century skills at all grade levels.

Local Community Ideas & Objectives
- Increase collaboration with city and parish officials, community organizations, and local businesses to develop student support services.
- Keep the graduation rate issue at the forefront of all district planning and “top of mind” in the Baker Community.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Improve the administration of the dropout early warning system.

Truancy and Attendance
- Maintain zero (0) unexcused absences.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Better prepare students for College (Post-Secondary) and Career Readiness.

Local Community Ideas & Community
- Continuously communicate and promote dropout prevention efforts on a district-wide basis.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Maintain and expand current school-to-work programs.

Truancy and Attendance
- Fully implement existing policies and amend district policy to allow and mandate make-up hours.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Better prepare students for post-secondary options and career opportunities.

Local Community Ideas & Objectives
- Build public awareness and support for dropout prevention efforts.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Develop appropriate support and intervention strategies for Pre-GED/Options and overage students.
- Develop appropriate support and intervention strategies for K-8 students who are at-risk of dropping out.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Prepare students for post-secondary and career options.

Local Community Ideas & Objectives
- Build community trust in the Madison Parish School system.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Develop procedures and guidelines to ensure that DEWS is administered efficiently and effectively.

Truancy and Attendance
- Achieve a 2% truancy rate and 98% attendance rate by 2014.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Expose students to career and post-secondary options and prepare students to be college (two and four year options) and career ready.

Truancy and Attendance
- Annually reduce the number of students listed on the DEWS Report/Students Statistical Report (SSR) by 25%.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Starting at middle school, develop ways to better engage students in “relevant” learning opportunities.

Early Detection & Community Support Systems
- Significantly improve the district’s early detection, support and intervention services for PreK-8 grade students.

Truancy and Attendance
- Improve efficiency and effectiveness of Family in Need of Services (FINS).
- Develop written procedures of the truancy policy and communicate them system-wide and to parents.

Connecting Schools to the Future
- Develop and sustain a mentoring program.
- Explore expanding Career & Technical Education courses.
- Better inform teachers and parents about career and post-secondary options.
- Better inform students about the impact of dropping out.

Local Community Ideas & Objectives
- Build community partnership and ownership of the school system.
- Improve communication and public relations.
- Improve parental engagement.