“We use those alternative education sites and programs as incentive, as a way to bring dropouts back in – either into our virtual school or into our alternative schools. Many times we are successful, many times we are not. Many times they drop out again and we continue to reach out to them to try to bring them back in,” Rodrequez said.
Likewise, Tulsa Met-Franklin, an alternative education school for middle school and junior high students, saw its dropout rate increase from 5.3 percent to 19.5 percent, but its enrollment also spiked 51.5 percent, from 132 to 200 students.
Larry Smith, assistant superintendent for school accountability, told the board that the effort to help at-risk students succeed is worth any negative reflection on TPS’ dropout rates.
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