LEADING EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SCHOOLS AND AT-PROMISE YOUTH
Education Policy and Data
Last year, Public Policy Institute of California Researcher Paul Warren presented his findings on the ground breaking study - "Accountability for California's Alternative Schools.” About 12 percent of all California high school seniors attend an alternative school, but far fewer than half graduate. To improve outcomes and promote the success of at-risk students, the state needs a new approach to measuring alternative school performance. This PPIC report compares California's efforts with those of Colorado, Florida and Texas to provide useful directions for the next phase of alternative school accountability. One of his findings sure to resonate with alternative accountability advocates is that the "four year graduation rate ... does not work as intended in the alternative school context." Hear why Paul concludes, "To improve outcomes and promote the success of at-risk students, the state needs a new approach to measuring alternative school performance.”
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Larry Bell can bring out that passion and provide strategies to keep the fire hot throughout the year. Uncertainty at higher levels should not mean low student performance! Teachers have to be reminded that what they expect of their students is exactly what they will get it. These teachers can get a lot, especially if Larry Bell gets to “light their fire!!"
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Educational Motivational Speaker, Consultant & Author
Professional Development
RAPSA offers webinars and other professional development opportunities for educators working with at-promise students. These include topics like “Best Practices for Teaching English Language Learners and Students of Diverse Backgrounds,” and “Blended Learning in a Dropout Recovery Model.” To obtain copies of previous webinars, please contact info@rapsa.org.
FREE Webinars
RAPSA hosts interactive webinars for leaders creating strategies for serving at-promise youth. We have a 60-minute time set aside to share strategies and seek answers to some of the issues that are facing at-promise students across the country.
RAPSA Journal
The RAPSA Journal consists of a network of committed professionals to establish best practices for serving at-promise students and advocate for policies that support student success. These publications provide articles about research and initiatives across the country that explore solutions for serving out-of-school and other high-risk youth.
Supporting At-Promise Students
The Reaching At-Promise Students Association (RAPSA) is a nonprofit organization focused on helping educators working with at-risk students. By identifying students as “at-promise,” the organization emphasizes the belief that despite obstacles, all students can succeed. Today, RAPSA is a leading professional development and networking organization for those working with the at-promise student population, and has a membership of hundreds of educators internationally, including teachers, administrators, counselors, coaches, volunteers, and community members. View our Organizational Members.
Mission
RAPSA’s mission is to improve the lives of at-promise students by providing professional development experiences for educators who work with the opportunity youth population.
Together, we can create opportunity for all young adults to reconnect and thrive.
Re-engagement
Our region’s businesses, workers and families will thrive when we unlock the potential of every San Diegan to succeed. True opportunity is achieved through access to networks, knowledge and resources like transportation and child care alongside lifelong learning to help workers acquire skills relevant to a rapidly changing economy.
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Our word is our bond. That’s why organizations across the country trust RAPSA to deliver results. When we make a promise, we keep it. RAPSA has been honored with the privilege of working with top educational institutes and leadership all over the nation since 1998!
Join educators and educational advocates from across the country to learn and collaborate on issues related to educational accountability. It is not that schools don't want to be measured, it is that schools want measures to be appropriate and accurate.
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Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending - Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending Alferes, Michael and Cortez, Sara. “Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending”. Report Legislative Analyst Office. March 14, 2024, https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883 A recent CA Legislative Analyst Office report on the transparency of County Offices of Education (COE’s) highlights the two distinct missions for COE’s. “COEs provide direct See The Story
Teacher Well Being and Intentions to Leave in 2024: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey - Teacher Well Being and Intentions to Leave in 2024: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey Doan, Sy, Elizabeth D. Steiner, and Rakesh Pandey, Teacher Well-Being and Intentions to Leave in 2024: Findings from the 2024 State of the American Teacher Survey. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1108-12.html. Throughout the United See The Story