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IN DEPTH: Absenteeism, Suspensions, Retention, and Dropping Out In this “in depth” view we focus on the impact of high absenteeism, discipline problems, and retention in grade, all of which have been well documented in the literature as key individual factors in dropping out. We compare the median attendance rate, the suspension rate, and the retention rate of high school students who dropped out and who remained in school in 2009 (Table 30). We found that among LEP students who dropped out in SY2009, the median attendance was much lower (63.1%) than among those who stayed in school and that the difference in attendance rate between the two groups was statistically significant. Similarly, the suspension rate among those LEP students who dropped out was more than twice that of those LEP students who remained in school and this difference was also significant. Finally, we examine the rate of retention and found a higher proportion of students retained in grade among the dropouts than among those who did not drop out; this difference was also statistically significant. The situation of EP students mirrors that of LEP students. Table 30. Attendance, Suspension and Retention of High School Dropouts. BPS, SY2009 EP LEP1 Dropped Out Did Not Drop Out Dropped Out Did not Drop Out Median Attendance Rate 56.8% 87.7% 63.1% 87.1% Suspension Rate 11.9% 6.6% 6.3% 3.0% Retention Rate 42.7% 8.8% 34.9% 19.8% Note: 1 The differences in attendance rates, suspension rates and retention rates between LEPs who dropped out and those who stayed in school were all found to be statistically significant (p= .000, p=.011 with minimal effect size, and p=.000 with minimal effect size, respectively). E What Are the Annual High School Dropout Rates of English Language Learners in Different Types of Schools and Programs? In this section we consider the differences in the dropout rates of LEP students in different types of schools and programs. The presentation of data is more limited than in other chapters, because the number of students is relatively small and they disaggregated across a relatively large number of programs and school characteristics. Therefore, in some cases, we are unable to report findings for reasons of confidentiality. Dropout Rates in Schools of Different Characteristics. We re-visit first the characteristics of schools presented earlier and present the dropout rates for LEP high school students at these schools. As a point of comparison we present the high school dropout rates for all BPS students and for all LEP students (Table 31). Differences in the poverty rate of schools, the density of their LEP student enrollment, attainment of AYP goals and the qualifications of their teachers were all statistically significant school characteristics in relation to the dropout rate of LEP high school students. The dropout rate among students in schools with a poverty rate between 25% and 75% was almost three times that of schools with 58 Improving Educational Outcomes of English Language Learners in Schools and Programs in Boston Public Schools
Table 31. Annual High School Dropout Rates among LEP students in Schools of Different Characteristics. BPS, SY2009 Annual High School Dropout Rate N Rate All BPS 1,426 6.9% All LEPs 201 6.6% School Size Large High School 77 5.8% Medium High School 36 6.3% Small High School 88 7.6% Poverty Rate of School 1 Poverty rate 25-75% 151 9.6% Poverty rate >75% 50 3.4% LEP Density 1 0-10% 21 8.8% 10.1-30% 114 5.3% 30.1-50% 51 11.6% >50% 15 6.7% Accountability Status 1 Met AYP in ELA 51 4.0% Did not meet AYP in ELA 110 7.1% Met AYP in Math 40 7.2% Did not meet AYP in Math 121 5.3% Teacher Qualifications 1 % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, above district average 109 7.3% (>97.9%) 1 % of teachers licensed in teaching assignment, at/below district average (95.9%) 2 85 8.5% % of core academic classes taught by highly qualified teachers, at/ below district average (
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VII. DROPPING OUT 48 A. What Are th
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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
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Language Learners (OELL) has attemp
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