HISD's Reach Out to Dropouts effort is August 26th
HISD is gearing up for its third annual Reach out to Dropouts walk:
Called "Reach Out to Dropouts," this year's door-to-door walk will be held Saturday, August 26. For the effort to be successful, the district needs both volunteers to participate in the walk itself and to assist with making telephone calls prior to the event.
The Reach Out to Dropouts walk is part of a continuing effort to support "expectation: GRADUATION," a citywide initiative to increase area graduation rates by visiting students who have not yet returned to class to persuade them to complete their studies and graduate.
A number of dedicated people and organizations participate in HISD's walk each year including Houston Mayor Bill White and his wife Andrea, and Houston A+ Challenge, a nonprofit education organization and the district's partner in the walk since its inception.
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During last year's walk, more than 700 students committed to return to school, and of the 1,311 students recovered throughout the remainder of the school year, more than 200 graduated in May.
For this year's walk, HISD will again step up its effort by increasing the number of participating campuses from 16 to 20 and attempting to recruit more than 2,000 volunteers.
Follow this link to HISD's press release for more information on how to get involved.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 07/28/06 08:42 PM | Houston Miscellany | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (0)
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