HISD looking for "Reach Out to Dropouts Day" volunteers
HISD is getting ready for its second annual effort to convince dropouts to return to school:
Help keep Houston’s kids in school—be a part of HISD’s second annual Reach Out to Dropouts Day (ROTD) initiative!
Last year, hundreds of teachers, counselors, administrators, business people, parents, and other volunteers formed teams to walk the neighborhoods surrounding eight HISD high schools on the district’s inaugural Reach Out to Dropouts Day. The teams visited the homes of students who did not return to class when the 2004–2005 school year began and encouraged the students to return to school to complete their education. Their efforts were so successful that HISD recovered 41 students that day and another 61 students came back to school later as a result of the door-to-door effort.
Now, HISD is gearing up for the second annual Reach Out to Dropouts Day—but to make this effort a success your involvement is essential. The effort has been expanded to 16 schools this year, which means more volunteers are needed to staff a phone bank on August 23 and 24 (in two-hour shifts) and to join other groups of volunteers in visiting students’ homes on Saturday, August 27 (from 8:00 a.m. to noon).
Here are the participating schools: Austin High School, Chavez High School, Davis High School, Furr High School, Jones High School, Kashmere High School, Lee High School, Madison High School, Milby High School, Sam Houston High School, Scarborough High School, Sharpstown High School, Waltrip High School, Washington High School, Westbury High School, Worthing High School.
Last year's outreach effort resulted in more than 100 students returning to school.
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Posted by Anne Linehan @ 07/29/05 11:01 AM | Print |
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