Welcome from our Board Chairman

Executive Director Search

The National Dropout Prevention Center/Network is seeking a highly accomplished, dynamic leader to serve as executive director. Read the announcement at www.clemson.edu/hehd/directorsearch or download the Position Announcement

Conferences

24th Annual At-Risk Youth National FORUM: Connecting the Dots of Collaboration

Myrtle Beach, SC. February 19 - 22, 2012
Sponsored by National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, The University of North Carolina Wilmington Watson School of Education, and Communities In Schools of North Carolina, Inc.

2012 National Forum on Dropout Prevention Strategies for Native and Tribal Communities

Phoenix, AZ. April 15 - 18, 2012

Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report

This study, conducted by NDPC/N, and sponsored by Communities In Schools Inc., finds that there are multiple risk factors which increase the likelihood that students will drop out. The evidence clearly shows that dropout is always the result of a long process of disengagement that sometimes begins before the child enrolls in kindergarten. The report also provides information on 50 programs that were found to be effective in addressing these risk factors. Read the Report...