3.2. % 6th grade students retained in Brazoria County
Current Value
0.2%
Definition
Line
Bar
Comparison
Story Behind the Curve
Pushing Down
- Strong Attendance
- Increased Parental Involvement
- Social/ Emotional Support
- Involvement In extra Curricular activities
- Effective mentoring programs (high school & college)
- Tutoring/ Remediation
- Adequate tools equip
- Innovatite Teaching & Curriculum
Pushing Up
- Low Attendance
- No Parental Involvement
- No Family Support
- Peer Pressure
- Bullying
- Lack of Technology, books, etc.
- Dated Teaching Techniques
- Lack of Basic Needs
- Language Barriers
- Home Life
- Transportation
- Mental Health
Partners
Refer to Partners listed in other education indicators
Solutions
Evidence Based
- Learning Interventions
- Teacher Training/Professional Development
- Technology Assist Learning
- STEM/STEAM curriculum
- Individual Instruction during school time (In school support)
No/ Low Cost
- Parent Engement (Training & Events)
- School & Social Clubs
Promising Practices
- Mentoring
- Self-Paced tutoring
- Afterschool Enerichment
- Family Literacy programs
- ESL programs
- Grade Incentives
Off the Wall
- Charactered & Leadership
- Educational Assemblies
Strategies
- Strengthen the character of students through mentoring and leadership opportunities
- Deliver Out-of-School-Time activities that align with TEKS standards or education requirements at grade level
- Strengthen parental engagement in the child's educational progress and/or learning development