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School Nurses Graduation / Dropouts FERPA (Family Rights and Privacy Act) Alternative Paths to Certification


 * SCHOOL NURSES**

Project School Care Teaches Special-Needs Skills http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080407/IL01/104070010 “The goal of Project School Care is to transition technology-dependent children from the hospital to the school setting by educating school nurses.”

Best Practices for Administering Medication in School []


 * GRADUATION / DROPOUTS**

Report Shows Stunning Failures in High-School Graduation Rates http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=4231

Creating Postsecondary Pathways to Good Jobs for Young High School Dropouts: The Possibilities and the Challenges http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/10/postsecondary_pathways.html

Cities in Crisis: A Special Analytic Report on High School Graduation (PDF) http://www.americaspromise.org/uploadedFiles/AmericasPromiseAlliance/Dropout_Crisis/SWANSONCitiesInCrisis040108.pdf

Dropout Prevention (PDF) []

High School Students At Risk: the Challenge of Dropouts and Pushouts by Lucy Hood (PDF) [] S

A National Study on Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities []

Diploma Options for Students with Disabilities []

The At-Risk Student Intervention Implementation Guide (pdf) http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Career-and-Technology-Education/old/cate/documents/AtRiskStudentGuide.pdf The mandate is for school districts to "implement in each of their high schools one or more evidence-based model programs for at-risk students to ensure that these students are given the opportunity to complete the requirements for the state high school diploma and to build skills that prepare them to enter the job market successfully."

FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

The Family Rights and Privacy Act: 7 Myths — and the Truth http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i32/32a05301.htm?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO CERTIFICATION
PACE - Program of Alternative Certification for Educators (SC) http://www.scteachers.org/cert/pace/PACE.cfm PACE Guidelines http://www.scteachers.org/cert/pace/guide.cfm

American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence http://www.abcte.org/ Become a Teacher in South Carolina http://www.abcte.org/teach/south-carolina

Troops to Teachers http://www2.ed.gov/programs/troops/index.html Proud to Serve Again http://www.proudtoserveagain.com/ South Carolina http://www.scteachers.org/troops/index.cfm

Teach for America http://www.teachforamerica.org/