Re: rational look at MSD and PSD

["John Danahy" <JDANAHY@turbonet.com>]

How would you define a "voluntary drop out"?  Is an elementary student who
leaves for home schooling a drop out? Is a secondary student?  Does a high
school student who leaves school to pursue a college degree a drop out?  How
about a student who leaves because their individual learning style is
different from the district's teaching style? Are they voluntary drop outs
or did they leave because there was no reason to stay?  Do students drop out
because it is something they actively want to do or because they can see no
other alternative?

John Danahy
jdanahy@turbonet.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joan Klingler" <joank@moscow.com>
To: "Gerald Weitz" <cweitz@moscow.com>
Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: rational look at MSD and PSD


> There is one question that has several different answers depending on who
is
> giving the statistics:
>
> Is the dropout rate at Moscow ONLY those students who voluntarily drop
> out? Or does it also include those who are expelled. I believe there is a
big
> different in that percentage if it includes Everybody who leaves the
school
> system, whether voluntarily or otherwise.
>
> Date sent:      Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:36:33 -0600
> From:           Gerald Weitz <cweitz@moscow.com>
> To:             <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Subject:        Here is a rational look at MSD and PSD
>
>
> Joan Klingler
> joank@moscow.com
>
>