Review of Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention
Posted: 17 Sep 2021, 07:34
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention" by Jerome Thompson.]
If you take a good look at the statistics, you will see that the rates of absenteeism, truancy, and students dropping out from middle and high school, especially concerning economically disadvantaged students, are high. "Chronic absenteeism affects over six million students in the United States, which is about 13% of the total student population, with at least 10% of kindergarten and first-grade students missing a month or more of school each year." - Page 12. This raises urgent questions around the causes, long-term negative effects, and strategies that can be employed in tackling these issues.
To that effect, Jerome Thompson, an attendance officer in Texas with decades worth of experience working with dropout-prone students, has presented a guide titled Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention.
The comprehensive nature of the book and its presentation in a clear and easy-to-follow manner are the standout aspects for me. The author passed his message in two parts, with the first part covering what absenteeism and truancy really mean, their variations in different states in the U.S., their prevalence, and causes, while the second part highlights detailed, practicable strategies for tackling these issues. I applaud Jerome Thompson for the way he presents these problems and shows the consequences of not working on them. As readers go through this book, they will feel invested in helping children through these issues, especially when they consider how they affect society at large.
Regardless of your field, this book calls all of us to action and reiterates that helping truant children should be a joint effort of the community. Nevertheless, there are in-depth lessons for people who work on campus, from administrators and teachers to attendance specialists. The way the author highlights the significance of parents and guardians in helping children is also noteworthy. We are also taken through identifying parents that add to the problem of truancy, from "The Defenseless and Reckless Parents" to "The Naysayer of Education Parents," and how to handle these kinds of parents.
The author also employs numerous lists to simplify the process of applying the strategies introduced. We are also offered examples to guide us on utilizing his methods. One that I found very helpful was his example showing the format of a warning letter to parents while detailing when to use punitive action.
Furthermore, the book is well researched, and the author includes his sources that not only back up his methods but also encourage readers to research more. This guide is also professionally edited. At just 114 pages in length, it is concise and easy to read through but detailed, informative, and extremely helpful. I cannot think of anything I dislike about this book. Therefore I rate Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention four out of four stars. School administrators, teachers, attendance specialists, social workers, clerks, and parents will learn a lot from reading this book.
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Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention
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If you take a good look at the statistics, you will see that the rates of absenteeism, truancy, and students dropping out from middle and high school, especially concerning economically disadvantaged students, are high. "Chronic absenteeism affects over six million students in the United States, which is about 13% of the total student population, with at least 10% of kindergarten and first-grade students missing a month or more of school each year." - Page 12. This raises urgent questions around the causes, long-term negative effects, and strategies that can be employed in tackling these issues.
To that effect, Jerome Thompson, an attendance officer in Texas with decades worth of experience working with dropout-prone students, has presented a guide titled Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention.
The comprehensive nature of the book and its presentation in a clear and easy-to-follow manner are the standout aspects for me. The author passed his message in two parts, with the first part covering what absenteeism and truancy really mean, their variations in different states in the U.S., their prevalence, and causes, while the second part highlights detailed, practicable strategies for tackling these issues. I applaud Jerome Thompson for the way he presents these problems and shows the consequences of not working on them. As readers go through this book, they will feel invested in helping children through these issues, especially when they consider how they affect society at large.
Regardless of your field, this book calls all of us to action and reiterates that helping truant children should be a joint effort of the community. Nevertheless, there are in-depth lessons for people who work on campus, from administrators and teachers to attendance specialists. The way the author highlights the significance of parents and guardians in helping children is also noteworthy. We are also taken through identifying parents that add to the problem of truancy, from "The Defenseless and Reckless Parents" to "The Naysayer of Education Parents," and how to handle these kinds of parents.
The author also employs numerous lists to simplify the process of applying the strategies introduced. We are also offered examples to guide us on utilizing his methods. One that I found very helpful was his example showing the format of a warning letter to parents while detailing when to use punitive action.
Furthermore, the book is well researched, and the author includes his sources that not only back up his methods but also encourage readers to research more. This guide is also professionally edited. At just 114 pages in length, it is concise and easy to read through but detailed, informative, and extremely helpful. I cannot think of anything I dislike about this book. Therefore I rate Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention four out of four stars. School administrators, teachers, attendance specialists, social workers, clerks, and parents will learn a lot from reading this book.
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Structuring a Detailed School Plan for Absenteeism, Truancy, and Dropout Prevention
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon