Increasing Graduation Rates
Hennepin County Commissioners and Superintendents are leading a joint effort to improve the county’s overall high school graduation rate. Intermediate District 287 has convened a series of discussions with the 18 Superintendents and the County Commissioners to begin addressing a goal of raising the graduation rate from 68% to 80% by 2015.
Action resulting from these meetings has included:
- Resolutions for local school Boards;and
- Preparing a draft model for a regional approach to dropout recovery; and
- Convening an “Innovation Incubator” to determine indicators of a successful model to reach the goal; and
- Proposing a series of next steps
Background information and pilot projects also are informing this joint effort. For more resource information please go to our Hot Links section.
January 20, 2012 Regional Graduation Initiative: