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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 50
Author: Hueso (D), et al.
Amended: 7/3/13
Vote: 21
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SENATE FLOOR : 39-0, 6/24/13
AYES: Anderson, Beall, Berryhill, Block, Calderon, Cannella,
Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Emmerson, Evans, Fuller,
Gaines, Galgiani, Hancock, Hernandez, Hill, Hueso, Huff,
Jackson, Knight, Lara, Leno, Lieu, Liu, Monning, Nielsen,
Padilla, Pavley, Price, Roth, Steinberg, Torres, Walters,
Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 7/3/13
SUBJECT : Dropout Recovery Week
SOURCE : School for Integrated Academies and Technologies
DIGEST : This resolution declares the week of August 4, 2013,
to August 10, 2013, inclusive, to be Dropout Recovery Week, and
states the Legislatures intent to encourage the support of
dropout recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies,
alternative assessments, and adequate resources.
Assembly Amendments add coauthors.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
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findings:
1.Research suggests that fewer than 73% of Ninth grade pupils in
California, and in some school districts fewer than 50%,
graduate from high school.
2.Research by the Alliance for Excellent Education concludes
that if only one-half of the dropouts from a single year were
to earn a diploma, the economic benefits to California would
be staggering. Those recovered dropouts would earn an
additional $1.4 billion each year, increase home sales by $4.5
billion during their careers, support an additional 8,700 jobs
to the midpoint of their careers, and increase state and local
tax revenues by $167 million every year.
3.Dropout recovery high schools face significant challenges in
reengaging pupils, including: (1) dropouts often perform
significantly below grade level; (2) dropouts suffer years of
academic and behavioral difficulties, absenteeism, and
stressful life circumstances; and (3) pupils who have dropped
out once are significantly more likely to drop out again.
Research by WestEd found that one-half of the dropouts who
return to school stay for one year or less, one-third of
returning dropouts fail to complete even one course after they
reenroll, and as few as 18% of returning dropouts graduate.
4.Successful dropout recovery high schools utilize multiple
strategies, including state-of-the-art technology, career
technical education to reach a variety of learning modalities,
accelerated learning pedagogies, competency-based, rather than
seat-time-based, instruction, and open entry and open exit
enrollment. Also, successful dropout recovery high schools
attract and retain high-quality staff committed to meeting the
instructional needs of the whole pupil and transforming their
pupils from being at risk of failure to being successful.
This resolution declares the week of August 4, 2013, to August
10, 2013, inclusive, to be Dropout Recovery Week, and states the
Legislature's intent to encourage the support of dropout
recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies,
alternative assessments, and adequate resources.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
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SUPPORT : (Verified 7/10/13)
School for Integrated Academies and Technologies (source)
Association of California School Administrators
California Charter School Association
Contra Costa Building and Construction Trades Council
Country School Facilities Consortium
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, City of Richmond
MVM Strategy Group
Opportunities for Learning
Options for Youth
PQ:nl 7/10/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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