BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
ACR 57 (Carter)
As Introduced May 9, 2011
Majority vote
RULES 7-0
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|Ayes:|Skinner, Silva, Alejo, | | |
| |Butler, Carter, Donnelly, | | |
| |Hagman | | |
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SUMMARY : Declares the week of June 6 through June 12, 2011, to
be Dropout Recovery Week and encourages the support of dropout
recovery high schools with creative teaching strategies,
alternative assessments, and adequate resources. Specifically,
this resolution makes the following legislative findings:
1)Current research suggests that fewer than 70% of 9th grade
students in California graduate from high school and in some
school districts, the number is below 50%.
2)Research conducted by the Alliance for Excellent Education
suggests that if only one-half of the dropouts were recovered
in California's six largest metropolitan areas, the economic
benefits would be astounding; and, the recovered dropouts
would invest an additional $247 million per year, increase
home sales by $2.92 billion during their careers, support an
additional 6,800 jobs, and increase state and local tax
revenues by $129 million annually.
3)Dropout recovery high schools exist in California and utilize
multiple strategies to overcome challenges (e.g., performing
below grade level, behavior difficulties, absenteeism, and
stressful life circumstances) facing students who decide to
reengage in school. These schools do so by including
state-of-the-art technology, career technical education,
competency-based instruction rather than seat time-based
instruction and open entry and exit enrollment.
4)Research demonstrates that reengaging these students will
allow them to demonstrate higher civic engagement, contribute
to the cultural strengths of their communities; and,
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California's population will benefit as the unemployment level
will be significantly less, as well as the number of people on
public assistance or those arrested for violent crime.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
Analysis Prepared by : Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800
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