America's Promise Dropout Site

Click here.  

YOU Can be a MENTOR!

Mentor Sunday is coming November 9, 2008.
Click here for more information.
Click here for bulletin insert.

View a list of local mentor opportunities

Want to learn more about being a mentor? 
Click here for answers to your questions.  

Click here for The Muskegon Chronicle article dated April 24, 2008. 

Click here for The Muskegon Chronicle article dated May 9, 2008.

Click here for The Muskegon Chronicle article dated June 1, 2008.

There is a new community-wide effort underway in Muskegon County called "Creating a Graduation Generation."  
   

The Muskegon Area Children's Agenda will oversee the future work of Graduation Generation and is currently assembling a committee that will be representative of all interested parties in the community.  The committee will create operating principles, establish a baseline of our current situation, and set specific goals.   

Results from May 8, 2008, Seminar

Breakout Groups - Summary, click here.

Evaluation Summary, click here.

Resources 

For article on SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippi’s School Dropout Rate, click on link below.

http://www.splcenter.org/news/item.jsp?aid=310&splcnewsletter=newsgen-042508

Press Release on Dropouts, click here.

May 21 Invitation from Michigan Communities in Schools, click here.

To learn more, visit the National Dropout Prevention Network web links below. The NDPN is affiliated with Clemson University and is a leader in dropout prevention information.

http://www.dropoutprevention.org/stats/quick_facts/economic_
impacts.htm

http://www.dropoutprevention.org/stats/quick_facts/who_ranks_
where.htm

http://www.cisnet.org/about/

The key to keeping teens in school (click link below)

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1166001372&pt=Y

Strategies to Prevent Students from Dropping Out of High School

What can business do? (click link below)

http://www.biztools4schools.org/grow_the_u_s_economy_and_build
_the_customer_base

For the faith-based community (click links below)

http://www.fldoe.org/family/pdf/FBToolKit.pdf

http://www.fldoe.org/family/doc/fbtoolkit.doc

Graduation Generation

is an effort led by a partnership of: 

Muskegon Public Schools, Council of Cooperating Churches, and the MAISD.

It is endorsed by:

Muskegon Community College, Baker College, Community Coordinating Council, Great Start Collaborative, Child Abuse Council of Muskegon County, Muskegon County Department of Human Services, Muskegon Area Chamber of Commerce, United Way of the Lakeshore, Muskegon Area Children's Agenda, and Muskegon Opportunity.

This program is made possible in part by a grant from the Community Foundation for Muskegon County.