Episode 26

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(December 11, 2007) Students with disabilities drop out of school at higher rates than any other student group. Working with the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, IDRA has set up a planned variation of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program with an emphasis on serving students with disabilities. Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., an IDRA senior education associate, and Lee Ramos, a San Antonio high school teacher, talk about the dramatic impact of this pilot project and share stories of students it served. Send comments to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or fill out form online at www.idra.org/Podcasts.

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Resources

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program
Overview of the program and its philosophy, research-based design, program elements, evaluation design, recognition and awards, and getting started at your school.

The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities

Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities: Evidence-based Programs that Work
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
NDPC-SD presented at the Oklahoma Transition Institute in Norman, Oklahoma, on June 26, 2007. The session, entitled Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities: Evidence-based Programs that Work, was attended by approximately 25 teachers and school/district transition coordinators.

Dropout Prevention for Students with Disabilities: A Critical Issue for State Education Agencies
by the National High School Content Center

Show Notes

* Host Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., an IDRA senior education associate, welcomes guest Lee Ramos, a San Antonio high school teacher, for a discussion of a planned variation of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program that serves students with disabilities.

* Lee talks about the importance of placing students in the correct setting.

* Lee describes why administrator support is so crucial.

* Lee talks about the impact the program is having on the students.

* Josie and Lee discuss the stipend that tutors receive.

* Lee talks about the attitude changes in both the tutors and the tutees at the elementary school level.

* Lee shares some individual success stories from the program.

Show length: 24:23

Related episode
IDRA Classnotes, Episode 15: Learnings from the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program
IDRA Classnotes, Episode 25: Professional Learning Communities in Schools

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