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5 Strengthen School Holding Power from pre-kindergarten to college completion, ensuring that every student is valued, graduates from high school with a diploma, and is prepared for college, work and civic engagement. Imagine > But Currently > What must be done > What we can do together

What we can do together …

• Expect ongoing information from your local schools about what they are doing to support students staying in school and graduating.
• Continually monitor the progress of schools in holding students through a community-based school holding power index or similar instrument.
• Create ongoing dialogues between educators and communities to increase school holding power with actions from home and school.
• Involve student voices in seeking effective strategies for staying in school and support for relevance and graduation.
• Set up a taskforce of school and community leaders to focus on systemic issues to increase school holding power locally.