Other Resources
- America's Promise Alliance
- Check & Connect
- College Success Coalition
- Dropout Prevention Network
- Indiana Dropout Prevention
- Indiana Youth Institute
America's Promise Alliance (http://www.americaspromise.org/)
A national alliance founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and chaired today by Alma Powell, America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of 400+ corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups that are passionate about improving lives and changing outcomes for children. Their top priority is ensuring that all young people graduate from high school ready for college, work and life. Their work involves raising awareness, encouraging action and engaging in advocacy to provide children the key supports they call the Five Promises: Caring adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, An Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others.
Check & Connect (http://checkandconnect.org/)
Check & Connect is a model of sustained intervention for promoting students' engagement with school and learning. Demonstrated outcomes include:
- decrease in truancy,
- decrease in dropout rates,
- increase in accrual of credits,
- increase in school completion, and
- impact on literacy.
College Success Coalition (http://www.asainstitute.org/csc/)
The Indiana College Success Coalitions is a network of local organizations interested in increasing college access and success within the State of Indiana.
Dropout Prevention Network (http://www.dropoutprevention.org/home)
The mission of the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network is to increase high school graduation rates through research and evidence-based solutions.
Indiana Dropout Prevention (http://www.indianadropoutprevention.org/)
This website is designed to help educators help students stay in school and be successful. The Summit is in need of contact information for each school or organization's superintendent and dropout prevention coordinator. Please visit their webpage to provide this information.
Indiana Youth Institute (http://www.iyi.org/)
The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of Indiana children and youth by serving the people, institutions and communities that impact their well-being. Resources on the website include fundraising/grant opportunities, trainings, parent and community information, national/state/local data, and more.