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Program Evaluation: Dropout Prevention

TEA's Program Evaluation Unit assesses the efficiency and effectiveness of dropout prevention and recovery grant programs to help increase high school graduation rates. The reports and executive summaries are available in PDF format from the links below.

Texas Dropout Recovery Pilot Program

Launched in Summer 2008, the Texas Dropout Recovery Pilot Program (TDRPP) was designed to identify and recruit students who have already dropped out of Texas public schools and provide them with services to enable them to earn a high school diploma or demonstrate college readiness.

The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

Evaluation of the Texas Dropout Recovery Pilot Program: Cycles 1 and 2 (Arroyo Research Services, May 2011)
Executive Summary (16 pages)

Texas Dropout Recovery Pilot Program: Cycle 1 Evaluation Report (Arroyo Research Services, December 2009)
Executive Summary (17 pages)

    Communities in Schools of Texas

    Communities in Schools (CIS) of Texas uses a case management model to provide services to at-risk students to help them achieve the following:

    1.  stay in school;
    2.  improve academically;
    3.  increase the rate of school attendance;
    4.  decrease behavioral problems;
    5.  advance from one grade to the next; and
    6. graduate or obtain a GED.

    CIS case managers may directly serve students or link them with agencies and programs that meet their needs. Please go to TEA's CIS page to learn more about CIS.

    The evaluation report and executive summary are available from the links below:

    Evaluation of Communities In Schools (CIS) of Texas: Final Report (ICF International, December 2008)
    Executive Summary (18 pages)

    Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program

    The Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program (TSDPRP) evolved from a $2.5 million federal grant that TEA received to develop, implement and evaluate a dropout prevention and reentry program.

    The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

    Evaluation of the Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program Grants: Final Report (WestEd, August 2009)
    Executive Summary (25 pages)

    Evaluation of the Texas School Dropout Prevention and Reentry Program Grants: Interim Report (WestEd, July 2009)
    Executive Summary (23 pages)

      Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program

      The Collaborative Dropout Reduction program was created to encourage school partnerships with multiple community stakeholders to increase the number of students completing high school. Goals of the program were: 1) reducing the number of students who drop out of school and 2) increasing the job skills, employment opportunities, and continuing education opportunities of students who might otherwise have dropped out of school. 

      The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

      Evaluation of the Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program: A High School Success Pilot Program, February 2011 Report (ICF International, February 2011)
      Executive Summary (17 pages)

      High School Success Pilot Program: Collaborative Dropout Reduction Pilot Program, Interim Report #1 (ICF International, December 2010)
      Executive Summary (11 pages)

        Texas Grants to Reduce Academic Dropouts


        Texas Grants to Reduce Academic Dropouts provided funding for high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools to establish programs to increase students' knowledge and skills, while also increasing graduation rates. The grant program was in effect from February 2004 through February 2006.

        The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

        Evaluation of the Texas Grants to Reduce Academic Dropouts Program: Final Report (Texas A&M University, October 2006)
        Executive Summary (4 pages)

        Evaluation of the Texas Grants to Reduce Academic Dropouts Program: Interim Report (Texas A&M University, May 2005)
        Executive Summary (8 pages)

        Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention Program

        Initiated in Summer 2009, the Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention Program (TNGTI) was an intervention program designed to create summer transition and fall intervention programs for eighth grade students transitioning to high school.

        The evaluation reports and executive summaries are available from the links below:

        Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention (TNGTI) Grant Program: Eight Campus Case Studies (Learning Point Associates, March 2011)

        Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention (TNGTI) Grant Program: January 2011 Evaluation Report (Learning Point Associates, January 2011)
        Executive Summary (9 pages)

        Texas Ninth Grade Transition and Intervention (TNGTI) Grant Program: Interim Evaluation Report (Learning Point Associates, June 2010)
        Executive Summary (6 pages)

          Contact: ProgramEval@tea.texas.gov

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