PROGRAM DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
STATE AND STATUS OF DROPOUT
Albert Motivans, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Canada)
Presentation: Opportunities Lost, Global Trends in Early School Leaving
Howard “Sandy” Addis, National Dropout Prevention Center
Presentation: Dropout Prevention, a National Issue
Jennifer Sklar, International Rescue Committee
Presentation: Conflict-Affected Children and Drop Out
Ann Warner, International Center for Research on Women
Presentation: Adolescent Girls and Drop-Out
Enrique Roig, Creative Associates International
Presentation: Crime, Violence and Dropout
Angela Venza, International Youth Foundation
Presentation: Livelihoods and Dropout
OVERVIEW OF STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS DROPOUT
Heather Clawson, Communities in Schools
Presentation: How Do We Address the School Dropout Problem?
Keith Lewin, University of Sussex (UK)
Presentation: Lewin, Keith – University of Sussex – Drop Outs and Push Outs, No More Missing Halves
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS: A FOUNDATION FOR ACTION
Diane Prouty, Creative Associates International
Aakash Sethi, QUEST Alliance (India)
Chea Kosal, Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (Cambodia)
Nicole Seibel, CARE (Timor-Leste)
Wendi Carman, Creative Associates International (Tajikistan)
Presentation: Early Warning Systems for Developing Countries
Douglas Huntley, Queensbury Union Free School District
Presentation: Keeping All Kids in School
CRIME AND DROPOUT PREVENTION STRATEGIES
Harold Sibaja, Creative Associates International (El Salvador)
Presentation: School Dropout and Youth Violence in El Salvador
Lori Kaplan, Latin American Youth Center
Presentation: The Latin American Youth Center
PROGRAM DAY 2: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH
DROPOUT PREVENTION IN CONFLICT SETTINGS, FOR GIRLS & YOUTH LIVELIHOODS
Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski, Florida State University
Presentation: Dropout in post-conflict settings, The Case of Sierra Leone
Supriya Baily, George Mason University
Presentation: Girls and Dropout Prevention, Strategies and Interventions
Katy Vickland, Creative Associates International
Presentation: Dropout Prevention in Conflict Settings
DID IT WORK? SCHOOL DROPOUT PREVENTION PILOT RESEARCH FINDINGS ON DROPOUT INTERVENTION IMPACTS
Karen Tietjen, Creative Associates International
Nancy Murray, Mathematica
Neha Parti, QUEST Alliance (India)
Gulguncha Amirbekovna, Creative Associates International (Tajikistan)
Ouk Sothira, Kampuchean Action for Primary Education (Cambodia)
Martin Canter, CARE (Timor-Leste)
Presentation: Do EWS and Student Engagement Activities Reduce Dropout