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The purpose of Diploma On! is to re-engage students who have dropped out of school within member districts and ultimately increase the graduation rate in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Program staff obtain student contact information from identified referral sources within each district, normally after a 15-day drop. Next, they contact the student and/or caregiver to establish a relationship and attempt to reduce the barriers that are preventing them from attending school, with the goal of reenrolling the student in a program/school that fits their needs. Since its inception in spring 2012, at least 191 of students referred to the Diploma On! program have successfully completed their GED or received their high school diploma. This summary presents some of the key data collected by program staff about the students who were referred during the 2019-20 school year. In addition, this summary includes the stories of two students who faced significant educational barriers but ultimately earned their high school diplomas with the support of Diploma On!. [For "Diploma On! Program: An Overview of Metrics from School Year 2018-19," see ED608299.]

This analysis looked at the impact of Student Parent Help Center services on undergraduate student parents' academic outcomes. Results from this analysis suggest that undergraduate student parents who interact with the Student Parent Help Center staff and access its referrals and programs are significantly more likely to graduate, remain enrolled each semester, and have a higher cumulative GPA than student parents who completed a SPHC intake but never used these services. [Raise the Barr Foundation provided funding.]

The purpose of Diploma On! is to re-engage students who have dropped out of school within member districts and ultimately increase the graduation rate in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Staff from the program obtains contact information for students from identified referral staff within each district, normally after a 15-day drop. Next, they contact the student and/or caregiver to establish a relationship and attempt to reduce the barriers that are preventing them from going to school with the goal of reenrolling the student in a program/school that fits their needs. Since the inception of Diploma On! in spring 2012, at least 92 students referred to the program have successfully completed their GED or received their high school diploma. This document summarizes key student referral data collected by program staff over the 2018-2019 school year.

The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school or during school hours. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot program increase screenings, assessments, and referrals to mental and chemical health treatments, as well as to improve students' school attendance and responses to behavioral situations. This report focuses on data for the 2019-20 school year. It is important to note that two significant events occurred during this reporting period: (1) the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic; and (2) the killing of George Floyd and the civil unrest that followed. These factors may have affected some parts of the School-Based Diversion Model, including referrals and service provision. [For "Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM): School Year 2018-19 Findings," see ED616802.]

The Minnesota's School-Based Diversion Model (SBDM) is a student-centered plan to keep youth from entering the criminal justice system due to arrests at school. Wilder Research is working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to help collect and analyze information about how the SBDM is helping each pilot program increase screenings, assessments, and referrals to mental and chemical health treatments, as well as to improve students' school attendance and responses to behavioral situations. This report focuses on data for the 2018-19 school year.