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The Need

As higher standards are implemented and student expectations rise, students already at risk in the State’s high need/low performing schools and districts will face additional pressures to perform.

What are the Challenges

• Disparity between resources available to students in high-need communities and high expectations for their performance.
• Increased demand for high-quality academic interventions that will close the performance gap among students.
• Increased demand for innovative social interventions that will reduce or eliminate the developmental impact of poverty on learners.
• Insufficient funding.

Keys To Success

• Visionary statewide and local strategic plans.
• ​Twelve-month comprehensive programs and services that promote educational and personal excellence among at-risk youth.
• Effective k-16 articulation.
• Professional development strands that facilitate innovations in academic and social intervention.
• Collaborative venues for generating systemic and sustained resources for at-risk students and high need schools.
• Parent/extended community involvement.

Regents Goals

• All students will meet high standards for academic performance and personal behavior and demonstrate the knowledge and skills required by a dynamic world.
• The Public will be served by qualified, ethical professionals who remain current with the best practice in their field and reflect the diversity of New York State.
• Education, information and cultural resources will be available to all people.

LPP seeks statewide partners that can help facilitate one or more of the following initiatives

• Interactive technology to improve the academic performance of at-risk students.
• Expansion of College, career exploration program.
• After-school, extended day and summer educational, cultural and recreation programs.
• After-school and summer training/employment opportunities for students, parents and other significant family members.
• Institutes to advance innovative practices among administrators, teachers, counselors, and other practitioners.
• Whole school adoption.

Benefits

• LPP will maintain its status as an effective drop out prevention program.
• LPP students will have improved abilities to achieve the higher learning standards.
• LPP graduates will be prepared for the rigors of postsecondary education and the workforce.
• Academic intervention strategies of partner schools will be enhanced.