Last month we took a group of Baltimore students to Main Event. We partied like it was 1999. We danced, bowled, played arcade games, laser tag, air hockey, ate great food, and much more. Why? All of the students on this trip had great attendance! We work with schools to re-engage chronically absent students. Celebrations …
By now we have bypassed the first progress report and approached the end of the first marking period. For us, we found a few themes present in the data we collected about students that are failing or in danger of failing one or more core classes. This may be all too familiar to you. Absences, …
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Concentric Educational Solutions is expanding its footprint in Maryland. CES is partnering with Montgomery County Public Schools to implement its Home Visit Framework in an effort to re-engage students who have either dropped out or trending towards being chronically absent. Montgomery County Public Schools is the 14th largest school district in the United States and the largest district in …
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Home visits play an essential part in addressing chronic absenteeism and improving school culture and climate. Our educators know this, which is why they are willing to take on such demanding work. Over the summer, we had videographers follow our educators working in cities throughout the country. They captured our home visitation specialists walking from …
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Report: Students lost 11 million days to suspensions in 2015-16 We must create school models where suspensions are the last resort In August, the ACLU released a study that should have sent shockwaves through the education world. Its report found that students nationally lost more than 11 million school days due to punishment during the …
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I’ve got to admit, as a Baltimore native I’ve never been the biggest fan of LeBron James, but his most recent move has me excited. No, I’m not talking about him signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m talking about the opening of his new Akron, Ohio school for at-risk youth. LeBron’s I Promise School …
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Concentric Educational Solutions is excited to launch its partnership with Michigan’s Redford Union school district. CES will work with the school to implement its home visit framework, a multi-tiered program designed to address chronic absenteeism among students and increase community engagement. The new engagement represents the third Michigan district partnership for CES. “We are proud …
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Monica Darko, a Success Mentor in Newark’s Belmont Runyon Elementary School, was at first skeptical of the impact home visits could have. But after attending Concentric Educational Solutions initial field training, she realized the importance of not only talking directly with her students’ families but also witnessing the living situations of the students she mentors. …
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This year Concentric has worked with Baltimore City Schools, in particular the Re-Engagement Center and Excel Academy to find students who have dropped out or faded out of the system. During the course of our work, we have conducted over 3,000 home visits and have seen, heard, and experienced firsthand why many young people are no …