Be@school
The high school drop-out rate in Minneapolis is 45.3%
The Be@school program promotes educational engagement to increase graduation rates for truant youth ages 12-17. The program provides Hennepin County youth with intensive one-on-one case management to identify and eliminate barriers to school attendance. Youth are referred to The Link once they have seven or more unexcused absences from school. Case managers use a strength-based approach to work with them and their families to re-engage youth with their education as quickly as possible through individualized action plans and client driven goal setting.
The program offers:
- One-on-one case management
- Academic credit recovery
- Court navigation assistance
- Recreational/social activities
- Assitance in resolving language and communication barriers
- Job readiness skills
- Resource referrals
- Life skills groups
- School enrollment
The program worked with over 400 youth last year, most of whom are older and have had unsuccessful interventions in the past. The program: helped 67% of parents engage in strategies to improve their child’s attendance, helped 61% of youth improve school attendance, and enrolled 80% of un-enrolled youth in school.
CONTACT
To find out more contact Kate Tobin, Director, Juvenile Justice Division:
612.767.4471 ktobin@thelinkmn.org
Hennepin County is a sponsoring agency of Be@school.
