09.08.07
HISD “Reach Out to Dropouts Day”
The Reach Out to Dropouts walk is part of a continuing effort to support "expectation: GRADUATION," a citywide initiative to increase area graduation rates by visiting students who have not yet returned to class to persuade them to complete their studies and graduate.
During last year’s walk, almost 600 students committed to return to school, and of the 2,280 students recovered throughout the remainder of the school year, more than 200 graduated in May.
For this year’s walk, HISD will again step up its effort by increasing the number of participating campuses from 20 to 23 and attempting to recruit more than 2,300 volunteers, or 100 per high school.
Choose the HS you prefer to assist.
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Dear Friend: I need your help in some very important community events and want to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in the following events: Reach Out to Dropout Walk We are all aware that the back-to-school time is upon us. Many students and parents are very busy looking for the right school clothes and supplies. Unfortunately, some of our youth do not intend on being at school on the first day or any day thereafter, they have made the decision to drop out! These young people need to know that education is the key to a successful future, which is why I am asking you to join me for the "Reach out to Dropout Walk". This initiative is an excellent outreach effort to bring these youth back to school, where they belong. This is a huge task and many volunteers are needed. The walk will attempt to recover students who did not return to class, as well as those who have demonstrated chronic absenteeism. It will take place on September 8, 2007 from 8 am to noon. I have participated in this effort for many years, and I have seen how a simple visit by someone from the community, expressing an interest in them, has made all the difference. Your participation can influence a young person to make the right decision! Please see below for more information on how to sign-up to volunteer for the walk. Campaign Blockwalking I am seeking re-election to Houston City Council this November and I need your help to walk my district, visit with citizens and ask for their support for my re-election. I am asking my friends and supporters to assist me in this task, I am a firm believer in walking the community and visiting with folks one-on-one, and blockwalking is the best way to do it. We will begin walking in the near future and I hope I can count on you as a volunteer. Regardless of how much time you can spare, one hour or several hours, we can use your help! No previous experience is necessary. To volunteer, please contact Ed Gonzalez at ed@adriangarcia.com or call him at (713) 498-6969 . We hope to hear from you soon! Sincerely, Instructions for volunteering for “Reach to Dropouts Walk” Interested volunteers should go to www.houstonisd.org. From the main page there will be a link to Reachout to Dropouts Walk. A brief online application should be completed. Volunteers can select the school of their choice. Volunteers walking on behalf of Councilman Adrian Garcia should select one of three schools: Sam Houston High School, Davis High School, or Wheatley High School. A captain will be assigned to each school: Ed Gonzalez will be assigned to Sam Houston High School, Patrick Castillo will be assigned to Davis High School, and Adrian Allen will handle Wheatley High School. Please email Ed Gonzalez at ed@adriangarcia.com should you have any questions or to let him know what school you have selected. Also, each volunteer should watch a 24-minute video providing details of the event. Download the free Quicktime Player for Windows XP or Macintosh OSX. The video file will need to download to your hard drive. Depending upon your connection and the size of the file that you select, it could take 2 to 20 minutes to download. High bandwidth connections (DSL or Cable) will download much faster. ROTD Training (medium) 47 MB Windows Media Player Download the free Windows Media Player for Windows XP or Macintosh OSX. |
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