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Efficacy of the Check & Connect Mentoring Program for At-Risk General Education High School Students

NCJ Number
306352
Journal
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: 2018 Pages: 56-82
Date Published
January 2018
Length
27 pages
Annotation

This study examined the efficacy of Check & Connect with general education students who showed early warning signs of risk for dropping out of high school in a large urban district.

Abstract

The sample included 553 students with the lowest predicted probabilities of on-time graduation based on attendance, behavior, and course performance in Grades 8 and 9. Students were randomly assigned to receive a Check & Connect mentor for three years, starting in the summer after Grade 9, or not. Findings suggest the program was implemented with fidelity, except with students who left district schools. Check & connect did not have any statistically significant impacts on measures of engagement, academic progress, the likelihood of dropping out, or graduation. These results are discussed in the context of other literature on mentoring and dropout prevention. (Published abstract provided)

Date Published: January 1, 2018