district administrators would never buy into dramatic and fundamental change. at the national level, it required consistently low performing schools to take action, but in reality, chronically underperforming schools where required to do little, and for years, the federal government provided little or no resources for change. almost no high schools, for example, where included in the efforts. just 15% of the nation s high schools produce 50% of the nation s 1.2 million dropouts. they point to singers. they bicker. at the end of the day, no meaningful change. president obama said america could no longer maintain the status quo in chronically low performing its goals. we cannot continue to tinker. change is desperately needed. we reject that some schools or some children or neighborhoods are just destined to fail, so in 2009, our administration, with the support of congress, created a new an ambitious program to turn around these schools. it gives four options for dramatic impr
dropout nationwide, especially since 2008. all tolled, nearly 400,000 fewer students attended high school dropout factories in 2010 than just two years earlier. what are the secrets to success? in the sig program, schools that boost achieve meant share two common elements. first they have a new dynamic lead who are is deeply committed to the students and surrounding community. i m talking about extraordinary principals like roy sandoval who works at a high school on an indian reservation. every morning he gets up really terl and drives two and a half hours to his school. the second thing that turn around schools have in common is they have teachers and adult who is share relentless focus on improving instruction both through collaboration and through the use of data. all four of the modilies give professionals in the school the resources they need to be ambitious teachers. they increased learning time, will youing more improved teacher valuation system. but the road to succes
just for you to be able to focus and put your mind in the right place, just know there s nothing you can t do if you want to do it, young brother. you can do anything you want. you are on the right path. you have the right people with you. i just commend you, young brother. thank you. thank. yes, sir. hey, my name s aaron hackett. i m coming from hampton whoeds, virginia. americorp members. what s up, y all? i have a question coming from the side of kind of like the partners you mentioned. you said there were a lot of non-profit organizations helping out. first of all, what are those non-profit organizations? what are the best kind? what has been like the best kind of activities, after school programs that are most effective and also, for us trying to engage the high schools, what would you advise for us on how to get really involved? because it seemed like you guys were reaching out as school was to them, this is us reaching out on the other side. so i m thinking tha