This training on the Check & Connect model will provide you with practical tools for helping students reconnect to school and get on track to graduation. Of 13 dropout prevention programs rated by the U.S. Department of Educations What Works Clearinghouse, Check & Connect was the only program found to have strong evidence of positive effects for staying in school. Check & Connect is data-driven and grounded in research on resiliency and home-school collaboration.
Dr. Sandra Christenson is a Professor at University of Minnesota and developer of the Check & Connect program. Dr. Christenson’s research focuses on how students make a personal investment in learning, the role of student engagement for positive postsecondary enrollment, and the effect of motivational home support for learning on school completion and student success.