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Free Dropout Prevention Demonstration – Register by Nov 24

This free seminar will spotlight Successful Dropout Prevention: IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program

See how La Joya ISD has been successfully implementing the program for more than two decades!

The research-based IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program is an internationally-acclaimed dropout prevention model started by IDRA in San Antonio. La Joya ISD has implemented the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program for 22 years. It has grown across the country, including Detroit, New York (the Bronx), Chicago, Los Angeles, Sacramento, among other cities.

Since its inception in 1984, the program has kept 33,200 students in school, young people who were previously considered at risk of dropping out. The lives of more than 654,000 children, families and educators have been positively impacted by the program. The design is based on IDRA research on the dropout issue and school holding power.

See the program in action.
Learn about funding sources.
Take care of your students who are most at risk.

At this special event, designed for educators, administrators and community members on December 1, we will meet at the La Joya ISD District Office for an overview of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program and then proceed to Camarena Elementary School for a school tour where you can see the program in action. We will then return to La Joya ISD District Office for lunch where you can hear more about how cross-age tutoring can help your school prevent students from dropping out.

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Seminar Spotlighting Successful Dropout Prevention
December 1, 2015 • 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (lunch will be provided)
La Joya ISD, Administration Office, 200 West Expressway 83, La Joya Texas 78560

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The Award-Winning Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program

The Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program was recently named a national Hispanic Education “Bright Spot” by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (September 2015). La Joya ISD has implemented the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program for 22 years impacting thousands of students. The success of the program in La Joya ISD, as well as other districts, helped to provide an avenue for IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program National Hispanic “Bright Spot” Award. Special thanks to La Joya ISD and to Dr. Benavides for their great support and dedication to the program and to the success of all students.

See the event brochure or go to our event web page for details and download the registration form or register online now. No registration fee; lunch will be provided.

Video: “IDRA Coca Cola Valued Youth Program Dropout Prevention that Works” [12 min]

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The Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent private non-profit organization dedicated to realizing the right of every child to a quality education. IDRA strengthens and transforms public education by providing dynamic training; useful research, evaluation, and frameworks for action; timely policy analyses; and innovative materials and programs.

IDRA works hand-in-hand with hundreds of thousands of educators and families each year in communities and classrooms around the country. All our work rests on an unwavering commitment to creating self-renewing schools that value and promote the success of students of all backgrounds.

We are a small organization with a powerful mission: to create schools that work for all children.