Lincoln Alternative Education High School

Jerry Hillman, Principal
Lincoln Alternative School
600 W. Elm
Enid, Oklahoma 73701
     Telephone: (580) 242-6170
    Fax: (580) 242-6170

Program Description

Focus Area     Age Group
Attendance Improvement; Drop-out Prevention; Alternative educational program for at-risk students     6th through 12 Grade
     

Research Description

Outcomes
  • Increased GPA
  • Increased attendance
  • Decreased number of in-school and out-of-school suspensions
  • Decreased number of courses failed
  • Increased reading and math achievement scores

Research Category

       5   Local Research (Program evaluation report was reviewed.)

Design

   Other   Pre-posttest design with experimental group only

Multiple Studies

   No   No other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

   >50   Experimental Group=101 students

Valid/ Reliable
Instrument

   Yes   School records; WRAT Reading and Math

Results

   Yes   Statistically significant. The effect size was not reported.

Published

   No   There were no published studies.

Follow-up Data

   No   There were no follow-up studies conducted.

Award

   Yes   National Dropout Prevention Network's Crystal Star Awards of Excellence in Dropout Recovery; Foundation for Excellence Dropout Prevention Program of the Year