The Endurance Program: GEDO 2 Graduation Pathway
$10,000/seat for the school year, on an open-door basis
The Endurance Program is designed to provide an attainable path for students who are credit deficient and not on track for graduation with their grade-level peers to experience academic success and earn a high school diploma. This program uses the GED test battery to measure academic proficiency in lieu of students earning high school credits, and students are able to earn a diploma from their home school.
Benefits
Create an attainable path forward for students who currently will not meet graduation requirements by the end of their senior year. This gives students the ability to create positive relationships, learn crucial job skills, and develop a sense of agency in the world after graduation.
- Maintains a student-centered approach to support academic and personal growth.
- Provides a safe and structured environment conducive to learning and personal development.
- Aims to improve academic outcomes through individualized and supportive instruction.
- Focuses on developing skills that enable students to transition successfully back to their home schools.
Who might benefit from participating?
- Superintendents
- Principals
- Director of Pupil Services
- School Counselors
Outcomes/Deliverables
- Creates a clear and attainable graduation option for student who may otherwise not successfully complete high school.
- Fresh start in a new location with new staff that are not affiliated with their home school, creating opportunities for new and positive relationships to be foraged.
- Half-day programming allows students more time to work, which is a program requirement, and helps students earn their own money.
- Embedded job skills instruction and connections to Wisconsin technical colleges to support students with exploring further education should the student choose to do so.
- Individualized and independent graduation plans allow students to experience a voice in their education, independence in their success, and agency in the world after graduation.
