§5103. Dropout prevention committee
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The following provisions apply to the dropout prevention committee. [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
1. Committee. Each superintendent, with school board approval, shall annually establish a separate dropout prevention committee for each individual school unit under the superintendent's supervision.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
2. Membership. The dropout prevention committee shall be composed of the following members:
A. A member of the school board selected by that board; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
B. A school administrator selected by the superintendent; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
C. A teacher and a school counselor selected by the school administrative unit's teacher organization; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
D. A parent selected by the unit's organized parent group, or, if no organized parent group exists, by the school board; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
E. A school attendance coordinator from the district selected by the superintendent; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
F. A high school student selected by the dropout prevention committee members selected in paragraphs A to E ; [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
G. A dropout selected by the dropout prevention committee members selected in paragraphs A to E ; and [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
H. A community resident of the district selected by the dropout prevention committee members selected in paragraphs A to E . [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (NEW).]
A dropout prevention committee may increase its membership by majority vote.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
3. Terms and vacancies. Members shall serve in accordance with policy established by the school board.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
4. Chair. The dropout prevention committee shall select a chair from among its members.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
5. Responsibilities. The following provisions apply to responsibilities of the dropout prevention committee.
A. The dropout prevention committee shall:
(1)Study the problem of dropouts and truancy and the need for alternative education programs, kindergarten to grade 12;
(2)Make recommendations for addressing the problems; and
(3)Submit a plan of action to the school board, in accordance with section 4502, subsection 5, paragraph L‑1 . [PL 2011, c. 614, §19 (AMD).]
B. The dropout prevention committee shall consider the following when developing its plan:
(1)Reasons why students drop out of school;
(2)Maintenance of continuing contacts with recent dropouts in order to extend opportunities for alternative education programs, counseling and referral;
(3)Education of teachers and administrators about the dropout problem;
(4)Use of human services programs to help dropouts;
(5)The school administrative unit's policies on suspension, expulsion and other disciplinary action; and
(6)Discriminatory practices and attitudes within the school administrative unit. [PL 2007, c. 667, §7 (AMD).]
C. [PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RP).]
[PL 2011, c. 614, §19 (AMD).]
6. Annual report. The dropout prevention committee shall meet at least annually to review its plan and to make recommendations to the school board.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]
7. Department assistance. The department shall provide technical assistance to a dropout prevention committee on request to the Office of Truancy, Dropout Prevention and Alternative Education.
[PL 1989, c. 415, §29 (RPR).]