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Arizona Department of Education AIMS Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program Toolkit Research Articles Article Title: Essential Tools – Increasing Rates of School Completion: Moving from Policy and Research to Practice Article Citation: Lehr, C.A., Johnson, D.R., Bremer, C.D., Cosio, A., Thompson, M. (2004). Essential Tools – Increasing Rates of School Completion: Moving From Policy and Research to Practice. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. /publications/essentialtools/dropout/default.asp Themes Cited in this Article: Continuity of Support Across Grade Levels Cultural Diversity Instructional Strategies Life Skills Mentoring Model Programs Prevention Social Services School Completion Student Engagement Vocational/Career Education Introduction/ Abstract: “This Essential Tool provides a synthesis of research-based dropout prevention and intervention and offers examples of interventions that show evidence of effectiveness. This has proven to be a difficult task because the intervention research on dropout and school completion that can be used to inform practice is incomplete (Dynarski Gleason, 2002; Lehr et al., 2003; Sutherland MacMillan, 2001). Although there is not yet a solid foundation of research on dropout intervention and prevention from which to make strong conclusions, there is information that educators, administrators, and policymakers can use to help make informed decisions. This tool is intended as a base of current knowledge that can be built upon as additional interventions are implemented and empirically validated.” (P.1) School Completion: “Preventing Dropout or Enhancing School Completion? Although dropout and school completion can be viewed as two sides of a single issue, there are differences in meaning, orientation, and implications for intervention research and practice. Conceptually, school completion encompasses more than preventing dropout. It is