Project HELP Heart and Hands Extended to Learners Progress

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

No Child Left Behind Policy emphasizes that educational opportunities can become an effective channel of reducing the dropout rates and help learners reach their lifelong journey for education.

To attain the above goals, it suggests for an effective intervention addressing school dropouts and helps students survive from difficult or different circumstances.In response to this, the Heart and Hands Extended to Learners' Progress (HELP) project has been conceptualized to identify the students who are at risk of dropping out, determine the factors that hinder them to attend classes regularly, and provide them with necessary interventions making it a significant educational measurement tool that would give a great pictures for learners' as well as to teachers' potential and commitment in developing students to survive in basic education of realizing their dreams into realities.

METHODS

The self-made tool was used to find the hindering factors in attending classes regularly such as Domestic Related Factors, Individual Related Factors, Environmental/School Related Factors, Financial Related Factors, likewise the interventions administered to students at risk of dropping out (SARDO).

RESULTS

Table 1 shows the number and percentage of dropouts for the last 3 school years (2015-2017). and the percentage of dropouts from June to December 2018. it can be gleaned on the table that the dropout rate significantly decreases from 868 or 4.53 % of SY 2017-2018 to 113 or 0.42 % of June to December 2018.

DISCUSSIONS

It significantly shows that the HELP Program for saving SARDOS through the heart and hands of teachers is an effective intervention of helping students reach their life long journey for education.