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Richfield’s alternative program reports higher enrollment, focused home-visit strategy to reengage students
Summary
Richfield Public Schools’ Richfield College Experience Program (RCEP) said it enrolled about 85 students this year, with nearly all identifying as BIPOC, and described a tiered progress-monitoring system plus home visits that staff say helped prevent dropouts and produced several graduates.
Richfield — At a Richfield Public School District board meeting, staff from the Richfield College Experience Program (RCEP) reported increased enrollment this year and outlined a structured progress-monitoring system and home-visit strategy that program staff said helped reengage students and prevent withdrawals.
The program presentation, led by Dr. Keisha Wilhite and counselor Cassie Acosta Cano, said RCEP started the year with about 85 students, most in 11th and 12th grades, and that roughly 90–91% of students identify as Black, Indigenous or people of color (BIPOC). Wilhite said the program’s parent/guardian survey completion approached 32% overall, and staff survey completion was about 75% for program personnel.
RCEP staff described a tiered attendance and progress-monitoring model. Teachers and advisors handle outreach when students miss three to five days; counselors and social workers…
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