Connecting For Success: Evaluating the Frequency of Check & Connect Meetings on Student Behavior

<p>Dropout prevention efforts commonly address risk factors including chronic absenteeism, which continues to be a nationwide concern. Check & Connect is a student engagement intervention that aims to improve graduation rates and mitigate several risk factors of dropout. Previous research has failed to address if the frequency of Check & Connect meetings results in varied effectiveness of the intervention. The current study aims to evaluate the effects of modified frequency of Check & Connect meetings on academic engagement, term grade average, absences, and office discipline referrals through the use of a multiple baseline across participants design. Results revealed that students overall rated the increased frequency of Check & Connect meetings as socially acceptable and received fewer ODRs during the intervention phase or stabilized at zero. However, the study did not support previous findings that the Check & Connect intervention might lead to increased academic engagement, reduced absences, or improved term grades. Practical limitations and future directions for implementing Check & Connect in a rural high school setting are discussed.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• McKinney, Kaylee S

Contributors dc:contributor

• Emily DeFouw
• Zachary LaBrot
• Joe Olmi

• check and connect
• student engagement
• dropout prevention
• mentoring intervention
• School Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/1125

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:aquila.usm.edu:masters_theses-2216