Dropout Module
Dropout Module
Presentation on
on Addressing
Addressing Student’s
Student’s
dropout
dropout in
in Odisha
Odisha
Odisha
Odisha School
School Education
Education Programme
Programme Authority
Authority OSEPA
OSEPA
Who are Out-of-School/Children?
1 2 3 4 5
Gender
Economic Domestic Safety of Seasonal Disparity &
Conditions Work Children Migration Social
factors
Consequences of Out-of-School Children
Social Issues: Lack of education contributes to issues like child marriage, child
labor, and susceptibility to exploitation & trafficking; and
Reduced Human Capital: The loss of human capital deprives the country of the potential
benefits an educated population can bring to economic growth and development.
Initiative & Government Interventions
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Process: Observed "Back to Action: CRCCs Achievement:
School Week" from 7th to 14th collaborated with PRI, 490 OoSC
November 2022, focusing on SMC, and local identified, with 467
enrolling OoSC. Formed district- members (AWWs/ASHA) children aged 6-14
level monitoring committees to to conduct household
track daily progress. The entire and 23 aged 14-18
surveys for children The district
programme has been (ages 6-18) Counselled
monitoring under the administration
children and parents for
chairmanship of District mainstreamed all
re-enrolment in schools
Collector (Review & Strategic 490 children into
Guidance) Collector visited or institutions. Ensured
appropriate classes.
schools where dropout students age-appropriate re-
Transport and
were re-enrolled and motivate. engagement through
SIOS or vocational
escort facilities were
BEOs tracked daily progress
and consolidated data on education. Collected provided to eligible
identified OoSC. success stories at the students.
block level.
Example set by the District Administration Sambalpur for reduction of
Dropout
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Formation of Roles and responsibility of Achievement:
committee: ⚬Three dropout students
School level
⚬Committee meets in first week of of KGVB, Sujanpur
committee to every month , discuss on causes named Kandiri Goa.
address Dropout of absenteeism and dropouts. Rasmita mahakud, Pitu
of students : ⚬ Identified cases shared before Bari studying in Class
⚬Headmaster- committee for follow up activities IX were returned back
Member convenor like organize a camp in the to the hostel due to
community where parents, home visit of committee
⚬Assist. Teacher- community members, active SHG members.
Lady teacher members take part in the ⚬21 students from
⚬PRI member campaign to mainstream such different slum areas
⚬Anganwadi worker students. backed to school near
⚬Asha worker ⚬Committee members move for proximity of Baruhan,
home visit Jajpur Sadar Police
⚬Counsel to prevent Child Marriage station.
and Child labour. ⚬Students absenteeism
⚬Efforts made for Child friendly reduced
Gram Panchayat.
Why Dropouts?
1.Dropout has been a critical issue for the government, affecting
educational attainment and long-term socioeconomic outcomes.
Many students are forced to leave school to contribute to their families' income, leading to a
concerning dropout rate of 12.85% in secondary grades, 2.07% in Upper Primary grades, &
2 0.51% in Primary grades as reported by the UDISE+ for the academic year 2023-24
Focus on Inclusion:
Special emphasis is laid on marginalized and disadvantaged groups, including Scheduled
Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), girls, and students
with disabilities.
2 NEP emphasizes removal of barriers to enrolment such as poverty, social disadvantages, and
gender discrimination.
Impact Goals:
Reduce the dropout rate at the secondary level to less than 10% by 2025.
Achieve 100% GER in preschool to secondary education by 2030, thus ensuring that every
child has access to quality education without discontinuity.
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Key Interventions Suggested by NEP 2020 to Reduce
Dropout Rates
■Tracking Student Progress and Dropout Prevention:
1. NEP 2020 emphasizes the development of a robust tracking system
to monitor student progress from primary to secondary levels.
2. Schools will collaborate with local communities to identify students at
risk of dropping out, ensuring early intervention through counselling,
mentoring, and personalized learning plans....
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■Strengthening Open and Distance Learning (ODL):
1.The policy promotes expanding the reach of Open Schooling systems to
provide . alternative pathways for education.
2.National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will play a major role in
offering . . courses equivalent to Grades 3, 5, 8, and beyond,
ensuring dropouts can . continue their education without
2 formal school enrolment.
■6 – 14 years
■Admitted to age-appropriate class
Training ■Special training provided
■3 /6 /9 /12 months and maximum 2 years as per RTE
Act for mainstreaming
Session Flow
⚬ State and district dropout status
⚬ Definition of enrollment and dropout
⚬ Factor contributing to the dropout and their
consequence
⚬ Strategies to reduce dropout rates
⚬ Conclusion and call of Action
Factors Contributing to Dropout Rates
Yes, we have a
dropout in our
school, but having Community
My parents took out a loan and went
only one teacher to another state for work to repay it .
limits my ability to Consequently, they closed my school
School HM Parent and arranged my marriage
conduct home visits
or parent
Several friendscounseling.".
received an E grade in 10ᵗʰ
exam.which led to their inability to secure a seat in Dropout Child
governmentSeveral friends
collage received
Financial an E prevented
constraints
them fromgrade in 10ᵗʰa exam.which
attending ledforcing
private college to them
to discontinue
their inability to their education
secure a seat in
The teacher has not been
government collage Financial consistently attending
constraints prevented them from school and is not
attending a private college forcing instructing the students
them to discontinue their educatio which is resulting in
SMC decreased student
Student Member attendance
स्वास्थ्य एवं परिवार कल्याण मंत्रालय
Strategies To Reduce Dropout Rate in Odisha
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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Title of
Community
the Slide
Inclusion
Capacity
financial Technology
Place title description
Engagemen here
assistance Integration Building
t Programs
and
scholarships
PTM
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⚬Dropout as agenda in
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the Pre-Matric
Scholarship,
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⚬Online Platforms:
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⚬Review Meetings:
Include dropout
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⚬Post-Matric 1
Scholarship, ■Item
Promote 1
success ■Item 1
prevention as an agenda
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⚬Dropout Tracking
NMMS, ■Item 2
⚬Chief Minister’s Merit
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stories 2
and schemes item■ inItem
district2
and block
Systems ■Item 3 ■Item 3
Scholarship, ■Item 3
via Facebook, ■Item 3
reviews.
⚬Banishree Scholarship, Twitter, and ⚬Monitoring & Evaluation:
Cycle Instagram. Implement a system to
⚬Celebration of Success track student
⚬Vidyarthi Vikash Yojana
⚬Skill development attendance and
⚬Help Desk: Establish a ⚬Real-Time
programme help desk to identify Dashboard: Track performance, with
scholarship-related regular reviews for early
potential dropouts or
grievances of parents, intervention.
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students, and teachers.
visualize admission
ACTIVITY 1 – Definition of enrolment and dropout (EO-1) Logo 2
Step 2: The facilitator shall distribute papers on different case studies/ initiatives of different
Step 3: The facilitator shall tell the participants to read out the case studies in their group
and discuss with each other. Later they come up with the answers to the following questions:
a. What do you feel reading such cases?
b. What was the problem in your case?
3 c. What was the outcome?
d. Which stakeholders are involved to solve the problem?
Sub
e. What strategy was being Sub
implemented there? Sub Sub
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Step 4: Ask the group
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representatives
to share
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their experiences.
After
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the experience
■Item 1 ■Item 1 ■Item 1 ■Item 1
sharing,
■Item conclude the segment with a reflective question,
■Item ■Item"How committed are you to
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4 ensuring
■Item 3that every child in ■
your
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succeed, and what specific steps will you personally take to make this a reality?" and collect
a few reflections from the participants.
Step 5: The facilitator shall use a PowerPoint presentation to show dropout status at the
5 state and district levels. They shall discuss the definitions of dropout and enrollment in a
participatory manner, ensuring that all participants are actively involved in the discussion. ‹#›/29
ACTIVITY 2 - State and District Dropout Status & Vision of NEP for dropout Logo 2
Step 2: The participants shall be instructed to discuss with the neighbor participant to list
out the visions.
2 Step 3: The facilitator shall consolidate all the responses on white board received from each
pair of teacher. ( No repeat of writing points).
Step 4: Then the facilitator shall show the Power Point presentation to give a clear idea
3 about vision of NEP 2020 curtailing dropout rates.
Step 4: The facilitator shall divide the participants in 8 groups. Four groups shall be assigned to
Sub Sub
brainstorm the causes contributing to dropout and the Sub
other four groups shall beSub
assigned
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to discuss the consequences Heading Heading
of dropout, considering the specific scenario of theirHeading
district.
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facilitator shall ask the■groups ■Item
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points
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the
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information ■Item 2
on white board.
3 the Power Point■Presentation,
■Item 2 ■Item 2
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Then Item 3 the facilitator■shall
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3 the causes and ■Item 3
consequences of dropout.
Discussion points
1. How to engage community?
2. How to include Govt. programes to minimize dropout rates?
3. What are the strategies of dropout? ‹#›/29
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ACTIVITY 4 - State-level Initiatives and Strategies to Reduce Dropout Rates (EO4 & 5)
Step 1: The facilitator shall provide one colored paper tag to each participant, on which they shall write one
strategy to reduce dropout rates. Then the facilitator shall mark 6 areas on white board / a separate board for
the following 5 parameters.
1 • Community Engagement
• Inclusion in Government Programs
• Technology integration
• Transport & Escort facility
• Residential facilities.
• Other initiatives
Step 2: Then the facilitator will ask the teachers to paste their tags in that particular area on the display board
(drawing sheet) to which parameter their writing is related. The facilitator shall instruct 6 participants to read
out the strategies, and finally, the facilitator shall consolidate all the points in the following table. Hints -:Six
distinguished areas on display board / drawing sheet.
Inclusion in government
Community
programs (financial assistance Technology Transport and Escort
Engagement Residential Facilities Other initiatives
Sub
Programs
and scholarships) Sub Integration Sub
facility Sub
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■Item 1 shall divide the participants
The facilitator ■Item 1 into eight groups ■ Item
and 1 the names of two■blocks
share Item 1where the
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dropout rates2are high. Each group■shall Itemthen
2 prepare a quarterly ■Item ■Item 2
action2plan for those blocks.
The participants
■Item 3 shall present their action
■Item 3 plans in front of the group
■Item 3 in a chart paper. The facilitator
■Item 3 shall
collect all the plans for future courses of action. The facilitator shall then conclude the session by summing up
the major plans proposed.
An example of one Action Plan is given as action plan. (Refer to enclosure 2) Besides this the facilitator shall
support the participants during the preparation of strategies in groups. (Refer to enclosure 2)
Discussion points:
• How you will prepare your action plan to minimize dropout rate?
• What are the facilities available by the Govt. to address dropout and learning? ‹#›/29
Long–Term Impact Logo 2
⚬After 2 years, the dropout rate in Odisha will be reduced to 27.3%, at least equal to
the national average of 12.3%
⚬One exact data analysis report with us will provide precise information on how many
students have dropped out in each district.
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Case Study: Kumari Sania Keut’s Educational Journey Logo 2
Challenges faced:
⚬Initially attended Panchayat High School.
⚬Declining attendance led to dropping out after failing two
subjects in 2023.
⚬Disinterest in continuing studies due to lack of nearby
college.
⚬Parental concerns and household responsibilities hinder her
education.
Intervention: State Institute of Open Schooling (SIOS)
⚬SIOS provides accessible education to students who
discontinued formal schooling.
⚬Counselors motivate Sania and peers about the importance
of education.
Solutions:
⚬Explain benefits of Open Schooling: flexibility to study at
Sub Sub Sub Sub
one's own pace.
Heading Heading⚬Support from Heading Heading
Piramal Foundation to facilitate admission to
⚬Name: Kumari
■Item 1Sania Keut ■Item 1 Open School ■Item 1 ■Item 1
⚬Age: 14 ■Item 2 ■Item 2Outcome: ■Item 2 ■Item 2
⚬Location:■Jampani,
Item 3 Nuapada District ■Item 3⚬Sania's enrollment ■Item
at 3the Open School ■ Item 3 initial
despite
⚬Socio-Economic reservations.
Staus: Disadvantaged family ⚬Embraces opportunity for education, empowered by
(father: daily wage laborer, tailored support.
mother: homemaker Conclusion:
⚬Sania’s journey highlights the transformative impact of
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Open Schooling in overcoming socio-economic barriers and
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