257.39 - DEFINITIONS.
257.39 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this chapter:
1. "Returning dropouts" are resident pupils who have been
enrolled in a public or nonpublic school in any of grades seven
through twelve who withdrew from school for a reason other than
transfer to another school or school district and who subsequently
enrolled in a public school in the district.
2. "Potential dropouts" are resident pupils who are enrolled
in a public or nonpublic school who demonstrate poor school
adjustment as indicated by two or more of the following:
a. High rate of absenteeism, truancy, or frequent tardiness.
b. Limited or no extracurricular participation or lack of
identification with school, including but not limited to, expressed
feelings of not belonging.
c. Poor grades, including but not limited to, failing in one
or more school subjects or grade levels.
d. Low achievement scores in reading or mathematics which
reflect achievement at two years or more below grade level.
e. Children in grades kindergarten through three who meet the
definition of at-risk children adopted by the department of
education. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 135, § 39