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Strafford Learning Center
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Providing specialized educational programs and services to the children and youth who are a special part of our journey together.
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To negotiate, at the idividual and district level, alternative pathways to school completion so that all students complete a high school education.
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The mission of North Star is to prevent students from dropping out of school and to recover students who have dropped out by:
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 working directly with students and families in order to attain a meaningful education and a satisfying career
building our schools' and communities' capacity to engage and retain students at the margin
being a repository for new thinking on dropout prevention and recovery
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Dropping out of school is a problem with living, not a pathology
Problems with living are often best addressed within the environment in which they arose
Problems with living result from a mismatch between the unique characteristics of an individual and the settings in which the individual finds himself or herself.
Encouragement is a fundamental to releasing a student's imagination and creativity in order to negotiate a successful education and career
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Dr. Charles A. Ott: Certified counselor and school psychologist. Retired Superintendent of Schools for SAU 56 (Somersworth/Rollinsford)
Jill A Heath, MSW: Social worker and educator with experience in public and alternative school settings
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