In identifying the 5 types of students listed in the OurSCHOOL School Completion Report, a statistical technique called cluster analysis was used to identify those students who have similar profiles in terms of their assets for school completion. Students fall into one of the five groups (Engaged, Disconnected, Disengaged, Struggling and Alienated).
The Practical Tips and Strategies to Promote School Completion resource can be used to help individual students, or even be implemented as part of school-wide or jurisdiction level initiatives.