This document discusses the high school dropout rate in Louisiana and the consequences of dropping out. Some key points: - The state's dropout rate has increased to around 50% in recent years, meaning around 90,000 students could drop out per year. - Dropping out hurts the state's workforce and tax base, raising costs for programs. It makes Louisiana less attractive to businesses. - Student athletes generally have higher GPAs than non-athletes and are less likely to dropout. Extracurricular activities help keep students engaged. - The state has proposed lowering education standards to reduce dropout rates, but this could leave students unprepared for future education or careers. - The document urges students to

1. PRO-FILE SPORTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.PRESENTSLOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTSSTUDENT ATHLETES VS. NON STUDENT ATHLETES

2. WHAT IS A HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT? IN BRIEF: n. - Someone who quits school before graduation; Someone who withdraws from a social group or environment. *This is what you have to look forward to if you drop out. Is this what you want?

4. In recent years the dropout rate was approx. 33%-38%.

5. The state has approximately 180,000 public school students.

7. It decreases the tax base for the state, therefore state funded programs are at risk.

8. It raises taxes for the working people to support very important and needed programs.

9. It creates an unattractive and illiterate workforce for new companies to come to Louisiana.

11. What are some outlets at your disposal to combat becoming a dropout? Participate in athletics. Become part of a social group at your school. Ex. Student government, debate team, chess team. Try to find a mentor. Participate in your local churches. Have dinner with your parents and talk about your problems. (It really helps)

12. How does being an athlete help in discouraging being a dropout? High school athletes have higher grades and lower dropout rates in general and attend college more than that of non athletes. Nearly seven of ten Americans say high school sports teach students lessons in life they can’t learn in a classroom. Extracurricular participation is a school’s best predictor of an adult’s success. Athletes that do better in the classroom are involved in school activity programs and stay involved in the community after graduation. Student-athletes generally have a higher gpa than the average student and are absent from school less.

14. Legislature wants to enact a law that would lower state education standards for some students in hopes of reducing La’s public high school dropout rate. (Sen. Bob Kostelka, (Monroe) is not in favor of this project.)

15. The plan would let some students enter the ninth grade and pursue the new curriculum, even if they fail the LEAP, which eight graders are required to take and pass for promotion.

16. This legislation would offer students a new curriculum to help prepare them for a career, technical school or a community class.

17. Class, tell me what is wrong with this picture. If you can barely get a job digging ditches graduating from high school with a regular diploma, what can you expect with a less challenging curriculum in which you finish earlier than you would with a diploma. Furthermore, how can you even understand the curriculum in community college and technical school when you can barely read and write at a 7th, 8th, or 9th grade level?

19. Drug selling/Drug using

20. Jail/Prison

21. DEAD END JOBS/OR THE GRAVEYARD

22. PRO-FILE SPORT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.(PSMC) IT IS UP TO YOU PLEASE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, FOR THIS STATE, AND FOR THIS COUNTRY. YOU MAY THINK THIS ONLY EFFECTS YOU, BUT YOUR DECISION TO DROP OUT EFFECTS THIS CITY, THIS STATE, THIS COUNTRY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOURSELF.

23. But if you decide to stay in school, the opportunities are boundless. . . .

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25. Become a doctor or nurse

26. Professional athlete

27. President

28. PRO-FILE SPORTS MANAGEMENT CO. INC, IT IS YOUR CHOICE, MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. THANK YOU