XY-Zone Program Evaluation: A School-Based Dropout Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth

Inclusion Criteria

• •Students eligible to receive the XY-Zone must display one of the following risk factors:
• •* academic risks (failed classes, failed state examination text, lack of class participation, and homework incompletion)
• •* attendance risks (absences and tardies)
• •* behavioral risks (gang involvement, substance use, classroom conduct, social skills, self-esteem, violence, delinquent conduct, and family or emotional crisis)and
• •* social service issues (difficulty with the following: college readiness, life skills, health, career/employment, housing, day care, and grief or loss).