When students at Glen Cove High School in Long Island walk into the building, they're now likely to see an alert on their way in.
The school's new dean of students, Scott Johnson, has developed a system to identify truant students by increasing his presence in the hallways and conducting home visits, principal Allen Hudson tells Newsday.
He's also installed alert systems on kiosk machines to track students upon entering the building.
"I have to say they hate it, but it works for us because as they walk in, if it's a particular student we need to find there's an alert that goes off," Hudson says.
"It is sometimes a bit annoying, but it does say something to the effect of report to the main office or report to the dean's office."
The school has also launched a new ninth-grade alternative credit recovery program for students who need extra assistance, and installed smart lockers.
The district is the second to receive the new technology on Long Island.
Glen Cove is also the home of the American Legion High School Oratorical Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to high school seniors who are "actually doing internships and doing well outside of the bubble to advance themselves," Hudson says. Read the Entire Article
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