Re: LMC ideas for over-age HS students

[leel <leel@TENET.EDU>]

I started a library for our district's HS for *at-risk* students.  These
students are behind in earning credits, have dropped out previously, or
were the invisible low-achieving students on their home campuses (which
are all over 2100 students)  The kids at our school (Progressive HS) are
not the ones expelled for discipline--in fact, discipline is not a
problem.  Motivation is!

I started the collection based on student surveys and teacher requests.
Not surprisingly, nonfiction and weekly magazines were what kids wanted.
Leisure reading requests were most often for romances.

So now, I need to find new projects for bringing kids in. Has anyone
found something workable?  I have a CD-ROM they like to use, and will
have net access. (The student ethnicity is a good mix of Hispanic, Anglo,
and Black.)

Please post any ideas to me at this address:leel@tenet.edu
Lee LeGrand
Librarian, Progressive HS
Missouri City, TX
(Fort Bend ISD)