Representing a school-based intervention strategy, the plan
presented within this document was designed to help build a
student's self-concept and to provide positive interactions
between a student having difficulty succeeding at school and
school personnel. While the plan is not intended to be a recipe
for success with at risk students, it does serve as an example
of how local school personnel with appropriate training can,
with little or no significant cost, set in motion activities to
help students perceive school as a place where they can belong
and succeed. The program suggested in the document identifies
school children at risk of school failure as a result of school
and/or individual problems; corrects some common misconceptions
about children at risk; offers a list of signs to aid in the
diagnosis of at risk behaviors; and outlines at risk
intervention procedures for school personnel. This program is a
planned attempt to make the local school more caring and
supportive of students who appear to experi