National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2018–2019

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National Guard Youth ChalleNGe: Program Progress in 2019–2020

“…20 At the point that we collected data, most graduates of Class 52 had completed ChalleNGe at least nine but less than 12 months prior; most graduates of Class 53 had completed the program at least three but less than six months prior. In general, the placement patterns in Figure 2.11 are similar to the patterns observed in earlier data (see, e.g., Constant et al, 2020). The timing of this current data collection means that in most cases, placement data were from March 2020 or earlier (March 2020 represented the third post-graduation month for the majority of Class 53 graduates, and represented the ninth month post-graduation for the majority of Class 52 graduates).…”

“…The value of community service is calculated using published figures at the state level for 2015, which are available online (Independent Sector, 2020). The value of community service was calculated in the same manner in previous annual reports (Constant et al, 2019;Constant et al, 2020;National Guard Youth ChalleNGe, 2015;Wenger, Constant, and Cottrell, 2018;Wenger et al, 2017). As in past years, community service does vary across sites (cadets are required to complete 40 hours of community service, but cadets at some programs complete many additional hours of service).…”

“…We also examined platoon size, which varies across programs; there is no obvious relationship between platoon size and graduation rates. Because of our earlier findings about cadre turnover (Constant et al, 2019;Constant et al, 2020), we collected information about overall staff turnover this year. Sites indicated the number of staff members who had been employed for less than 12 months.…”

“…§509(k) for reporting requirements. This RAND Corporation research heavily draws on the previous four reports(Constant et al, 2020; Constant et al, 2019;Wenger, Constant, and Cottrell, 2018; Wenger et al, 2017). The previous reports include additional background information and detail on the ChalleNGe program.…”

“…Students who are unlikely to earn sufficient credits to graduate, based on their age and associated grade level, are considered to be at risk of dropping out.2 SeeWenger et al 2017;Wenger, Constant, and Cottrell, 2018; Constant et al, 2019;and Constant et al, 2020. 3 Two sites (Georgia-Milledgeville and Tennessee) closed during the summer of 2020.…”