Vulnerable students definition

Vulnerable students means students who are in fos- ter care, involved in the juvenile justice system, receiving special education services under chapter 28A.155 RCW, recent immigrants, homeless, emotionally traumatized, or are facing behavioral health issues, and students deemed at-risk of school failure as identified by a dropout early warning data system or other assessment. [2010 c 243 § 2.]
Vulnerable students means students who are in foster care,
Vulnerable students means those from low-income families, those who have disabilities, and those who are English language learners.

Examples of Vulnerable students in a sentence

  • One criterion for selecting the three qualified international universities was their demonstrated experience in recruiting and retaining female and Socially Vulnerable students into STEM programs.

  • A major challenge in higher education is women’s self-selection into non-STEM concentrations (e.g., women were 27 percent of enrollees in engineering in 2009) and the low share of language minority and Socially Vulnerable students pursuing higher education.

  • The Project will focus on recruiting women as well as Socially Vulnerable students.

  • This selection of schools was based on a formula that prioritizes schools according to their physical condition (dilapidated physical infrastructure), social vulnerability (higher proportion of Socially Vulnerable students), number of students enrolled and utilization rate.

  • Using a transparent school selection process, the Government and MCC identified well-utilized schools in poor physical condition that served a high share of Socially Vulnerable students; these schools will be targeted for rehabilitation under this Activity over the course of the Compact Term.

  • Vulnerable students do not always have the option for extracurricular supplemental learning activities, and summer slide may hamper and delay learning.

  • Vulnerable students receive services daily and attend full or part days.


More Definitions of Vulnerable students

Vulnerable students means children enrolled in schools who are likely to be in adverse socioeconomic conditions based on certain criteria identified by the school’s administration.
Vulnerable students means any or all the targeted poor students who are eligible for support under Part 1 of the Project, as further detailed in the Project Operations Manual.
Vulnerable students means students who are: