Section 167.275 RSMo, requires the reporting of all students who drop out of school for any reason other than to attend another school, college, or university, or enlist in the armed services. As the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education try to contact dropouts as quickly as possible in order to share information about Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) classes, West Nodaway R-1 high school counselor and/or high school principal will report dropouts on a monthly basis by the last school day of the month. To report dropouts, completion and submission of the DESE form will be utilized.

• Visit the web site at www.ael.mo.gov and bookmark for future reference.
• Click on “'Dropout Reporting Form (.xls)” and open.
• "Save" this form as an "Excel 97-2003 Worksheet" to computer.
• At the end of each month, complete the fields below on the form. The form is protected, so the following fields are the only ones eligible for data entry.
  • Field D7 - School District Name (West Nodaway R-1 School District) Do not use the name of the high school.
  • Field D8 - County/District Code (074-190)
  • Field F7 - School Address (P.O. Box 260, Burlington Junction, MO 64428) - This is a small cell, continue typing complete address as it will transfer to the database in the correct format.
  • Field 17- Contact Person (High School Counselor's Name) - This is a small cell. Continue typing the contact person's name as it will transfer to the database in the correct form.
  • Field 18 - School Phone (660-725-3317) This is a small cell. Continue typing the complete phone number as it will transfer to the database in the correct form.
  • Fields B11-K23 - The student information is entered on the form in the appropriate columns. Student's address is to be correct and up-to­date.

Return the completed form by e-mail to webreplyvaehotline@dese.mo.gov. Do not mail or fax the form. If questions should occur about this procedure, please contact the Adult Education and Literacy Office at 573-751-1249 or submit questions to the e-mail address above.

Dropout information will be posted to the Department's Dropout Reporting page at https://dese.mo.gov/college-career-readiness/adult-education-literacy/dropout-prevention-reporting. To double-check reporting status, West Nodaway R-1 will review this page each month after reporting a dropout to ensure that the process has been completed accurately.