The highlights of the Multi-Year/Dropout prevention Program include:

• Primary objectives - stay in school through graduation and be placed in an entry level job leading to a career and/or pursuing a postsecondary education.
• A 30 to 48-month intervention beginning as early as the 9th grade year and concluding after 12 months of follow-up services after graduation. The Multi-Year Program is the 12th grade plus the 9th, 10th and/or 11th grade.
• Specialists are employed on an 11-month or 12-month basis due to the year-round services.
• The JAG Specialist interviews students that express interest in the program.
• Students are targeted for services based upon the number of barriers to staying in school through graduation and/or transitioning from school to a career.
• The Program Roster is formed and approved by an in-school Advisory Committee.
• Participants receive credit toward graduation by enrolling in an accredited course.
• Classes are normally offered for one hour per day, five days per week, for 36 weeks.
• A student-led Career Association Chapter is organized.
• Participants complete as many as 81 employability competencies using JAG's National Curriculum Modules.
• Non-graduates receive assistance in graduating from high school or completing requirements for a GED certificate before the close of the follow-up period.
• Graduates receive assistance in the follow-up period based upon their needs, including: employer marketing, job development and placement, employer and graduate follow-up contact, etc.
• The JAG National Data Management System is used to track the students served, services delivered, and outcomes achieved.
• Program outcome goals include: graduation (90%); positive outcomes (80%); employment (60%); full-time employment (60%); and full-time placement (80%).
• High level of accountability for participants on the Program Roster.