We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Franklin Schargel in October 2022. His contributions and insights have left an indelible mark on all who knew him or benefited from his work on dropout prevention, school leadership, and working with at-risk learners world-wide. He touched the lives of many.
In honor of his memory, this website will remain archived though his books are still available for sale. These stand as a testament to Franklin’s dedication, passion, and the profound impact he had on the world. We hope that this archive continues to serve as a source of inspiration, knowledge, and comfort to all who seek it.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported Franklin throughout his journey. Your continued support and understanding during this time mean the world to his family.
Thank you for being a part of Franklin’s legacy.
Lifelong Educator, Author, Motivational Speaker, Trainer, Consultant
Franklin had extensive experience working with K-12 teachers and administrators providing staff development in the areas of dropout prevention, school leadership, creating positive school cultures, establishing high performing classrooms and working with at-risk learners. He regularly presented at state and national conferences, as well as worked with individual schools and districts. Whether presenting to a group of several hundred or working with a small leadership team, his workshops were lively, engaging, humorous and filled with practical, easy to implement strategies.
His Blog on All-Things Education
With over 1200 entries, his blog has been heralded as one of the top go-to resources for school improvement, dropout prevention, helping at-risk youth, and more. Check it out now.
His Most Popular Writing and Speaking Topics Included
- Transforming Education: A Practitioner’s Guide
- Strategies to Help Solve Our School Dropout Problem
- Dropout Prevention Tools
- Helping Students Graduate
- Best Practices to Help At-Risk Learners
- From At-Risk to Academic Excellence: What Successful Leaders Do
- Creating School Cultures That Embrace Learning: What Successful Leaders Do=
- Schools Where Teachers Lead
- 152 Ways to Keep Students in School
- 162 Keys to School Academic Achievement
- A Dropout Prevention Fieldbook: Best Practices for Educators of At-Risk Students
- Creating Safe Schools: A Guide for School Leaders, Counselors, Teachers and Parents
His career spanned thirty-three years of high school classroom teaching, school counseling and eight years of school supervision and administration.
My successes in dramatically enhancing the learning process in his inner-city (NYC) high school, expanding parental involvement, increasing post-secondary school attendance and significantly lowering the students’ dropout rate, has been documented in 25 books, 77 newspaper and magazine articles and five internationally released videos. The 15 strategies developed me and by the National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson University have been recognized by the National Education Goals Panel and the United States Department of Education as “the most effective strategies to help solve our school dropout problem.”
The United States Department of Education, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting System and the New York Times have recognized my work. I’ve received awards from the National Dropout Prevention Center, the International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention.
I’m always looking for opportunities to work with other schools, districts and the business community in any of these areas.