This document discusses strategies for retaining students in a 90 day challenge program. It emphasizes recognizing and rewarding good student performance while respecting students. Key points include retaining students by meeting expectations and advancing them by exceeding expectations. Recognizing past performance but focusing on the present and future is important. Relating to students as individuals and respecting who they currently are and who they are becoming also helps retention. The overall goal is to restore students' lives by empowering rather than overpowering them.