Motivation

My major project, Together Ownership & Responsibility at Collins Hill (TORCH) is designed to help first year 9th graders who are at risk. This program offers peer tutoring, teacher tutoring, and support every day of the week. The first semester was very successful with almost 90% of the students passing and on track with their cohort. We were so excited about the progress. This semester looks much different!! With 9 weeks remaining in the school year, we are seeing more and more students failing classes. Some of the students who past all classes 1st semester are now failing 3. A lot of students are failing 2. I have met with all students over the past 2 weeks. There is little to no motivation Students are telling me they are tired, do not care, or there is no reply/reaction at all. I feel that we as a school care more about their success than they do. I know it is our responsibility to push these students, to stay on them, to help them see the importance of education and I feel that we do. We want so much for these students. How do we motivate them? How do we get them to understand the importance of education? How do we get them to truly envision what could be? We give them rewards when they are successful. We recognize their successes. We praise them for successes. We tutor them. We bring in motivational speakers. We are active with these students every single day. But right now, we are frustrated with where some of these students are with their academics. The phrase 'meet me half way' doesn't apply here. I feel we are meeting them way more than half way and we are expecting them to do their part. What do we do? What are other schools doing to help students be successful? I need suggestions as we head into these last 9 weeks!!  Any help is appreciated.