This study examines the relationship between 8th and 9th
grade early warning indicators as predictors of graduation outcomes, as well as the relationship between 9th grade indicators and college enrollment outcomes.
Not exact matches
The final report, titled «Just the Right Mix: Identifying Potential Dropouts in Montgomery County Public Schools Using an
Early Warning Indicators Approach,» goes back to first
grade and identifies «cut points» that are related to an increased likelihood of students dropping out of school.
Experts also believe it is helpful to map out the student trajectory across
grade levels to understand where these measures fit and how they relate to CCR opportunities and to
early warning indicators.
Destination Graduation: Sixth
Grade Early Warning Indicators for Baltimore City Schools: Their Prevalence and Impact examines the 2000 - 01 cohort of sixth grade students from Baltimore City Schools to determine whether there were indicators that predicted eventual dropout with a reasonable level of certainty and identified enough students to justify interventio
Indicators for Baltimore City Schools: Their Prevalence and Impact examines the 2000 - 01 cohort of sixth
grade students from Baltimore City Schools to determine whether there were
indicators that predicted eventual dropout with a reasonable level of certainty and identified enough students to justify interventio
indicators that predicted eventual dropout with a reasonable level of certainty and identified enough students to justify intervention efforts.
The
early warning indicators (EWIs) help identify students in
grades 5 - 12 who are at risk for dropping out.
City Year's work with 3rd through 9th graders is guided by a groundbreaking 2006 study from Johns Hopkins University that found that if 6th -
grade students demonstrated «
early warning indicators» — poor attendance, behavior issues, and low achievement in math and English coursework — their chances of graduating from high school plummeted to 25 percent.
Included in the brochure is a feature on common
early warning indicators, including chronic absences (missing more than 10 % of instructional time), failure to pass courses in core subject areas (English, mathematics, science, and social studies), failure to be promoted to the next
grade level, and disengagement from the classroom.
The
early warning indicators include course failures,
grade point average (GPA), credit accumulation, and behavioral incidents.
For example, AIR researchers identified and selected
early warning indicators and thresholds for each of three school districts in Ohio to identify students in
grades 8 and 9 at risk of failing to graduate high school on time on behalf of the Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest.