First-Year Impacts of the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System

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Abstract

Graduation rates are rising nationally—82 percent during the 2013–14 school year—but dropout remains a persistent problem. Many schools use early warning systems to identify and intervene with students who are at risk of dropping out. This study examined the impact of the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS)—an early warning system that uses early identification and intervention with students at risk of not graduating on time. Seventy-three schools (with over 35,000 students) were randomly assigned to implement EWIMS (EWIMS schools) or conduct business as usual (control schools). This study provides rigorous evidence that EWIMS had a positive impact on chronic absence, course failure, and grade point averages, ultimately getting students back on-track for graduation.

Authors

• Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Research

• Nicholas Andrew Sorensen, American Institutes for Research

• Jessica Heppen, American Institutes for Research

• Jill Bowdon, American Institutes for Research

• Suzanne Taylor, American Institutes for Research

• Ryan Eisner, American Institutes for Research

• Shandu Foster, American Institutes for Research