Student Success Teams and On-Track-to-Graduation Status in Oregon: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: What Worked to Promote Student Outcomes in High Schools (Table 24)

Abstract

Interrupted time series models were used to evaluate the impact of 9th grade student success team investments on the Oregon 9th Grade on Track to Graduate (9G-OTG) metric. With state funding support, success teams were implemented to review student course taking patterns, grades, and earned credits toward graduation, and offer tutoring support and mechanisms for credit recovery. Examination of field-based variation revealed a narrowing of the 9G-OTG gap between full, partial, and no implementation schools following the onset of the intervention. These findings suggest that high school success teams had a buffering effect for at-risk students in more disadvantaged school contexts. Implications for school policy and practice are discussed.

Authors

• Keith Zvoch, University of Oregon

• Christopher Loan, University of Oregon

• Kathleen M. Scalise, University of Oregon

• Anwesha Guha, University of Oregon