Sarah Frazelle

About

Building Pathways for Student Success (BPSS), Arkansas
Sarah Frazelle, a senior researcher at AIR, co-leads the Building Pathways for Student Success (BPSS) partnership. Frazelle’s current work at AIR focuses on college and career readiness and success. Before joining AIR in 2023, she was the director of multitiered systems of support and early warning indicators at the Puget Sound Educational Service District. Earlier in her career, Frazelle was a senior research advisor at Education Northwest, where she led the Montana Education Research Alliance for REL Northwest. She also has built partnerships with Native communities to develop culturally responsive student support systems; led collaborations with state and local education agencies to identify data for program evaluation; and provided problem solving, analytic technical assistance, and research and evaluation support through the lens of equity. Frazelle holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Kansas.

Associated IES Content

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Early Warning Systems: Videos Share Benefits and Demonstrate Effective Practices

The first video, Why Use the Montana Early Warning System?, spotlights Libby, Livingston, and St. Ignatius' three districts that have boosted their graduation rates by using the Montana EWS. Learn why school leaders continue to invest in this strategy and how it's changing the way staff members and students interact with one another. The second video, How to Run a Successful EWS Team Meeting, demonstrates how an EWS team can assist struggling students and plan individualized supports in a one...

Apr 27, 2018

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Online credit recovery: Enrollment and passing patterns in Montana Digital Academy courses

Most U.S. school districts (88 percent) offer credit recovery courses or programs for students. In rural states such as Montana, online credit recovery options are especially popular because they allow schools to serve students in remote areas throughout the year, across a range of subjects, and with few additional resources (Carver & Lewis, 2011; Oliver, Osborne, Patel, & Kleiman, 2009). Such programs offer students greater flexibility and choice, which results in more opportunities to make ...

Jun 01, 2016

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A Practitioner's Guide To Implementing Early Warning Systems

To stem the tide of students dropping out, many schools and districts are turning to early warning systems (EWS) that signal whether a student is at risk of not graduating from high school. While some research exists about establishing these systems, there is little information about the actual implementation strategies that are being used across the country. This report summarizes the experiences and recommendations of EWS users throughout the United States. A list of references and resource...

Jan 01, 2015