Susan Sepanik

Many districts in Oregon have adopted an early indicator and intervention system (EIIS) to identify students at risk of not graduating, assign interventions, and monitor student response. REL Northwest examined the effects of the first year (2018/19) of EIIS adoption on chronic absenteeism, disciplinary infractions, course progression, and academic performance. We provided coaching to Oregon partnership members and REL Northwest Governing Board members on the study to increase their capacity ...

This infographic spotlights findings from a study on the early effects of EIIS on chronic absenteeism, disciplinary infractions, course progression, and academic performance during the 2018/19 school year in Oregon. It also shows how an EIIS is expected to improve high school graduation rates.

Although Oregon has made recent gains in its overall high school graduation rate, 21 percent of public school students entering grade 9 in 2014 did not graduate within four years, by 2018. To improve graduation rates, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 98 in 2016 to fund dropout prevention and college and career readiness initiatives in high schools. Many districts used the funding to adopt an early indicator and intervention system (EIIS) to identify students who are not on track to gradu...