Tracking Tool C

Benchmarking: A View from the Field

Record the status for your school/district with respect to the recommendations discussed in the IES Practice Guide: Dropout Prevention and cite examples of strategies used by your school that represent an evidence-based practice.
Utilize data systems that support a realistic diagnosis of the number of students who drop out and that help identify individual students at high risk of dropping out

School/District Status

Assign adult advocates to students at risk of dropping out

School/District Status

Provide academic support and enrichment to improve academic performance

School/District Status

Implement programs to improve students classroom behavior and social skills

School/District Status

Personalize the learning environment and instructional process

School/District Status

Provide rigorous and relevant instruction to better engage students in learning and provide the skills needed to graduate and to serve them after they leave school

School/District Status

Tool adapted from Doing What Works: US Department of Education

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