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As schools look to support these students’ learning, some districts are turning to a proven strategy for identifying the students most in need of support early and keeping them on track to graduate. Leveraging this information—termed “on-track indicators”—can make a huge difference, but only if schools and districts have access to robust, timely state data.  \n On-Track Indicators and Student Interventions Work Together  \nSystems that incorporate on-track indicators—most commonly called student success systems or early warning systems—make use of a combination of research-backed on-track indicators, which include data on student grades, attendance, and behavior that research has found to be predictive of future performance in high school. With these systems, educators can use available information to quickly and accurately identify which students are on track to  \ngraduate from high school and which need additional support to be academically successful. Critically, these systems allow educators to identify students in need of support early, so schools can provide personalized supports well before those students have failed classes or, worse, dropped out.  \nSUCCESSFUL SYSTEMS  \nN  \nIn Chicago, one of the first places to develop and use on-track indicators, success has been clear.  \nChicago Public Schools raised the rate of students on track to graduate by nearly 30 percentage points in seven years—with 7,000 more students graduating every year than before the district implemented the system in its high schools. The district expanded its on-track system to earlier grades once district leaders saw the success of the secondary school early warning system. The To&Through Middle Grades Network uses academic and nonacademic measures on an indicator dashboard available to school personnel. The network also provides support for schools and practitioners through in-school coaching, personalized professional development opportunities, and quarterly meetings during which practitioners can build skills and solutions using quantitative and qualitative data.  \nS Providing resources for educators to learn  \nto use on-track indicators is an important component of the Massachusetts Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS) as well. EWIS, which uses data from across the K–12 system, offers webinarsand materials that help educators learn how to best use the system. Massachusetts developed EWIS alongside stakeholders, holding work groups that led to enhancements to the platform to meet stakeholder needs.  \nv  \nLike Massachusetts, Wisconsin’s Madison  \nMetropolitan School District designed an early  \nwarning system that incorporates on-track indicators from more than just high school and is heavily informed by stakeholder needs. The district makes use of a training and feedback approach that the system’s educators have said is targeted and actionable.  \nInnovative Indicators Provide New Ways to Support Students  \nWhile traditional student success or early warning systems rely heavily on quantitative data (e.g., number of absences, course grades), research-based models are increasingly incorporating qualitative data as well. Qualitative data is especially important as researchers and educators explore the role that school climate and student feelings of belonging play in a student’s persistence through high school.  \nSome schools and districts are working with The GRAD Partnership’s comprehensive student success model, which expands traditional on-track indicators and integrates them with other research-based measures that focus on student well-being, connectedness, and holistic supports. As part of the student success model, schools develop student support teams","cbCailTjRwI5BCMX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailTjRwI5BCMX","pdf",114213,"English","# On-Track Indicators\n## On-Track Indicators and Student Interventions Work Together\n## Successful Systems\n## Innovative Indicators Provide New Ways to Support Students\n## Leaders Must Carefully Consider Equity and Potential Bias in Emerging Models","[{\"question\":\"What are “on-track indicators” and why do they matter?\",\"answer\":\"On-track indicators are data-based signals that help schools identify which students are on track to graduate and which need additional support. They matter because early identification enables timely, personalized interventions before students fail or drop out.\"},{\"question\":\"What data do student success or early warning systems use?\",\"answer\":\"These systems commonly combine research-backed indicators such as student grades, attendance, and behavior. 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