Do Early Warning Systems Help High School Students Stay on Track for College? Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Ninth Grade Success Initiative

As the transition point between middle and high school, ninth grade can either set a student up for long-term success or diminish a student's likelihood of graduating high school altogether. The Ninth Grade Success Initiative is a dropout prevention program, piloted in five Washington State hig...

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Published inThe Educational forum (West Lafayette, Ind.) Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 377 - 403
Main Authors Knight, David S, Duncheon, Julia C, Andersen, Kefi, Frizzell, Matthew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published West Lafayette Routledge 02.10.2023
Kappa Delta Pi
Subjects
Academic readiness
At risk students
College Readiness
College students
COVID-19
Distance Education
Dropout Prevention
Grade 9
High School Freshmen
Mixed methods research
Outcomes of Education
Pandemics
Prevention programs
Program Evaluation
School dropouts
Secondary school students
Washington
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Summary:As the transition point between middle and high school, ninth grade can either set a student up for long-term success or diminish a student's likelihood of graduating high school altogether. The Ninth Grade Success Initiative is a dropout prevention program, piloted in five Washington State high schools in 2019-2020. We evaluated the effects on student outcomes and found that the program led to improvements in course grades, behavioral outcomes, more effective targeting of services to higher-need students, and better preparation for the COVID-19 transition to virtual learning.
ISSN:0013-1725
1938-8098
DOI:10.1080/00131725.2023.2191665