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SFUSD reports midyear gains for ninth‑grade EWI exits but tenth‑grade on‑track rates lag
Summary
Staff told the board that 30% of ninth graders had exited the Early Warning Indicator at midyear—ahead of the 25% interim goal—while only about 65% of current tenth graders were on track against a 71% target; Balboa High School highlighted coordinated care team practices and a student tracker as a bright spot.
The San Francisco Unified School District presented its Year‑2 progress monitoring report on college and career readiness, telling the board staff that 30% of ninth graders had exited the Early Warning Indicator (EWI) at midyear—above the interim goal of 25%—but that the current tenth‑grade cohort is not yet on pace to meet the district’s target for being on track to graduate.
District leaders said the EWI exit rate suggests progress in early high‑school interventions while the tenth‑grade shortfall (currently reported as 65% on track versus a 71% goal) shows additional work is needed. "Midyear we had 30 percent of our ninth grade students exit EWI," said Patrick West, interim executive director of college and career readiness, summarizing the midyear numbers and…
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