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District outlines 9th-grade "on track" monitoring, credit recovery and supports to raise graduation rates
Summary
District leaders reviewed their 9th-grade on-track metric, quarterly monitoring and interventions, credit recovery/summer programs and discussed hiring attendance advocates or reengagement specialists to improve 4- and 5-year completer rates.
District administrators described the 9th-grade "on track" metric as a leading indicator of high school completion, defined off-track thresholds (failure to earn 0.25 of required credits or failure in more than one core class), and outlined a quarterly monitoring system with interdisciplinary success teams to detect at-risk students early.
The presentation highlighted practices already in place — shared spreadsheets for real-time monitoring, on-site credit recovery with higher success rates, and summer programs — and proposed additional supports including attendance advocates or site-based staff to conduct connection and wraparound services. "So 9th grade on track is known as 1 of the most or often as the most accurate predictor of high school success or high school completion success," a district lead said. Presenters noted the district-level reporting requirement under state accountability rules and said the district is aiming to improve 4-year graduation and 5-year completer rates by strengthening monitoring, recovery and reengagement services.
Administrators also discussed expanding targeted interventions, professional development and data-sharing practices to track student progress more frequently and intervene sooner.
