Early Warning Indicator Systems: A Tool for High-Performing Middle Grades Schools

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-8, Washington, DC *Please bring identification for entrance via the House side of Capitol (Independence Avenue)
Event:
Presenters
Bob Balfanz, Codirector, Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University
Regan Fitzgerald, Legislative Counsel, Office of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Catherine Miller, Teacher and Data Specialist, The New School for Leadership and the Arts (The Bronx, NY)
Bob Wise, President, Alliance for Excellent Education
This briefing will discuss the impact of using early warning indicator systems—which identify students at high risk of dropping out as early as sixth grade—to keep students on track for graduation and accelerate successful student progress. Hear from representatives from a middle school, the research community, and congressional staff.
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