Early Warning System

in PowerSchool

Identifying Students at Risk

November 25, 2014

Macomb EWIS Session Overview

• Why & How we started

• The tool

• The pilot/launch

• The intervention system

• Lessons we are learning

Why & How: Macomb EWIS

The EWS Tool

ews.misd.net

Early Warning System Plan

• Alert symbol displayed in PowerSchool and PowerTeacher

• Based on triggers set by each district or school:

Alerts on Student Pages

School Sets Alert Criteria

Attendance by Class Period

Grades Compared to Class

Alert History

Multiple Student Report

PowerTeacher Dashboard

PowerTeacher Report

Action Plan: Getting ready for

Implementation…

• Identify your point person to complete &

update the set-up page

• Scheduling monitoring of EWS

• Plan interventions when alerts are triggered

• Brainstorm expectations for use by

– Teachers

– Administrators

– Counselors

– Social Workers

Action Plan: Getting ready for

Implementation…

• Identify steps to take to be ready for launch

• Plan for training your buildings prior to roll-out

– What will the training look like?

– How long will it be?

– What will it include?

– Will they need practice time?

– How will the system be used?

• Keep school settings consistent

• Update grades regularly in Teacher gradebooks

Macomb EWIS Goal

To effectively identify and intervene with students “at-risk”

of failing or dropping out of school.

Macomb EWIS Implementation

Process

Implementation Checklist

Intervention Catalog

Student Assessment

Individual Learning Plan

Integrate with existing teams

Lessons Learned

• Schools are getting acclimated to the results

of the data collection

– What are the alerts telling them?

– Looking at the student body with the EWS lens

• Student intervention teams are necessary

– Some buildings have teams for RTI, MTSS, School

Improvement, PLC, etc.

– Need to find ways to integrate EWS data and

techniques

Lessons Learned

• Avoid having programs and initiatives in silos

– Carve out time to meet to address EWS initiatives

– Discuss actual students and plan specific interventions

• Provide ongoing guidance, consultation and

support

– Regular user group meetings

– Foster communication between districts, building

leadership, and important counseling resources

Next Steps

• Add Math and ELA alert (Done)

• Add New Student alert (Done)

• No Behavior alerts for teachers (Done)

• Create EWS for elementary schools

• Develop reports to show alert history

What questions do you have?