How do we categorize the middle-level supports to 9th grade success?
Using research, we crafted 4 over-arching categories to investigate what factors appear to support promotion to the 10th grade. They are:
Middle School Experiences, High School Readiness
Essential Question:
What aspects of middle school predict that a high school student will be promoted to the 10th grade, without repeating 9th grade?
National research shows that by the end of the 9th grade, students who lack adequate credits and are "off track" for on-time graduation are those most at risk of dropping out. Given the importance of 9th-grade, efforts to improve graduation rates must begin before students enter high school. We examine the middle-school experiences of a cohort of students to explore what aspects of grades 6, 7 and 8 predict success in high school.
