Overall implementation of the EWIMS seven-step process was low and challenging in the first year, with all but two schools categorized as low implementers¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? During the first full school year, 95 percent of EWIMS schools were categorized as low implementers across all seven steps. → Faria 2017 q2 i? Approximately 80 percent of EWIMS schools implemented EWIMS as planned, with one school never implementing and seven stopping during the year. → Faria 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Faria 2017¶

Faria, A.-M., Sorensen, N., Heppen, J., Bowdon, J., Taylor, S., Eisner, R., & Foster, S. (2017). Getting students on track for graduation: Impacts of the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System after one year (REL 2017–272). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Implementation analysis using a study-developed rubric applied to EWIMS schools' implementation data. "All but two EWIMS schools (95 percent) were categorized as low implementers" across all seven steps in 2014/15.

"During the first full school year of implementation (2014/15), all but two EWIMS schools (95 percent) were categorized as low implementers."

Faria 2017 (2)¶

Faria, A.-M., Sorensen, N., Heppen, J., Bowdon, J., Taylor, S., Eisner, R., & Foster, S. (2017). Getting students on track for graduation: Impacts of the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System after one year (REL 2017–272). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs

q2 · i? · causal · r3

Descriptive implementation analysis of the 37 EWIMS schools. "Approximately 80 percent of EWIMS schools implemented EWIMS as planned"; one school never implemented and seven stopped during the school year.

"Approximately 80 percent of EWIMS schools implemented EWIMS as planned in the 2014/15 school year."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• EWIMS schools were more likely than control schools to report using an early warning system and having a dedicated team, but did not differ in frequency of data review or interventions offered — related