Weekly gradebook monitoring with a 70 percent threshold and templated early-warning interventions¶

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Description¶

OUSD trains point people to monitor student progress continuously through the college's learning management system. The dual enrollment specialist trains point people to "check gradebooks weekly or biweekly, starting at the beginning of the semester and filtering from low to high to identify any student whose course grade is 70 percent or lower." When students fall below the threshold, point people activate OUSD-developed email templates alerting the student, family, counselor, and coordinator, then follow up with one-on-one check-ins that diagnose whether the barrier is technical, motivational, or confidence-based and provide targeted support.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Point person access to the college's learning management system gradebook, OUSD email templates, and training from the dual enrollment specialist

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Dual enrollment students at risk of failing a college course

Target Learning Goals¶

• Course completion and pass rates; early resolution of academic and non-academic barriers

Related Strategies¶

• Point Person Role Ousd Dual Enrollment
• Automatic enrollment of historically underrepresented students into dual enrollment as part of pathway sequences
• Progress Monitoring
• Use the same early warning and college readiness indicator systems for English Learners as for other students, but apply subgroup-specific risk thresholds and targeted supports

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Terrell, J. H., Mathias, J., Roldan-Rueda, D., & Blanchard, A. (2026). Making dual enrollment work: Solving the access–success paradox with OUSD’s point person model. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED681373