Study of the Engage New England Initiative Cross-Site Learning Brief 4: Early Insights from Academic Case Conferencing

In 2017, the Barr Foundation launched Engage New England (ENE), an initiative that provides a unique opportunity for local education agencies to plan for and develop innovative schools designed to serve students off track to high school graduation.

SRI Education, research partner for the ENE initiative, captured the schools’ experiences with academic case conferencing through interviews of school leaders and staff members, student focus groups, staff surveys, and a pilot of academic case conferencing observations.

This brief describes the approaches schools used to support academic case conferencing and their implementation of key practices.

Project: Evaluation of the Engage New England Initiative

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Study of the Engage New Engage Initiative Cross-Site Learning Brief 4: Early Insights from Academic Case Conferencing (PDF)

Citation

Cassidy, L., Joshi, E., Yankelowitz, J., Yee, K., & Caspary, K. (2021). Study of the Engage New Engage Initiative Cross-Site Learning Brief 4: Early Insights from Academic Case Conferencing. SRI International.

Topics: Access and equity High school redesign Transition to postsecondary
Populations: Low income Opportunity youth Students of color Students off track to graduate
Services: Implementation research Research and evaluation