“Check” Data
Determining Risk
When you have collected data for a month, you should assess for risk of disengagement. Identifying an increased level of risk directs the focus of an intervention.
Identifying risk areas and patterns helps you design intensive interventions in high-risk areas. Additionally, routinely assessing for risk helps you notice patterns, including patterns of improvement to celebrate with your students and their families.
Check & Connect provides guidelines for identifying a high risk of disengagement based on the data mentors collect. Review the table below to familiarize yourself with these guidelines, then move on to the case study to practice applying them.
Indicator of Risk | High Risk |
|---|---|
Tardiness | Five or more incidents per month or ≥ 15% incidents per month |
Missed classes | Three or more incidents per month or ≥ 15% incidents per month |
Full-day absences | Three or more incidents per month or ≥ 15% incidents per month |
Behavior referrals | Three or more referrals per month |
Detention | Four or more incidents per month |
In-school suspension | Two or more incidents per month |
Out-of-school suspension | Two or more days suspended per month |
Failing classes | Two or more Ds per grading period and/or one or more Fs |
Behind in credits | Earning less than 80% of the possible credits per gradign period |
This table can be found in the C&C manual, Implementing with Fidelity, on pp. 30 & 43.