The Performance Assessment & Review (PAR) Advantage...

A dropout early warning system (DEWS) with research-based solutions and a system for value-added assessment.

Dropout rates are at a crisis stage and affect every school and community. As each community attempts to confront the many challenges facing them related to dropout, a myriad of questions emerge.

How can school districts address the dropout rate and conduct program improvement in classrooms, schools, and communities?

What methods are available to assist local education agencies in identifying both individual students in at-risk situations and underperforming schools?

How can education leaders identify and match research-based programs and strategies to student, school, and community needs?

How do state and local education agencies measure student growth and sustain improvements from interventions? more...