DESE is creating the Early Warning Indicator System (EWIS),
a data-driven system designed to identify students kindergarten through
high school that are potentially "off-track" for grade-level or
developmental age, including those students that are off-track for high
school graduation (potential dropouts).
There will be an informational phone conference held on Monday, December 12, and applications are due Friday, December 16. Districts interested in finding out more about participating in the EWIS Data Pilot can read more about the project and fill out an application at http://www.doe.mass.edu/dropout/ (scroll down for the info about the pilot.)
