Early Indicator and Intervention System (EIIS): Preventing High School Dropout and Supporting On-Time Graduation

Early Indicator and Intervention System (EIIS) is a systematic approach to preventing dropout and supporting students' on-time graduation. EIIS enables school staff to use data to identify students who do not meet on-track thresholds on indicators associated with high school graduation, such as attendance, behavior, and course performance. Districts can tailor their EIIS by defining their own on-track thresholds for each indicator. After identifying students who do not meet the defined thresholds, districts can assign individualized interventions to these students to prevent dropout, monitor students' response to those interventions, and make changes as needed. The EIIS has key components including a data system, a menu of interventions, a fully articulated process to identify students and assign them to interventions, and a system to monitor and modify interventions.