ECA Student Success Management

The Administration, Faculty, and Board of Directors of ECA believe in the relationship among academic success, consistent attendance, and positive behavior. For students to achieve post-secondary success they must demonstrate an understanding of this relationship. ECHS therefore uses a unique Student Success Management (SSM) System.

All ECA students are assessed by their Advisors every 4.5 weeks utilizing the Student Success Management System. These measurements inform ECA faculty and administration regarding the need for intervention overall and in each area. Students will be categorized in one of the following three categories at each measurement point:

• GREEN (21-24 pts) – the student is on track across the board, no interventions needed;
• YELLOW (16-20 pts) – the student is struggling in one or more areas and minor interventions are needed;
• RED (0-15 pts) – the student is struggling across the board, or is struggling significantly in one more area. Significant interventions are needed.

Point System

For each measurement, 24 possible points are assigned. Points are assigned in the following manner:

• 6 points possible for Behavior

• 6 points if the student had zero behavioral referrals
• 4 points if the student had 1-2 minor (level 1) behavioral referrals
• 2 points if the student had 1 moderate (level 2A/B) behavioral referrals, or 3-4 minor behavioral referrals
• 0 points of the student had 2+ moderate referrals, 5+ minor referrals, or 1+ major (level 3) behavioral referral

• 12 points possible for Academics

• 2 points for each class in which the student has an 85% or higher
• 1 point for each class in which the student has between a 75 – 84%
• 0 points for each class in which the student has less than a 75%

• 4 points possible for Attendance

• 4 points if the student had 0-1 absence
• 2 points if the student had 2-4 absences
• 0 points if the student had 5+ absences

• 2 points possible for Advisory

• 2 points if the student has participated actively and positively in all Advising activities
• 1 point if the student has occasionally participated actively and positively in Advising activities
• 0 points of the student has consistently chosen not to participate actively and positively in Advising activities

Parent Contact and Interventions

Each 4.5 week measurement corresponds with an ECA Counseling and Parent Contact Point. Advisors will call home and send letters after every measurement informing parents on their student’s current status and progress.

Students identified as “GREEN” will be recognized in the Advisory with certificates. These students will also be allowed to leave early at the end of each day after checking in with their Advisor.

Students identified as “YELLOW” will meet individually with their Advisor to create and implement a Student Success Plan over the next four weeks.

Students identified as “RED” will be escalated to administration to set up counseling interventions and a parent conference as soon as possible. The result of the parent conference will be Student Success Plan with specific interventions and SMART goals. Students identified as “RED” will automatically be scheduled for an additional Parent Conference at the end of the next 4.5 week period in order to better monitor their progress towards their goals.

SSM ratings and points will also be used as one measurement, along with test scores and other student acheivement data, in ECA's Response to Intervention (RTI) plan.