Tier 3: Intensive, Individualized Prevention (Few)
Tier 3 supports are the most intensive supports the school offers. These supports are the most resource-intensive due to the individualized approach of developing and carrying out interventions. At this level, schools typically rely on formal assessments to determine a student’s need and to develop an individualized support plan. Student plans often include goals related to both academics as well as behavior support.
- Check and Connect: The only dropout prevention intervention listed on the IES What Works Clearinghouse found to have positive effects on staying in school.
- SST4 Video: Check and Connect
- 12 students who show warning signs of disengagement with school and who are at risk of dropping out. Students are referred to Check & Connect when they show warning signs of disengaging from school, such as poor attendance, behavioral issues, and/or low grades. The "Check" component refers to the process where mentors systematically monitor student performance variables (e.g., absences, tardies, behavioral referrals, grades), while the "Connect" component refers to mentors providing personalized, timely interventions to help students solve problems, build skills, and enhance competence. See more about the Components and Elements of Check & Connect.
- Check and Connect Outcomes
- Decrease in truancy, tardies, behavior referrals, and dropout rates;
- Increase in attendance, persistence in school, credits accrued, and school completion; and impact on literacy.