{"id":525,"date":"2022-07-02T05:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-02T05:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2024-12-09T19:58:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:58:11","slug":"the-colorado-center-for-high-school-success","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/the-colorado-center-for-high-school-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colorado Center for High School Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-custom-transform\" id=\"page-title\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">The Colorado center for High school success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row alignfull coblocks-row-622112950604\" data-columns=\"1\" data-layout=\"100\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-row__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin is-stacked-on-mobile are-vertically-aligned-center has-medium-gutter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column is-vertically-aligned-center coblocks-column-622112956370\" style=\"width:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-column__inner has-no-padding has-no-margin\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:77% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-1024x757.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3110 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-768x568.png 768w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-1536x1136.png 1536w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-2048x1515.png 2048w, https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/CO_CHSS_2024_DISTRICT_MAP-60x44.png 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The Colorado Center for High School Success partners with 22 high schools in 13 districts across Colorado committed to becoming communities where all students excel academically.<br><br>We help our partner schools significantly increase the number of 9th graders who finish the year on track to graduate, a stronger predictor of high school graduation than their race\/ethnicity, level of poverty, or test scores combined.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-white-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-x-large-font-size wp-elements-efc6d1e815513b019a02f033efdb863f\" id=\"h-spotlight-on-impact\"><strong>Spotlight on Impact<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-standart-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"582\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1366 \/ 582;\" width=\"1366\" controls poster=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/center-video-snip.png\" src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/standing_with_center___9th_grade_success_in_the_san_luis_valley-720p.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-a850c15ac7aa452769af7a884f0a7786 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><em> Center High School Raised Graduation Rates from 59% to 79%<\/em> and changed the trajectory for their students<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"ultp-post-grid-block wp-block-ultimate-post-post-grid-2 ultp-block-3082a0\"><div class=\"ultp-block-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-loading\"><div class=\"ultp-loading-blocks\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;\"><div style=\"left: 0;top: 0;animation-delay:0s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 21px;top: 0;animation-delay:0.125s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 0;animation-delay:0.25s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 0;top: 21px;animation-delay:0.875s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 21px;animation-delay:0.375s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 0;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.75s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 42px;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.625s;\"><\/div><div style=\"left: 21px;top: 42px;animation-delay:0.5s;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-filter-in\"><div class=\"ultp-heading-wrap ultp-heading-style1 ultp-heading-left\"><h2 class=\"ultp-heading-inner\"><span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-items-wrap ultp-block-row\"><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-3750\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/how-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-early-colleges-freshman-academy-is-setting-9th-graders-up-for-success-this-summer\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College&#8217;s Freshman Academy Is Setting 9th Graders Up for Success this Summer\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/transition-to-high-school-webinar-LinkedIn-Post-2-870x570.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/how-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-early-colleges-freshman-academy-is-setting-9th-graders-up-for-success-this-summer\/\" >How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College&#8217;s Freshman Academy Is Setting 9th Graders Up for Success this Summer<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nAug 11, 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-3694\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/mesas-ninth-grade-success-model-shows-dramatic-results-in-first-year\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"MESA\u2019s Ninth Grade Success model shows dramatic results in first year\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/MESA-Powell-870x570.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/mesas-ninth-grade-success-model-shows-dramatic-results-in-first-year\/\" >MESA\u2019s Ninth Grade Success model shows dramatic results in first year<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nJun 2, 2025<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-2583\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/9th-grade-success-in-the-san-luis-valley\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"9th Grade Success in the San Luis Valley\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/center-blog-584x570.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/9th-grade-success-in-the-san-luis-valley\/\" >9th Grade Success in the San Luis Valley<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nFeb 23, 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-2427\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/bill-to-support-high-school-student-success-introduced\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Bill to Support High School Student Success Introduced\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/high-school_0.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><a class=\"ultp-cat-legislation\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/legislation\/\"  >Legislation<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/bill-to-support-high-school-student-success-introduced\/\" >Bill to Support High School Student Success Introduced<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nFeb 15, 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-2335\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/how-englewood-high-schools-ninth-grade-academy-is-improving-student-outcomes\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"How Englewood High School&#8217;s Ninth Grade Academy Is Improving Student Outcomes\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/Blue-and-Purple-Modern-Fashion-TikTok-Story-Instagram-Post-870x570.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/how-englewood-high-schools-ninth-grade-academy-is-improving-student-outcomes\/\" >How Englewood High School&#8217;s Ninth Grade Academy Is Improving Student Outcomes<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nFeb 1, 2024<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-item post-id-2242\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-wrap ultp-block-content-overlay\"><div class=\"ultp-block-image ultp-block-image-zoomOut ultp-block-image-overlay ultp-block-image-flat\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/policy-priority-help-us-increase-graduation-rates-change-the-trajectory-for-colorado-students\/\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  alt=\"Policy Priority: Help Us Increase Graduation Rates &#038; Change the Trajectory for Colorado Students!\"  src=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/FB_INSTA_1080x1080_OPT4-870x570.png\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"ultp-block-content ultp-block-content-bottomPosition\"><div class=\"ultp-block-content-inner\"><div class=\"ultp-category-grid ultp-category-classic ultp-category-aboveTitle\"><div class=\"ultp-category-in\"><a class=\"ultp-cat-high-school-success\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/high-school-success\/\"  >High School Success<\/a><a class=\"ultp-cat-legislation\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/category\/legislation\/\"  >Legislation<\/a><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"ultp-block-title \"><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/policy-priority-help-us-increase-graduation-rates-change-the-trajectory-for-colorado-students\/\" >Policy Priority: Help Us Increase Graduation Rates &#038; Change the Trajectory for Colorado Students!<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"ultp-block-meta ultp-block-meta-dot ultp-block-meta-icon\"><span class=\"ultp-block-author ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"7\" r=\"4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/>\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M4 21v-3a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h8a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v3\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/colorado\/our-stories\/author\/kdoran\/\">kdoran<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ultp-block-date ultp-block-meta-element\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n  <path stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" d=\"M3 5.5a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h14a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v14a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H5a2 2 0 0 1-2-2v-14ZM8 2v3m8-3v3M3 9h18\"\/>\n<\/svg>\nDec 21, 2023<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pagination-block-html\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row alignwide ultp-block-f5d9ae  ultpBgPadding lgL lgR smL smR xsL xsR\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-5cec56\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-white-color-color has-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-91fb764b3ac49a4ce967f1c18ab37522\" id=\"h-how-englewood-high-school-s-ninth-grade-academy-is-improving-student-outcomes\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">How ENGLEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL\u2019S NINTH GRADE ACADEMY IS IMPROVING STUDENT OUTCOMES<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-3e2762\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Englewood High School&#039;s 9th Grade Academy is Improving Student Outcomes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0XHjQlQwwkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-128488eb3c93ed3f8b2a5234ea4b57d4\" id=\"h-resources-for-schools\"><strong>Resources for Schools<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-b6653f\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-788de8\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/highschoolsuccess.org\/\">The Center for High School Success<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highschoolsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/chss_2023_roadmap_PAGE-1_Jun282023.pdf\">The Roadmap for High School Success<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highschoolsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Reopening-After-Covid.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reopening After COVID: Social Emotional Learning Support for High Schools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/highschoolsuccess.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/stand_stronger.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stand Stronger: Stand-Out Practices from the Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-37bab3\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-a4357826284c5f12cd9a3e57b3934596\"><strong>9th Grade Success Grant Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.state.co.us\/dropoutprevention\/9thgradesuccessgrantprogram\">grant program through the Colorado Department of Education<\/a> provides funding to local education providers and charter schools to assist students enrolled in ninth grade to develop the skills they need to successfully persist in graduating from high school.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-white-color-color has-standart-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-01446614351e74e67a053ca20b34d94a\"><strong>Research<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-5263e2\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-c6aa7c\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Students who are on-track at the end of their\u202f 9th\u202fgrade year\u2014meaning earn at least a quarter of the credits and receive no more than one \u201cF\u201d in a core course\u2014are as much as\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/10824669.2013.745181?journalCode=hjsp20\">three times more likely to graduate from high school than their off-track peers<\/a>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u202f9th\u202fgrade on\u202ftrack metric is more predictive of a student\u2019s likelihood of graduating than race, ethnicity, poverty level and prior test scores combined.\u202f<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nationwide, 9th graders are\u202f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sreb.org\/ready-high-school\">three to five times more likely to fail a class<\/a>\u202fthan students in any other grade.\u202f<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For every full-year course that a \u202f9th\u202f grade student\u202ffails, their\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/21141705\">chance of graduating in four years decreases by 30%<\/a>.\u202f<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>70-80% of all students who failed 9th grade\u202f<strong>will not graduate from high school<\/strong>.\u202f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-92dc0d\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-white-color-color has-light-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3d3125206e85febec47c4743c23e88c0\" id=\"h-9th-grade-on-track-rates-are-more-predictive-of-graduation-than-all-background-factors-combined\" 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