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Engaging Around Ninth-Grade Achievement

The Ninth-Grade Parent Involvement Initiative helps students reach important early benchmarks for career and college readiness, providing a strong start on the road to a successful future. The three critical stakeholders in the school community — parents, students and teachers — work together to reach core academic benchmarks for college preparation, entrance and success. They use bilingual workshops, parent-centered publications and student performance data tools. Since 2007, New Visions has reached more than 10,000 parents and students through its publications, and nearly 3,000 parents, students and teachers through ongoing workshops and direct support. As a result, participating schools are seeing a steady increase in student attendance and credit accumulation in ninth grade.