Systems Alignment

We must identify the factors impacting students at key transition points in education so we can co-design a system that serves all students.

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The Problems Students Face

Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism

Chronic absence rates have skyrocketed since the pandemic, and while we are starting to see improvement, attendance is still much lower than in previous years.

The data also reveals that students from low-income households have higher chronic absence rates, and the disparity has widened over the pandemic.

The Attendance PLN will use a community of practice to identify root causes and test strategies to improve attendance outcomes.

Reducing System-Level Barriers for Emergent Bilingual Students

Our Texas public education system has a tremendous opportunity for growth in better preparing Emergent Bilingual students for success after high school. We must understand the system-level barriers in education and then remove or mediate those barriers to ensure students are ready for their postsecondary journey and into the workforce.

Of 2022-23 Central Texas public school students PK-12, 24% were Emergent Bilingual (approximately 88,000 students).
In Central Texas, middle school Algebra I course completion rates increased from 19% to 66% from 2015 to 2022 for high-performing Emergent Bilingual students.
In Central Texas, graduation rates have increased by 14 percentage points in the past decade for Emergent Bilingual students, yet dropout rates are 2 .9 times more than for non-Emergent Bilingual students.

Source: E3 Alliance analysis of PEIMS data from the Education Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Attendance Peer Learning Network

In our Attendance Peer Learning Network, we’re working with attendance staff and professionals to test best practices that improve student attendance, with a particular focus on students from low-income households.

Emergent Bilingual Steering Committee

Our Emergent Bilingual Steering Committee guides our research and action to uncover the root causes of challenges our Emergent Bilingual students face.

Learn more about our Peer Learning Networks and Steering Committees

Resources

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“ACE IT” Official Music Video (ft. SaulPaul)

We teamed up with local two-time Grammy award-nominated artist SaulPaul to produce the #ACEit music video. We encourage you to promote the video in class, in other messaging to students and families, and on your social media platforms.