Video Series: Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS)

Early warning systems grew out of the simple premise that disengagement from school is a gradual process and that students send identifiable signals that they are on the path to dropping out. As a result, data can be used to identify trends among students, enabling educators to intervene with those who are likely to leave the education system.

This video series, a collaborative effort by the Great Lakes Comprehensive Center and the Michigan Department of Education, covers the seven-step process of installing the Early Warning Intervention and Monitoring System (EWIMS).
 

Videos

Overview of EWIMS  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 1: Establishing Roles and Responsibilities  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 2: Using the Early Warning Data Tool  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 3: Reviewing Early Warning Data  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 4: Interpreting Early Warning Data  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 5: Assigning and Providing Interventions  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 6: Monitoring Interventions and Student Progress  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
Step 7: Evaluating and Refining the EWIMS Process  Video│Slides/Transcript (PDF)
 

Facilitator Scripts (PDF)

EWIMS Facilitator's Guide
Notetaking Template Part I
Notetaking Template Part II
Handout: Introducing the EWIMS Team
Handout: Student Scenarios (Step 3)
Handout: Getting to the Root of It (Steps 3 and 4)
Handout: Process Documentation (Steps 3-5)

Overview of EWIMS

 

Step 1: Establishing Roles and Responsibilities

 

Step 2: Using the Early Warning Data Tool

 

Step 3: Reviewing Early Warning Data

 

Step 4: Interpreting Early Warning Data

 

Step 5: Assigning and Providing Interventions

 

Step 6: Monitoring Interventions and Student Progress

 

Step 7: Evaluating and Refinig the EWIMS Process