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Districts Addressing Chronic Absence
Program Spotlights for Addressing Chronic AbsenseIn the 2020-2021 school year—the most recent year for which federal data is available—14.7 million students nationwide were chronically absent, nearly doubling pre-pandemic rates. Studies have shown that students who...
Get Involved
Get Involved Join Us to Support Young People to Recover and Thrive Ensuring our nation’s young people have what they need to thrive will require all of us. We invite individuals nationwide from young adults to retirees to support...
About Us
About Us Every student has the support they need to succeed and thrive.The Partnership for Student Success helps schools, educators, and communities connect all students with the comprehensive, evidence-based, people-powered supports they need to learn and achieve...
Press Release: Partnership for Student Success Announces New Phase of Coalition’s Work
Press ReleasePartnership for Student Success Announces New Phase of Coalition's Work 19 March 2025 | Baltimore, MD – The Partnership for Student Success (PSS) announced today the launch of the next phase of its work, building on the momentum of the National...
Free Online Training
Free Online TrainingThe Partnership for Student Success now offers free online training modules for postsecondary transition coaches, mentors, and people who supervise college students in these roles. Designed by MENTOR and the University of San Diego Early Academic...
Near-Peer Program In Action: Step Up Tutoring
Near Peer Student Support Programs There are numerous approaches for promoting the overall well-being and success of P-12 students. Learn how older peers are supporting their younger students as tutors, mentors, student success coaches and more, in communities across...
Near-Peer Program in Action: Read Alliance
Near Peer Student Support Programs There are numerous approaches for promoting the overall well-being and success of P-12 students. Learn how older peers are supporting their younger students as tutors, mentors, student success coaches and more, in communities across...
Near-Peer Program In Action: Indio High School
Near Peer Student Support Programs There are numerous approaches for promoting the overall well-being and success of P-12 students. Learn how older peers are supporting their younger students as tutors, mentors, student success coaches and more, in communities across...
Near-Peer Program In Action: Cunningham Elementary School
Near Peer Student Support Programs There are numerous approaches for promoting the overall well-being and success of P-12 students. Learn how older peers are supporting their younger students as tutors, mentors, student success coaches and more, in communities across...
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Post-Secondary Transition Coaches
Support post-secondary exposure, college search and fit/match, college application creation, financial aid applications, and navigation of post-secondary transitions.
Academic Tutors
A form of teaching, one-on-one or in a small group, towards a specific goal. High-impact tutoring leads to months of additional learning gains for students by supplementing (but not replacing) students’ classroom experiences. High-impact tutoring responds to individual needs and complements students’ existing curriculum.
High-Quality Mentors
With training and support, facilitate a variety of youth development and enrichment experiences, help youth explore and affirm their identity, provide navigational support around school-to-work transitions, and buffer against adversity in-school, out of school, and over the summer.
Student Success Coaches
Form diverse teams in systemically under-resourced schools to partner with teachers to provide integrated, relationship-driven social, emotional, academic, and youth development supports to enhance student outcomes and create positive learning environments at the classroom and whole school level during and after the school day.
Wraparound/Integrated Student Support Coordinators
Enable schools to build strong connections and systems with community health, mental health, and social service providers. Coordinators put school climate plans and multi-tiered systems of support into action.
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