Identify the student’s current barriers and graduation position.
Student Re-Engagement: Helping High School Students Reconnect
Student re-engagement is the work of helping a young person reconnect with learning, trusted adults and a realistic path toward graduation. It requires more than sending reminders; schools need to understand the reason for disconnection and make the next step achievable.

High-school support breaks down when the student story is fragmented.
Students who disengage can disappear across attendance lists, withdrawn-student records, credit gaps and disconnected outreach efforts. Without coordinated ownership, schools can repeatedly contact a student without changing the pathway available to them.
Turn information into a shared success workflow.
Create one clear next step rather than an overwhelming list.
Coordinate outreach and document follow-up.
Connect students to flexible credit and pathway options where appropriate.
Keep relationships, goals and progress visible after the student reconnects.
Useful searches around student re-engagement.
What is student re-engagement?
Onward180 approaches this question by connecting the student’s information, communication and next actions instead of treating each need as a separate workflow.
How can schools re-engage chronically absent students?
Onward180 approaches this question by connecting the student’s information, communication and next actions instead of treating each need as a separate workflow.
How do schools reconnect students who have dropped out?
Onward180 approaches this question by connecting the student’s information, communication and next actions instead of treating each need as a separate workflow.
What makes a re-engagement plan effective?
Onward180 approaches this question by connecting the student’s information, communication and next actions instead of treating each need as a separate workflow.
MTSS in Education: A Practical High School GuideMTSS
Credit Recovery in High School: A Complete Guidecredit recovery
Chronic Absenteeism: A High School Intervention Guidechronic absenteeism