It was also recommended that a precursor program should be created. Earlier intervention would help more students, more quickly. Conclusions Project Reach is a success. The concept of this program is unique and worthy. The program errs on the side of over ambition, but it also produces at a level higher than might be expected.
Current practice is to identify students who are at-risk and to develop interventions.
Two research avenues need to be pursued with respect to this issue. The first concern is that the at-risk indicators are not locally validated and are likely to be overly broad, or misleading. Such identification only says that a solution is needed. Neither is the flip side, a very low at-risk rate. One can have a happy air-head school in which no one drops out and no one learns.