ISBE School Wellness Conference

Schools often identify struggling students only after they are already failing, disengaged, or chronically absent. This session will highlight how Proviso Township High School District 209 redesigned its MTSS Early Warning System to shift from reactive interventions to weekly, preventative support for every student.


Participants will learn how the district implemented weekly BAG Reports (Behavior, Attendance, and Grades) that are shared with families and reviewed by school teams to monitor the progress of every student. Through consistent weekly data reviews, staff identify early warning signs, assign timely interventions, and track impact before students fall off track academically or disengage from school.
As a result of this system-wide approach, the district increased freshman on-track rates from 61% to 87% in one year, ranked #1 in Illinois for reduction in chronic truancy, and #5 statewide for reductions in chronic absenteeism. This session will walk participants through the structures, routines, and leadership decisions that made these gains possible—without adding unsustainable workload to staff.


Attendees will leave with a replicable framework for implementing weekly early warning systems, sample protocols for data review meetings, strategies for engaging families through transparent communication, and guidance on aligning MTSS practices with student wellness and prevention goals.