CONNECTICUT RISE NETWORK INC

THE RISE NETWORK HAS SUPPORTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS AND PURSUING THEIR COLLEGE AND CAREER GOALS. RISE FACILITATES IMPROVEMENT NETWORKS, BRINGING TOGETHER TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS FROM DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE SHARED CHALLENGES THROUGH DISCIPLINED IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES. RISE PARTNERS WORK TOGETHER TO PINPOINT NEEDS, PURSUE NEW INNOVATIONS, AND SCALE PROMISING PRACTICES. RISE HELPS SCHOOLS BY INVESTING IN IMPROVEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THREE KEY AREAS. FIRST, RISE SEEK TO EMPOWER EDUCATORS THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY DATA SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTING TOOLS. SECOND, RISE BUILDS EDUCATOR CAPACITY THROUGH NETWORKED IMPROVEMENT AND SHARING PROMISING PRACTICES ACROSS SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THIRD, RISE INVESTS IN MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SCHOOL STRUCTURES AND PRACTICES WITH A CENTRAL FOCUS ON DATA TEAMS AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES THAT CAN SUPPORT STUDENTS DURING KEY TRANSITIONS TO, THROUGH, AND BEYOND HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGH RISE'S FOUNDING AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK, RISE PARTNERS WITH NINE CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS EIGHT DISTRICTS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 13,000 STUDENTS. THESE SCHOOLS SIMULTANEOUSLY PURSUE ON-TRACK AND POSTSECONDARY GOALS, AND HAVE ENGAGED IN THIS WORK WITH RISE OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. CORE NETWORK SCHOOLS NOW SERVE AS DEMONSTRATION SITES AS RISE WORKS TO SCALE ITS MODEL IN NEW COMMUNITIES, AND INNOVATION LABS AS RISE CONTINUES TO REFINE ITS STRATEGIES AND DATA TOOLS. IN RESPONSE TO DEMAND FROM THE FIELD, RISE HAS ALSO INITIATED CONSULTING PARTNERSHIPS IN 2020 TO SCALE ITS APPROACH IN NEW PARTNER SCHOOLS. DURING THE 2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR, RISE PARTNERED 55 TOTAL SCHOOLS, SPANNING 32 DISTRICTS AND SIX STATES, AND REACHING OVER 35,000 STUDENTS.