Schools would help students behind on graduation goals before grade 12

School boards would give extra instruction to students who are not on track to meet graduation requirements at the end of grade 10. This covers students who have not made enough progress toward state and local graduation requirements. Instruction must focus on each student's needs and limit class time spent preparing for tests. Schools may use existing programs to provide the help. This requirement would first apply in the first full school year after enactment.

School boards would provide help to eighth graders who are falling behind. This covers eighth graders making too little progress toward state graduation skills or local promotion standards. Help must focus on each student's needs and limit class time spent preparing for tests. Schools may use tutoring, programs outside regular school hours, or existing services. This requirement would first apply in the first full school year after enactment.

Every school district would have to use a tiered support system. This requirement covers every school district and is meant to support all students. The system must check students' needs, increase help when needed, and track progress. State guidance must make clear that the system cannot replace deciding whether a student qualifies for special education services. Districts would first have to use the system in the first full school year after enactment. The state would provide guidance within 180 days of enactment.

District leaders would report yearly on student support, and the state would publish summaries. District reports would cover the support models used, the students receiving help, and their progress toward graduation requirements. Public summaries must show results by race, gender, disability, and eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals. They cannot include individual student records or details that identify a student. Yearly district reporting would first apply in the first full school year after enactment. The state would publish its first summary within one year of enactment and another every three years after that.