Catch the At-Risk Student in Week 2 — Not at the Disbursement

The research is consistent: colleges that flag at-risk students early — from attendance, grades, and engagement signals, sometimes from the first ungraded quiz in week one — and intervene see course pass rates 4–9 points higher than peers. Retention isn't mainly an academic problem; it's a timing problem. The school that sees trouble first wins.

Why most schools see it last

When attendance, grades, balance, and behavior live in four different systems, the at-risk signal only assembles itself at the disbursement or the SAP evaluation — long after the student has checked out. By then it's a withdrawal, not an intervention.

How ApolloSRM solves it

ApolloSRM's Early Warning System scores student risk from **real, live signals already on the record** — attendance, SAP, balance, behavior, engagement. Pair it with built-in RTI/MTSS intervention plans with progress monitoring and a counseling surface, and the flag becomes a plan with an owner and a follow-up date.

What this looks like in practice

A student who misses two sessions, slips on a quiz, and carries a balance surfaces on an advisor's queue in week two — not at the disbursement. The advisor opens a tiered intervention plan, assigns it, sets a check-in, and logs progress against the goal over time. You see which interventions actually move the needle, so next term's playbook is sharper than this term's.

The WOW

Your team gets the week-2 warning while there's still time to act — with the intervention plan one click away. Every saved student is retained tuition and a defended completion rate.