Proof Point Region Spotlight:
Dallas County
Supporting Intermediary: Commit Partnership
5 School Systems
~254,000 Total Students
Postsecondary Partners: Dallas College, East Texas A&M
Dallas ISD (Independent School District)
Desoto ISD
Garland ISD
Grand Prairie ISD
Mesquite ISD
Strong Practice in Dallas County
Embedded advising, rising dual credit rates, and real-time tracking are moving 254,000 students toward readiness.
High-Quality Advising
Implementation Focus
- Education Is Freedom (EIF) advisors are embedded on every partner campus, serving 9th graders at 100:1 ratios
- Students receive both small-group and 1:1 advising, tied to coursework readiness, financial aid, and postsecondary planning milestones
- Monthly EIF training sessions and Commit-led partner convenings keep advisors aligned across the region
What’s Next
- Connecting advisors to an AI-powered case management platform for real-time student tracking
- Deepening family engagement through parent outreach nights and co-advising sessions
Real Impact
of Dallas ISD cohort students enrolled in a dual credit course by spring of 9th grade.
Dual Credit and Advanced Coursework
Implementation Focus
- 44% of Grand Prairie ISD cohort students enrolled in a college-credit-bearing course in 9th grade
- Nearly 1 in 3 Garland ISD cohort students became Texas Success Initiative (TSI) met in English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) in their first year of high school
- 100% of Mesquite ISD cohort students have completed a 6-year plan mapping dual credit coursework to their individual college and career goals
- DeSoto ISD is running targeted boot camps in ELAR and Math to support students working toward 15 college credits by graduation
What’s Next
Scaling teacher credentialing to put 15 or more transferable college credits within reach for more students across the region
Real Impact
How far Garland ISD’s cohort outperformed its Early College High School (ECHS) cohort on recent benchmark assessments
Real-Time Data Infrastructure
Implementation Focus
- All five districts use the Economic Mobility Center’s (EMC) real-time College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) platform or Texas Education Exchange’s CCMR Insights platform
- The Early Warning System launched in February, giving campus and district leaders a live view of which students are on track and which need support
What’s Next
Building routines that make data a daily tool campus leaders reach for, so advising and intervention shift from reactive to proactive
Real Impact
9th-grade Early Warning System now flags students in real time by attendance, grades, and course enrollment
Smart Policy.
Strong Practice.
Real Impact.
