I'm sure several schools have this in some form, but my school makes it very specific and accessible to teachers. In fact since I'm in such a small school, our PLC days (which are usually saved for teacher collaboration) focus on this list.
This list outlines each and every student that has a "D" or an "F" in one or more classes. This shows each and every class that a student is struggling in.
The community of teachers and administrators sees this list as a good indicator of other things going on in the students' lives. So in our PLC meeting time we discuss what we can do as teachers and mentors to influence the lives of these kids. Many times it is piecing information together from different sources and conversations to get a more complete picture of each student. It definitely opened my eyes to a much deeper sense of the socioeconomic undertones of the school and the community in general.
I wish our PLC time was spent doing this. I'm in a small school also (about 60 students in the high school), but it seems that a lot of PLC time is wasted. This would benefit students so much more.
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