Successful schools at all levels provide extra-help strategies to assist students in meeting high standards in both academic and career/technical courses. Some schools design a flexible schedule and offer virtual learning opportunities to enable at-risk students to complete high school. Middle grades schools can provide an accelerated curriculum and instructional interventions to prepare more students for rigorous high school studies. Many schools design both summer and before- and after-school programs to close achievement gaps in high school and the middle grades. Another way to support students is to create grade and credit recovery opportunities in the middle grades and high school to help more students meet graduation requirements. Administrators, teachers, counselors, graduation coaches and parents at all schools need to join forces to ensure that traditional, innovative and technology-based methods are considered when data show that students need a boost in their studies. This newsletter highlights extra-help strategies used by schools at all levels to assist students in meeting high standards in both academic and career/technical courses.