Theyâre keeping tabs on students who are struggling with remote learning. Itâs all about intervention and itâs paying off. An army of Blue Dragon educators huddled at Middletown High School on Wednesday. âWe know that students who are successful their freshman year are more likely to graduate on time,â said Assistant Principal Dawn Brookes, Middletown High School. The Connecticut RISE Network, a non-profit supporting education, also knows this. It recently published a report on hybrid and remote learning in our state. âSo, what the researched revealed is that students who have chosen to be remote are more likely to be disengaged than their peers who have chosen to either be hybrid or in-person,â said Nichelle Woodson, CT RISE Network.