A counselor representative told the Anaheim Union High School District board that counselors supported students over the summer and that the district saw improvements in several outcome metrics for the Class of 2025.

The counselor representative said the district's graduation rate increased to 94.4 percent for the Class of 2025, a 1.2 percentage-point rise. "Our counseling team brings a median of 10 years of experience and a deep commitment to knowing the name, need, and every story of our students," the representative said.

The speaker reported increases in a–g eligibility across several groups, saying English learners' a–g eligibility was projected to rise from 25.4 percent to 31.9 percent and that students with disabilities increased "from 17.5 percent in 2024 to 24.8 percent last year," per the transcript. The speaker also cited a rise in a–g eligibility for socioeconomically disadvantaged students to 53.3 percent. The transcript contained one unclear a–g figure that could not be verified and is not reported here.

The representative described summer work by counselors: 66 percent of high school counselors worked summer school, contributing to more than 8,000 grade recoveries (grades raised from D/F to C or higher). The speaker said 2,381 students were enrolled in CVA acceleration courses and that hundreds more participated in the Gilbert Summer Bridge Program, the Summer Language Academy, and dual-enrollment courses with Cypress and Fullerton College. "Behind every one of these numbers was a counselor checking the classes, solving problems, and even quietly answering their emails during the summer," the representative said.

The presentation listed operational changes for the year, including two new ILC placements and the merger of Orangeview and Western into a single assignment area; the speaker said the counseling team would continue work guided by values of equity, inclusion and belonging and cited the American School Counselor Association position that counselors "promote each and every student's academic, career, and social emotional development regardless of immigration status."

The comments were delivered as a presentation to the board and did not include any formal motions or votes in the transcript excerpt. The counselor representative thanked colleagues and highlighted the district programs and partnerships that supported students over the summer.