District releases integrated programs annual report showing $23.7 million in supports, warns of state SIA funding drop

North Clackamas School District officials presented the integrated programs annual report for the 2024–25 school year, saying the district used more than $23.7 million in combined state and federal funds — including more than $16.4 million drawn from the Student Investment Account (SIA) — to support staff, student services and family engagement across the district.

The report, delivered by Executive Director of Student and Family Services Jennifer Dove Kiltow, describes nine braided funding streams the district manages and notes that the SIA is the largest single source. "The majority of these funds are tied directly to staffing," Kiltow said, listing teachers, social workers, counselors and instructional coaches among the roles supported.

Kiltow told the board that the district spent a large share of SIA resources on class-size and caseload reduction — "just over $6.5 million" — and on behavioral and mental-health supports — "just over $4.3 million." She said the district allocated five full-time equivalent (FTE) school counselors funded by SIA dollars, six FTE school psychologists and five FTE school social workers. The report also lists roughly $1 million invested in community engagement work, including engagement specialists and contracts for communication tools such as ParentVUE and the YouthTruth survey.

Kiltow described concrete program-level work tied to two district outcomes: literacy instruction and extended learning opportunities. She said literacy-focused data teams improved from "medium to high" on Oregon Department of Education (ODE) progress measures; the district expanded use of assessment tools (Lexia, Imagine Learning, FastBridge) and made FastBridge and STAR results accessible to families quarterly through ParentVUE. High-school teams are meeting to support incoming ninth graders and the district has replaced some study halls for at-risk students with credit-bearing courses and expanded after-school and summer programs.

The report also highlighted outcome metrics: graduation rates remain above the state average at about 88 percent, third-grade reading proficiency is slightly above the state average, and regular-attendance rates climbed above the state average of 70 percent. Kiltow said the attendance gap for the district’s focal student groups narrowed by "nearly 18 percentage points."

Kiltow cautioned that the district faces funding pressure. She reported the district was recently notified of a $33 million reduction in the state’s forecasted SIA allocation and said leaders are preparing to adjust budgets and staffing. "It's a constant juggle," she said, describing the difficulty of expanding services when most integrated funds are tied to salaried staff.

Board members offered questions and praise but no formal action was taken. Director McVay suggested the district include more transparency next year about how many positions are funded (for example, "funds 5 of 9 counselors or 16 of 300 teachers") so the community can see how grant dollars translate to staffing.

Kiltow closed by saying the district will deepen literacy-focused data cycles, expand extended-learning opportunities and strengthen family engagement as part of ongoing efforts to close remaining gaps. The presentation fulfilled the district’s annual reporting requirement for integrated programs and will be part of the public record for the board.