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District 25 superintendent highlights testing gains, civics and a push to increase SaferCollege sign-ups
Summary
A district presentation covered diagnostic-testing progress, youth leadership events, student competitions and a goal to boost family participation in the SaferCollege program by at least 10% by June 2026; the council discussed civics and wellness initiatives and scheduling of family engagement events.
Dr. Mike Vex, presenting on behalf of the district at the Community Education Council District 25 meeting, gave an update on student assessments, extracurricular competitions, civics programming and a new outreach goal for the SaferCollege program.
"My report is relatively short today, but there are a couple of things that I do want to mention," Dr. Vex said at the meeting. He reported that the district continues diagnostic testing and is "trending more positive than last year in reading and mathematics," though he said about 3,000 students still needed to complete the testing window; the diagnostic testing period is expected to finish on June 13 according to his remarks.
On extracurricular and enrichment activities, Dr. Vex described several recent events: a civics fair on May 22 that…
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