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District reports 403 participants in equity cadres and 3,004 returning students enrolled so far
Summary
The student equity and access report noted completion of a three-year cadre project with 403 participants across 19 schools, early returning-student registration figures (3,004 fully enrolled, ~25% of students), and several gifted students advancing to the National History Day contest.
The district's student equity and access report highlighted three years of equity cadre work, returning-registration progress and academic achievements that staff said show building-level engagement across the district.
Doctor Dixon Sehorn reported that 403 people participated in the equity cadres across 19 school buildings this year; 73 of the participants were students. "That means that students do have voice, and they do have input on helping us to build sustainable school cultures that foster a sense of belonging for staff, students, and families," Sehorn said.
On returning-student registration, staff provided an update showing 3,004 currently enrolled returning students, representing about 25% of the district's expected population as of the day of the board meeting. Kindergarten enrollment at the April timestamp was listed at about 551 students, roughly 37 fewer than the district had at the comparable point the prior year, staff said.
Sehorn also recognized middle-school gifted-education students who advanced to the National History Day contest, naming teachers and students from multiple buildings and congratulating those students for placing at the state level.
The English Language Development team will host a returning-registration event in June at Liberty High School with translation support, laptops and representatives from nutrition services, transportation and student services, staff said. The board asked several clarifying questions about whether cadres would continue; Sehorn said nine schools had requested an additional year of embedded support from the cadre facilitator to sustain the work, though the formal grant-funded cadence of the three-year structure has ended.
