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Superintendent summarizes year-end highlights; program results, awards and student achievements noted
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Summary
Superintendent Vicky Baer delivered a year-end report highlighting student awards, staff recognitions, the Ambassador Academy, the district's GEAR UP partnership and other notable program results, including preliminary college-credit totals for a cohort.
Superintendent Vicky Baer offered the board the final update for the school year at the May 19 meeting, highlighting student achievements, staff recognitions, partnerships and program outcomes.
Key takeaways: Baer reviewed retiree recognitions and honors for staff and students, including external awards for music and special-education staff and local volunteer awards. She noted the first Ambassador Academy cohort completed a nine-month program and provided feedback to district leaders.
GEAR UP Rising Phoenix results: Baer presented preliminary outcomes from the district's collaboration with UW-Green Bay on the GEAR UP Rising Phoenix program. For 44 students enrolled in the program she said the preliminary totals showed 2,769 college credits collectively earned; 30 students were on track to graduate with an associate's degree; the average GPA in college courses for the group was 3.28 and the average number of college credits earned per student was about 62.93.
Student achievements and recognitions: The superintendent and student representatives described multiple school-level accomplishments: awards nights, music and arts showcases, students qualifying for state and national competitions, athletic achievements and scholarship totals reported by student councils. Baer quoted a student comment about reputation: "Our students outshine our reputation," which she said reflected student pride in district performance.
Grants and foundation support: The superintendent reported that the district's Education Foundation awarded $35,000 to teacher projects and highlighted partnerships such as the Bridges construction program, which finished a student-built house project this school year.
Ending: Baer said the district will continue community engagement and return academic data to the board in July for a deeper review of instructional outcomes.
