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Othello to fold Desert Oasis students into OHS, create 'Husky Hub' and success teams to reduce dropouts

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The board heard final Desert Oasis High School (DOHS) transition plans: students will be integrated into Othello High School, a new "Husky Hub" will provide targeted short- and long-term support, and a weekly success team will coordinate interventions for attendance, behavior and academics.

The Othello School District presented a transition plan to integrate Desert Oasis High School students and programs into Othello High School for next year and to expand targeted student supports through a newly named "Husky Hub." The hub is planned for the district’s technology building near the tennis courts and will host staff and services to support students with short- and long-term needs.

Josh Tovar, principal of Desert Oasis High School, said the presentation would be DOHS’s last in its current standalone form and thanked former staff and community partners for the program’s history. "This is our last presentation for Desert Oasis High School. And I have the…

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