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District reports post‑COVID stall in ninth‑grade on‑track rates; students recommend event safety and supports
Summary
Superintendent Michelle Whitney reported that ninth‑grade on‑track rates rose pre‑COVID to about 83% but have since slipped to the low 70s; the Student Action Council recommended added event security, reporting tools and healing supports after a recent athletic incident, and staff described STAR assessments and early‑warning interventions.
Superintendent Michelle Whitney presented the board with the district’s progress-monitoring report focused on ninth‑grade on‑track status, an indicator the district uses to predict graduation outcomes. Whitney said the district’s ninth‑grade on‑track rate rose from 46% in 2016 to nearly 83% pre‑pandemic and has since softened to roughly the low 70% range in recent cohorts.
Whitney said the district uses a combination of core-instruction fidelity, benchmark assessments and an early-warning system to identify ninth graders at risk of falling off track. At the high school level the district has begun using the STAR benchmark assessment; staff…
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