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Estacada posts highest graduation rate in district history; superintendent cites gains in proficiency, attendance and work completion
Summary
Superintendent Ryan Carpenter told the board the district achieved a 94% graduation rate for the previous school year (district-high), with Estacada High School at 89%. He reported improvements in standards-based proficiency (43% to 56% passing 80% of essential standards year-to-date), improved attendance metrics and increased homework/essential-
Superintendent Ryan Carpenter reported to the board on Feb. 12 that Estacada School District achieved a district-high graduation rate of 94% for the prior school year; Estacada High School92s rate was 89%. Carpenter said the figure includes Summit Learning Charter School and noted the district92s long-term improvement from a 56% graduation rate in 2006 to the current level.
Carpenter described three measurable improvements at the semester checkpoint: an increase from 43% to 56% of students passing 80% or more of their essential learning standards, more weeks with 90%+ attendance compared with the prior year, and a modest (3 percentage point) increase in students turning in 80% or more of assigned work.
He also discussed the district92s standards-based grading snapshots and said kindergarten through second grade snapshots are on track, while third through fifth grades need additional alignment before year-end standards reporting. Carpenter announced a focused intervention plan to prioritize students who are passing 70-79% of standards, calling those students the most likely to move to proficiency with targeted support.
On scheduling, the superintendent defended the district92s four-day week/read-day model. He said Friday read days do not count as instructional hours for average daily membership (ADM) funding, so they do not penalize overall attendance funding, but the district tracks read-day attendance and records absences when students invited to attend do not show up. He added the district provides food service and transportation on read days in some cases to support students who rely on school meals.
Carpenter said the district will better align the definition of "snapshot" versus year-end standards reporting to avoid mid-year misinterpretation of proficiency data and pledged to correct communications going forward.
