District reports summer programs served nearly 400 students; participation and outcomes vary by program
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Summary
Supervisors reported that nearly 400 students participated in district summer programs in 2025, with mixed enrollment and completion rates across targeted offerings. The committee reviewed participation counts, goal attainment statistics and transportation usage for summer learning, extended school year services and early‑childhood outreach.
Administrators reported enrollment and outcome data for multiple summer programs during the Sept. 30 meeting, describing differentiated offerings for students from pre‑K through high school, extended school year special education services and targeted MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of supports) interventions.
Jody Clark, director of curriculum, said nearly 400 students across programs received academic support over the summer. Key program highlights presented to the committee included:
- MTSS Success Academy (Tier 3 support): 50 students completed the three‑week program (four days per week, three hours per day). Reported goal attainment was high for completers: about 96% met reading goals and roughly 96–98% met math and writing goals among those who completed the program. Clark said the district invited 172 students who had received tier‑3 supports during the school year; 72 accepted the invitation, 55 enrolled and 50 completed the program.
- Rising ninth‑grade program: 27 students were invited; 21 attended. Staff reported goal attainment across academic areas with mixed perfection; for example, 67% of participants met goals in all four sections and 81% met goals in three of four sections.
- High school credit recovery and programming: Coordinated by Bethany Carameil, the high school summer program ran five days a week for three weeks and offered 13 courses along with Edmentum online options. Ninety‑seven students took a total of 144 course enrollments; 126 course credits were earned. Two buses ran for the high‑school program and 30–35 students used daily bus service.
- Countdown to Kindergarten: Coordinated with elementary schools, 202 incoming kindergarten students attended (81% of invited), up from prior years; school‑level attendance rates varied from about 56% to 88% across schools.
- Summer Squad (rising grades K–6): A six‑week program at Quonset with math/ELA focus and additional enrichment; 56 regular attendees, 59% had 50 hours or more of instruction. The program prioritized students who lacked other opportunities: 11% were McKinney‑Vento eligible, 79% qualified for free or reduced lunch, and 34% had IEPs or 504 plans. Busing was provided for all students (first year the district offered district‑wide busing for this program); about 80% of enrolled students used the bus.
Special education extended school year (ESY) services were discussed separately by the special education coordinator. For ESY the district reported 147 referrals in total; 121 students accepted services in grades pre‑K through 8 and 22 referrals were in grades 9–12. Administrators said they provided compensatory speech, OT and related services when necessary and noted some attendance drop‑off as the summer progressed.
Committee questions focused on invitation vs. acceptance rates for programs and on measures the district will take to improve outreach and enrollment. Clark said the district will follow up with more detailed invitation/acceptance data where requested.
