Dayton-area principals report gains on attendance, student programs and credentialing
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Principals from Dayton Elementary, Riverview, Sutro, Dayton Intermediate and Dayton High reported fall goals, recent gains in attendance and proficiency targets, community engagement events, camp and CTE accomplishments; several schools noted improvements in chronic absenteeism and work-based learning.
Principals from Dayton-area schools presented school-by-school summaries and goals to the Lyon County School District board on Aug. 26, highlighting attendance improvements, summer enrichment activities and increases in career- and technical-education outcomes.
Dayton Elementary Principal Chase Woodford said the school reduced chronic absenteeism from 23.9 percent to 17 percent last year and noted recognition by the Nevada MTSS project at the diamond level. Woodford said Dayton Elementary aims to raise the share of students meeting growth benchmarks on I-Ready and to expand work-based learning opportunities by 10 percent.
Riverview Principal Rachel Hansen reported mixed assessment results: spring I-Ready showed growth (from 32 percent to 43 percent proficiency in one metric over five months), but the school’s reading proficiency on MAP assessments declined slightly year to year, which staff attributed in part to testing overload late in the year. Hansen listed extensive family-engagement events last year (including a back-to-school barbecue with more than 400 attendees, STEM nights and a farmer’s market) and said the school maintained platinum MTSS recognition.
Sutro Principal Corinne Burns said the school did not meet its goal to reduce chronic absenteeism but expanded summer Camp Invention participation and runs a weekly Friday club program; staff adjusted master schedules to create common prep time and PLC collaboration. Burns said 45 percent of students met MAP reading growth and 47 percent met MAP math growth in the last cycle.
Dayton Intermediate Principal Kevin Krancheck reported that middle-school chronic absenteeism fell from about 35 percent to 27 percent last year after enhanced outreach (including home visits and coordinator follow-up). He said the school will again offer Spanish I for high-school credit at the middle-school level to support students pursuing algebra and jump-start pathways.
Dayton High Principal Julie Baumgartner listed student achievements for the class of 2025 — approximately $814,269 in scholarships, 38 students in the WNC Jump Start program (19 earning an AA or AS), increased CTE diploma seals (44 this year, up from 13) — and said the school passed Cognia accreditation above average and its culinary program earned national accreditation from the American Culinary Federation.
Board members praised principals for community engagement, improved attendance, growth on select assessments and expanded work-based learning and CTE pathways. No board action was required on the presentations.