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District reviews ODE grant impacts, student data and proclaims October Dyslexia Awareness Month
Summary
Lake Oswego School District presented its annual ODE integrated grants report—including Student Investment Account, High School Success Act and Early Literacy Grant staffing and targets—and approved a Dyslexia Awareness Month proclamation; staff also reviewed AP results, student health survey highlights and hiring data.
District staff presented the Lake Oswego School District’s annual report on Oregon Department of Education (ODE) integrated grants, focusing on the Student Investment Account, High School Success Act and the Early Literacy Grant and reporting staffing and outcomes supported by those funds.
Ms. Wolf, the presenter for the ODE grants report, told the board that the grants supported about 75 staff positions and total funding just over $9 million for the prior year. The district’s stated targets include a 5-percentage-point attendance increase and a 4-percentage-point improvement in third-grade reading by 2028, and a goal to reach 100% ‘‘ninth-grade on-track’’ by 2028. The presenter said the 2023–24 school year is the baseline year for those targets.
Board members discussed baseline rates and how the targets are measured. Staff said the district’s graduation rate baseline is 95% and clarified the goals are expressed in percentage points (for example, a 5–percentage-point increase from baseline, not a relative percent). Staff also noted that the district’s attendance and achievement dipped during COVID and that improvements in attendance correlate closely with academic outcomes.
Separately, district staff shared education-data highlights including strong Advanced Placement (AP) results—an increase in the number of exams and a higher share of scores 3 and above—and sample results from the statewide student health survey given to grades 6, 8 and 11. Staff said about one-third of students had completed the health survey to date and that students may opt out; the survey covers mental and physical health, bullying, absenteeism and other topics.
The board approved a Dyslexia Awareness Month proclamation designating October 2025 as Dyslexia Awareness Month in the district. A director moved to approve the proclamation, a second was recorded and the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Staff also presented hiring data showing changes in staffing levels and diversity metrics; the district reported roughly 100 fewer staff members compared with the prior year’s snapshot and that overall staff diversity for the district remained around 19%.
