Wenatchee School District reviews Education Northwest equity audit; board urges data follow-up and implementation steps

The Wenatchee School District board spent the second half of its September workshop reviewing an equity program audit conducted by Education Northwest. Superintendent Corey told the board the audit team “collaborated with district representatives, school board members, educators, students, families, and community members to explore the extent to which conditions, opportunities, and resources in 5 focus areas are accessible to all students.”

Why it matters: board members described the audit as a valuable baseline but noted the report is about three years old and asked staff to produce updated, disaggregated data and more rigorous follow-up steps to measure progress and guide implementation.

What was reviewed

Corey summarized the audit materials available to the board: a full 160-page report and an 18-page key-findings summary the board discussed in the workshop. The audit examined five focus areas: access to learning opportunities; instructional practices and policies; curriculum; discipline; and hiring and recruitment. Core methods included student-level data analysis, interviews and focus groups,…