Superintendent Scott presents district scorecard and action plans, cites enrollment decline and student gains

Superintendent Scott opened the annual meeting’s superintendent report by reviewing the Plymouth Joint School District scorecard and describing work on four district pillars: academic excellence, extracurricular activities, community engagement and financial responsibility.

Scott said the district identified 18 key performance indicators (KPIs) across those pillars and is developing action plans at each school and at district offices to measure progress year to year. He said the district remains above the state average in English language arts and math at all schools and that all schools “meet, exceed or significantly exceed expectations as measured by the state report card,” noting changes in the state report card criteria and an upcoming board discussion of the 2024–25 report card.

Selected performance and program highlights Scott reported - Dual credit: 88% of 2025 graduates earned at least a half credit of dual credit. - AP pass rate: increased by 19.7% compared with 2023–24. - Student participation: about 75% of students participate in at least one extracurricular activity. - Childcare: district childcare served 322 children last year. - Youth apprenticeships: 64 students participated in youth apprenticeship opportunities. - Teacher retention: district teacher retention was 96.7%; support staff retention was 86%.

Scott described completed facility projects (an HVAC replacement at the high school and secure‑entrance work at Horizon) and said the district will continue action planning tied to the KPIs. He said the district is using Gallup’s Q12 employee engagement survey (the survey window was open and closes this Friday) and that an employee experience team with representatives from all five schools will use survey results to inform local action planning, with a resurvey planned in April.

Enrollment and community engagement Scott noted the district is experiencing declining enrollment and said the district is planning proactively to respond by engaging school and community stakeholders. He said the city’s housing developments may increase future enrollment and outlined steps the district is taking to respond predictably to changing class sizes and staffing needs. Scott said the first round of community meetings was “extremely productive” with about 45 attendees and the next community night is scheduled for Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. in the Plymouth cafeteria.

Why it matters Scott framed the scorecard work as foundational: the KPIs will shape annual board goal‑setting and district action planning, and staff will track longitudinal data to measure progress. He urged community participation in the district’s round of public meetings as the district plans for staffing and program adjustments in response to enrollment shifts.

Quotes from the meeting "We remain above the state average in ELA and math at all schools," Superintendent Scott said. "We want our kids to leave us not only with a plan, but a jump start on that plan." Scott also told the audience, "We have to prepare our students to the future and we have to demonstrate for them that we can disagree and we can still get along and we can still achieve these KPIs that we have set out before us."

Decisions and follow-up Scott described multiple actionable next steps (employee engagement survey completion, school‑level action planning, resurvey in April, and additional community meetings). No formal board action was taken during the superintendent’s report; the content was informational and tied to later budget and levy decisions made by the board.