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EPIC highlights student growth, largest graduating class and RISE and Special Olympics programs; board notes Pathways law change
Summary
Interim superintendent Justin Hunt presented student achievement data showing year-over-year growth, described a record graduating class of over 4,000 seniors, reported 180 RISE program graduates and highlighted the Special Olympics program; board discussed a state law extending Pathways eligibility to age 30.
Justin Hunt, introduced as interim superintendent during the meeting, presented an instructional update that emphasized student growth on state assessments, high student engagement, expanded graduation totals and several student programs.
Hunt said EPIC measures both state testing and year-to-year growth, and reported that formative mastery in ELA and math exceeded the board’s goal (the board’s end-of-year goal had been 35 percent; the presentation cited a result of about 40 percent). He said the organization averages roughly 75 percent student engagement on a daily measure and set a goal to reach 80 percent next year.
Hunt noted that EPIC graduated more than 4,000 seniors for the class of 2025 — the largest graduating class in the school’s history — and that senior-day awards included institutional scholarship awards to 26 graduates (the precise dollar amount in the transcript is unclear). He also reported 180 total graduates from RISE, a program intended to help students behind their cohort return to on-time graduation.
The presentation included video remarks from a valedictorian, Audrey Bewley, who said EPIC allowed her to take advanced courses and graduate with substantial college credit. Hunt also described EPIC’s Special Olympics program and a Color Run that drew an estimated 1,200 students, families and staff to a year-end celebration.
Hunt and the board highlighted a recent state law change expanding Pathways program eligibility to age 30. The board approved a motion to allow the superintendent or a designee to review Pathways applications so students can be enrolled and EPIC can receive state funding more promptly when students complete required steps.
The instructional update framed the programs and statistics as evidence of the district’s work on student growth, while board action focused on administrative changes to accelerate enrollment and aid receipt for older students now eligible for Pathways.
