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District outlines progress and barriers toward Native American four-year graduation goal
Summary
District leaders reported to the board on efforts to raise Native American students' four-year graduation rate, noting progress toward targets at the senior level and persistent barriers earlier in high school tied largely to chronic absenteeism.
District staff told the Grand Forks School Board on May 27 that the district is tracking progress toward a goal to increase Native American students' four-year graduation rate, and that while graduates at the senior level are meeting targets in some buildings, persistent chronic absenteeism among younger high-school cohorts remains the largest barrier.
"Grand Forks Public Schools will increase the Native American students 4 year graduation rate from 46 percent in 2023 to 80 percent by September of 2028," said Dr. Brenner in introducing the district goal and the monitoring framework used to track credits by…
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