OPS: 64% of high‑school students on track to graduate in 2024–25; Westview highest, North lowest

Scott presented the high‑school OnTrack review at the board workshop and said the district calculated on‑track baselines after defining operational criteria during 2022–23.

District staff reported that 64 percent of all high‑school students were identified as on track for graduation in 2023–24. Westview led high schools at 80.4 percent on track; North was lowest at 51.9 percent. South High increased on‑track rates by 4.8 percent — just short of the district’s 5 percent per‑school target.

The district emphasized the value of a consistent, operational definition of OnTrack so teachers, principals and central staff can use common data to identify needs. Staff said freshmen supports have been emphasized — advisement teachers, summer camps, summer college visits and co‑curricular engagement — and the district is considering integrating more targeted intervention time into advisement periods to provide reading and academic supports. The district also said it will expand access to advanced academic opportunities, including dual enrollment and career credentialing.

Board members asked whether students know their OnTrack status. Staff said OnTrack results are available in district dashboards and are part of advisement and counseling conversations, but acknowledged advisement does not yet occur with consistent fidelity across schools. Staff also suggested sophomore‑year supports need development because the largest drop‑offs tend to appear in sophomore year.

Ending: District staff said they will continue to refine the OnTrack definition, expand advisement‑based interventions and produce more granular program‑level analyses for alternative programs and site‑level planning.