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District presents Division 22 assurances and student performance trends; leaders report no summer slide in early grades
Summary
Director Clark presented the district’s Division 22 assurances (Oregon Administrative Rule chapter 581 Division 22) and Emily and staff shared long‑term metrics: attendance concerns, third‑, sixth‑ and eighth‑grade assessment and screener results, with notable gains and an absence of summer slide in early grades.
Central School District 13J staff presented the annual Division 22 assurances and a progress report on long‑term performance metrics at the Oct. 7 board meeting.
Director Clark reviewed Division 22 reporting requirements under Oregon Administrative Rule (chapter 581, Division 22), explaining the district’s duty to report local assurances to the board by Nov. 1 and to submit the annual form to the Oregon Department of Education by Nov. 15. Clark described the Division 22 standards as the state’s baseline for public elementary and secondary schools and said the district will publish its evidence and outcomes on the website.
On student performance, staff reported a mix of gains and areas needing work. Emily (teaching and learning staff) and Kubista summarized multiple measures: attendance, universal screeners, and state assessment cohort results for grades 3, 6 and 8.
Key points included: - Attendance: September attendance was slightly down versus prior years at the secondary level; the district goal is 85% daily attendance and staff continue home visits, attendance committees and new notification postcards to families. - Third grade: State assessment results were largely flat but district universal screener data show no summer slide for three consecutive years; staff said this indicates summer and expanded learning efforts are helping. Math met the district’s strategic growth goal with a 3‑point increase on the state result. - Sixth grade cohort: The district reported cohort gains in language arts (meeting growth goals) while math remains an area of focus; staff said adoption and purchase of a K–12 math curriculum is planned and will be proposed to the budget committee. - Eighth grade: Cohort growth in math and language arts shows modest gains; staff said middle school schedule changes and targeted interventions are producing some improvements.
Kubista and Clark emphasized implementation of K–12 language arts (6–12 in year two) and continued work on curriculum alignment and interventions. The board discussed potential legislative priorities to secure funding for curriculum adoption and other needs.
Discussion/Direction: Staff will post Division 22 assurances on the district website by Nov. 1, submit the annual report to ODE by Nov. 15 and continue to provide monthly updates on attendance and other key metrics. Board members requested continued focus on math curriculum adoption and on using data from multiple measures.
Ending: District leaders framed the results as a mix of bright spots and continuing work, noting that several cohorts showed growth and that summer learning strategies appear to be reducing summer loss.
