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East Aurora Extension Campus reports growth in credit attainment, attendance and reductions in Ds/Fs
Summary
Principal Tavares Crump told the Programs Committee that the East Aurora Extension Campus increased enrollment, recorded gains in student credit attainment and reduced Ds/Fs after interventions; the campus reported growth on MAP measures and set an attendance target of 75 percent for 2024-25.
Tavares Crump, principal of the East Aurora Extension Campus, presented the campus's annual highlights to the Aurora East USD 131 Programs Committee on March 17, reporting growth in student credit attainment and declines in multiple behavioral referrals.
Crump said the campus enrolled 16 students this year, an increase of about 25 percent from historical levels. He reported 28 Extension campus students were part of the class of 2024 and said 42 of 57 high-school-aged students earned at least one additional credit in the first semester compared with their most recent prior semester; seven additional students earned half a credit more. Crump said the campus reduced D and F grades from 108 in 2023-24 to 79 after one semester this year.
On assessment and growth metrics, Crump told the committee that 67 percent of the campus's students met or exceeded expected growth in reading and 54 percent met or exceeded expected growth in math on NWEA MAP measures; he said roughly 44 students completed the ACCESS assessment at the campus. He cautioned that middle- and high-school grade-level sample sizes are small in some cohorts (for example, one sixth-grade student, three seventh-grade and five eighth-grade students), which limits some comparisons.
Crump described an intake process that sets academic, behavioral and attendance goals at the start of placement and includes mandatory eight-week family follow-ups. He said leaders hold weekly grade-analysis meetings, provide intensive case-management-style support for students, coordinate with the Regional Office of Education on truancy referrals, and use incentives to improve attendance; the campus reported a year-end average daily attendance of about 73.33 percent and set a goal of 75 percent for 2024-25.
Committee members praised the campus's work and asked no substantive follow-up questions recorded in the transcript. No committee vote or formal action on the presentation was recorded in the transcript.
