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Milwaukee High reports sharp gains in ninth‑grade attendance and on‑track rates
Summary
Milwaukee High School and Milwaukee Academy of the Arts told the North Clackamas School Board on March 13 that focused ninth‑grade teams, attendance cohorts and new AP supports helped raise ninth‑grade on‑track and attendance measures this year.
Milwaukee High School leaders told the North Clackamas School District Board of Directors on March 13 that targeted ninth‑grade supports, restorative practices and an AP support class have coincided with measurable improvements in attendance and students’ credit accumulation.
The presentation, delivered by Principal Kim Kellogg and assistant principals Greg Newman and Danielle McKay, said ninth‑grade on‑track rates rose to about 87 percent this year from about 77 percent last year, and that current ninth‑grade attendance is roughly 84 percent.
Kellogg said the school organizes ninth graders into four interdisciplinary teams (math, language arts and science taught in the same periods) so staff can coordinate interventions, celebrate progress, and monitor on‑track credit accumulation. "If kids aren't at school, they're not learning," Kellogg said while describing the school's emphasis on relationships…
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