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Superintendent reports enrollment rise, equity audit schedule and Khan Academy pilot for high school
Summary
Superintendent Pedraza reported a district enrollment increase to 2,214, outlined an upcoming Westwind/EdMetric equity audit with in‑school interviews and focus groups, described subcommittee recruitment and said South Kingstown High School will pilot a no‑cost, 18‑month Khan Academy/Conmigo program for grades 9–12.
Superintendent Pedraza updated the School Committee on enrollment, a forthcoming equity audit and a new learning‑platform pilot.
"We are now at a current enrollment of 2,214 students," Pedraza told the committee. He said that number includes five tuitioned‑in students and represents a net increase since the previous meeting.
Pedraza said the district has contracted Westwind and EdMetric to complete an equity audit that will include in‑person school visits, one‑on‑one interviews and focus groups for families, staff and students in January. He described procedures for parental consent, possible recording with permission and alternative note‑taking when participants object to audio recordings.
On subcommittees, Pedraza said the district has published rubrics and an online interest form on skschools.net and will hold public interviews for volunteers at a meeting scheduled for the 20th of the month. Committee members were urged to encourage community participation.
The superintendent also described a state‑sponsored 18‑month pilot agreement with Khan Academy and Conmigo that is available to districts at no cost for the trial period. "As of right now, this is an 18 month agreement that RIDE has already entered into. So this would not be subject to FY26 budget," he said, adding the district will provide professional development and track usage and outcomes at the high school.
Committee members asked whether the platform would be mandatory (Pedraza said it would be optional and used at administrators' and teachers' discretion), about data and privacy protections (he said the district has vetted data‑sharing agreements), and about metrics for evaluating the pilot; he said administrators will correlate usage data with cohort growth and course‑level measures.
The committee moved to accept the superintendent’s report; a voice vote recorded the motion as carried.
