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EPIC board accepts annual dropout and college remediation reports; data show 15.9% dropout, about 25% needing remediation
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting the EPIC ONE ON ONE CHARTER SCHOOL governing board accepted its annual dropout and college remediation reports. The board heard that the district—s dropout rate was 15.87% for the most recent year and that about 105 of 422 first-time degree-seeking freshmen (roughly 25%) required some form of college remediation.
The EPIC ONE ON ONE CHARTER SCHOOL governing board on Oct. 9 accepted its annual dropout and student college remediation reports after a presentation from Superintendent Mister Hunt.
Mister Hunt, superintendent, told the board the district—s reported dropout rate for the most recent year was 15.87%. He explained the district—s working definition of a dropout: students under age 19 who are not graduated, not enrolled in another public or private school, or otherwise not receiving an education for the school term in which they were enrolled. Hunt also presented a separate remediation report showing that of 422 first-time, degree-seeking freshmen in the cohort, 105 required remediation in at least one subject area once they entered college.
Why it matters: dropout and remediation rates are commonly used measures of high-school completion and college readiness. Board members asked clarifying questions about the definitions and the lag in state data; Hunt noted that the remediation numbers are two years behind the current school year, reflecting the standard reporting lag.
Details from the reports: the remediation breakdown presented by Hunt showed two students needing remediation in science, 24 needing remediation in English (about 5%), 84 needing remediation in math (nearly 20%), and 29 needing remediation in reading. In total, 105 of 422 students in the cohort required at least one remedial placement.
Board action: A motion to accept the annual dropout and remediation reports passed on a recorded vote with the four voting board members recorded as voting "yes." The board did not record a named mover or seconder in the public audio for the motion. The meeting minutes state the motion was approved.
Context and related indicators: In his broader superintendent—s update earlier in the meeting, Hunt reviewed enrollment and interim assessment results. He reported current enrollment of 29,559 students and said formative mastery measures for September were slightly higher year-over-year in both math and English language arts. Hunt also reported student engagement averaged about 79.4%, slightly below the district—s 80% goal.
The board did not take additional policy action at the meeting beyond formally accepting the reports; no follow-up assignments or directed studies were recorded in the public portion of the meeting.
The board accepted the reports as presented and recorded the acceptance in the meeting minutes.
