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Superintendent reports rising kindergarten enrollment, new AI teacher cohort and federal program audit
Summary
Lake Oswego School District Superintendent Dr. Shealy reported higher kindergarten enrollment for next year, updates on language-immersion participation and cultural events, the selection of six teachers for an AI educators cohort, and an ongoing federal program audit covering Title I–IV, homeless youth and foster-care services.
Dr. Shealy, Lake Oswego School District superintendent, told the school board that kindergarten enrollment for next year currently stands at 216 students and that 49 families have registered for the district’s kindergarten transition program, held Aug. 11–14.
The superintendent said those figures are “a little up from last year at this exact time,” and noted strong turnout at recent community events. She highlighted immersion-program outreach: “we have 49 kids signed up for immersion next year right now.” Shealy also described a string of Lunar New Year celebrations hosted at district schools and a joint performance with the public library that drew roughly 300 attendees.
Why it matters: enrollment and program participation affect staffing, classroom assignments and budget planning. Early kindergarten and immersion registrations are signals the district uses when projecting staffing and facility needs for the coming school year.
During the update Dr. Shealy also announced that six district faculty members were selected by Multnomah ESD and the Multnomah–Clackamas Regional Education Network to participate in an AI educators cohort. The superintendent said the cohort will develop teacher guidance for ethical and effective classroom use of AI and that the program covers substitute costs and stipends for participating teachers.
Shealy reviewed community engagement events and fundraising dates: Rotary Educational Excellence Awards on March 11 and the district foundation gala on March 15. She also noted the district podcast has produced 26 episodes covering topics including financial literacy, multilingual learners and outdoor school.
On compliance, Shealy said the district is undergoing a federal program audit covering Title I–IV, services for homeless youth and youth in foster care. “We don’t get a ton of money from the federal government, but we do get some and every dollar counts,” she said, praising staff who have prepared documentation for the audit.
The superintendent closed by thanking teachers and assistants at Title I schools for tracking student progress and said the administration will continue working on professional development and policy work tied to AI and other priorities.
