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Northfield ALC director reports gains; board presses for clearer graduation and attendance tracking
Summary
Daryl Keller presented 2024–25 Alternative Learning Center achievement and civic-readiness results and told the board the ALC tracks 4–7 year graduation rates. Board members pressed for clearer subgroup reporting on attendance and for longitudinal comparisons of student aspirations.
Daryl Keller, director of the district’s Alternative Learning Center, presented the Northfield Public School District’s 2024–25 comprehensive achievement and civic-readiness results and outlined program targets and growth expectations.
Keller said the ALC used targeted-growth metrics and predicted kindergarten growth "somewhere between 12 and 15 percent" across the assessment period. "We did look at the targeted growth," he said, describing the program’s benchmarks and how they align with expected gains.
Board members sought more context for the numbers. Board member Jeff suggested asking the same students…
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