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Sunset View principal reports reading gains and fewer office referrals
Summary
Sunset View Principal Seth Hanson told the Provo School District board that early-year Acadience reading scores are near 70% at or above grade level and that NWEA math is about 49% at grade level; he also reported a reduction in office referrals from 76 to 46 in the snapshot period and described targeted supports for multilingual learners.
Sunset View Principal Seth Hanson presented a brief school report to the Provo School District Board of Education, highlighting student performance, instructional priorities and behavioral improvements.
Hanson said the school has 28 full-time teachers, a preschool program and a diverse student population (just over half of students identified as White and roughly one-third Hispanic). He told the board that Acadience reading scores at the start of the year show "just shy of 70 percent" of students at or above grade level and that NWEA math data show about 49% of students at grade level. Hanson said the districtwide emphasis on attendance and teacher-led tiered instruction (PLCs and data dives) is reflected in the school’s focus this year on math strategies and multilingual-learner supports.
On behavior and school climate, Hanson described PBIS strategies, morning circles and additional organized recess activities. He reported that, after removing two outliers for comparability, office referrals dropped from 76 (prior snapshot) to 46 this year, and minor incidents decreased from 162 to 134 in the same comparison. Hanson cited individual student progress examples (one student improved reading fluency from 35 to 68 words per minute) to illustrate intervention effects.
Board members asked follow-up questions about CAST program alignment and implementation details; Hanson said staff had conducted learning walks and were sharing strategies across grade levels. The board thanked Hanson for the data and examples.
