Cedar Hills Elementary and Oak Creek High School presented school improvement updates at the Oak Creek‑Franklin Joint School District board meeting on Nov. 24.

At Cedar Hills, Principal Matt Stoberg said the school’s mission is to “ensure high levels of learning for all” and noted the building serves families speaking roughly 29 languages. Fourth‑grade teacher Isaiah described classroom grouping during "win time," use of READ 180 and ST Math, and enrichment opportunities coordinated with art and physical‑education staff. The principal and staff said the school’s SIP (student intervention team) now formally includes attendance as an item the team reviews weekly. Stoberg said school SMART goals target raising math and reading achievement to roughly 70% by year’s end using a combination of growth and proficiency measures.

At Oak Creek High School, administrative lead Candice (last name not provided during the presentation) and associate principals outlined district‑level and high‑school data. Kelsey Nowak said Oak Creek enrolls about 2,220 students, with roughly 10% open‑enrolled and 6.6% identified as English learners. Learning coaches reported reintroducing the STAR universal screener for grades 9–12 and presenting gains in several subgroups compared with the last time STAR was used. Nola Armbrust and other coaches described tier‑3 interventions for lowest‑performing students, including Read 180 and Math 180, and strengthened PLT collaboration for common formative assessments.

Administrators acknowledged a dip in the high school’s growth metric on the state report card and described actions to address it, including increased tiered interventions, more coaching cycles and a proposed transition from the existing 4x4 block schedule to an AB schedule beginning with incoming freshmen. Superintendent and leaders said the AB schedule is intended to give students exposure to math and English throughout the year and to provide opportunities to refine interventions; board members asked about implementation time and teacher preparation.

The presentations combined data and instructional plans; leaders said they will provide follow‑up updates as interventions scale and as the district monitors cohort growth and the effects of schedule changes.