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Coos Bay SD 9 reviews early-year attendance and assessment data; board asks for clearer, family-facing reports
Summary
At a special Coos Bay SD 9 board meeting, building leaders reported early-year gains in attendance at some schools and mixed assessment results: reading shows strengths while math proficiency lags. Board members pressed for raw counts, cohort comparisons and more accessible slide language for families.
Coos Bay SD 9 administrators presented a district-wide snapshot of early-year attendance and assessment results at a special board meeting, highlighting rising attendance at several sites and contrasting performance across reading and math.
Marshall High presenter (Speaker 7) said regular attenders at the high school rose from about 52% in prior years to roughly 67% this year, and reported a senior passing rate near 92%. He also described enrollment growth in advanced courses: AP participation nearly doubled (from 154 to 295 students) and the school recorded 54 students taking the ACT last year with an average score of 20.1 compared to a national average of 19.4. Speaker 7 cautioned that AP Seminar is in its first year at the school and faces implementation challenges tied to performance tasks and group work.
District literacy measures (DIBELS) and state assessment (OSAS) results were summarized by administrators (Speaker 5 and others). Several buildings reported reading scores at or slightly above national averages in selected grades, while math proficiency remained a concern in multiple schools. Administrators said participation rates on state tests affect results, noting that lower participation can depress reported proficiency.
Board members repeatedly asked presenters to include the underlying student counts and cohort trends alongside percentages so that parents and community members can better interpret the data. Multiple trustees requested slides that use plain-language labels and explicit comparisons (for example, showing a named cohort across multiple years), and asked for disaggregated data by subgroup where possible.
Administration pledged to provide additional disaggregation and clearer slide versions for the next report. The board also discussed next steps including targeted interventions for math, continued literacy supports, and outreach to reduce test opt-outs.
The meeting closed with the board asking staff to return with revised, family-friendly materials and specific numeric counts behind the percentages.
