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Board accepts SIA annual report; superintendent updates on classroom visits and enrollment tracking
Summary
The board accepted the Student Investment Account annual report after Superintendent (S4) highlighted student supports funded by SIA and noted strong ninth-grade on-track results (93%); the superintendent also updated the board on classroom visits, equity steering, and efforts to track student exits.
The South Lane SD 45J3 Board accepted the district's Student Investment Account (SIA) annual report and heard a brief superintendent update on instruction and enrollment.
Superintendent (S4) reviewed how SIA and integrated guidance funds were used this year — English-language-learner support, literacy coaches in elementary schools, teacher coaches at Cottage Grove High School, equity training for administrators, social-emotional-learning specialists, new teacher support and summer school. The superintendent also explained the integrated guidance framework that aligns SIA, high-school success, early literacy and career-technical education planning.
On outcomes, Superintendent (S4) said ninth-grade students 'on track to graduate' stood at 93% this year, which the superintendent characterized as 10 points above the district's stretch goal. "This year, we're at 93%, which is 10 points above our stretch goal," the superintendent said, noting some measures (graduation rate and five-year completion) will not be final until January.
A board member moved to accept the SIA annual report as required for board minutes; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
On other business, the superintendent described visiting more than 30 classrooms to observe reading and math instruction and professional learning communities, announced a four-person steering committee for equity work that will meet soon, and previewed parent engagement events in February (one in English, one in Spanish and Hmong). The superintendent also described efforts to track where students leaving the district enroll (examples: transfers, online schools, unknown destinations) and said staff will work with principals to reduce secondary enrollment loss.
The board also reviewed first readings of multiple policy revisions, including a 'freedom of expression' policy with contradictory language about whether the superintendent's decision is final and a tobacco policy that would change the age threshold from 18 to 21; board members asked staff to check legal constraints and possible administrative regulation language before bringing revised wording back for second reading.
The meeting closed after the board completed its superintendent-search firm selection work and scheduled interview windows.
