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Seattle board hears 'Life Ready' baseline showing mixed progress, major gaps in High School and Beyond completion
Summary
Associate Superintendent Dr. Torres Morales presented baseline 'Life Ready' metrics showing an 84.8% district baseline with a 2030 target of 94.8%; the board heard low completion rates for Grade 8 and Grade 11 High School and Beyond plan tasks, concerns about data capture (Naviance), IEP disparities and transport barriers for career programs.
Associate Superintendent Dr. Torres Morales told the Seattle School District No. 1 board during a Jan. special meeting that the district’s Life Ready baseline measures show uneven progress and specific gaps that will require targeted strategies.
"This is a baseline report," Torres Morales said as he reviewed the board-adopted SMART goal and a five-year trajectory the district is proposing. Staff reported an overall baseline of 84.8% (June 2025) of graduating students meeting Washington State graduation requirements plus one of several college- or career-readiness activities; the district projects that figure could reach 94.8% by June 2030 under an aggressive two-percentage-point-per-year trajectory.
Why it matters: The board and staff framed the measure as intended to push the district beyond a simple graduation rate to ensure graduates have a meaningful next step — dual credit, a formal work-based learning experience, a completed High School and Beyond Plan, or comparable postsecondary steps. Directors and student board members pressed staff over whether the top-line metric…
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