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Interim superintendent: Coos Bay Schools showing literacy gains, but attendance and budget pressures remain
Summary
Interim superintendent Gary Roberts told the council reading outcomes have improved for a cohort now in third grade (red group down to 30%), AP enrollment is high, and the district faces attendance challenges and possible state funding cuts of 2.5–5%.
Gary Roberts, interim superintendent of Coos Bay Schools, told the council the district has made measurable literacy progress for a cohort now in third grade while flagging attendance and budget pressures that will shape the year ahead.
Roberts said one cohort began kindergarten with 77% of students in the DIBELS 'red' category and is now down to 30% below grade level in third grade.…
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