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Principals report gains in mastery and attendance; board hears staffing and safety priorities
Summary
Superintendent and school principals reviewed school performance and improvement plans, highlighted gains in mastery and chronic absenteeism reductions, reported the high school as "distinguished" with a 94.7 score, and urged sustaining investments in support staff, SSOs and permanent substitutes to preserve instructional gains.
The Orange County School Board heard detailed reports from principals across the district highlighting academic initiatives, attendance efforts and staffing needs.
Principals described a range of tactics aimed at improving student outcomes: stronger family communication, weekly attendance meetings, student ambassador programs, tutoring and early intervention tied to MTSS, PLC- and lead-teacher-driven professional development, and curricular adoptions (for example CKLA in elementary, StudySync and Mathspace at secondary). Several principals said chronic…
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