CHSD 99 reports gains in first‑semester grades, credits widespread interventions and attendance push

District administrators reported measurable gains in first‑semester academic performance and described expanded, documented interventions they say are keeping students from ‘‘falling through the cracks.’’ At a board meeting, presenters said North High School saw 95.81% of first‑semester grades at C or better and South High School recorded 93.71% at C or better, both the highest figures shown in the seven‑year chart the district shared.

Gina, an administrator who led the data slides, said the district also reduced the share of students earning D or F grades and greatly increased outreach to those students. ‘‘One hundred percent of our North High School students who had an F grade had an intervention, had a parent contact,’’ Gina said, adding that contacts range from emails and phone…