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Hot Springs County schools report no failing grades at semester; district cites four‑day week interventions
Summary
District presenters told trustees that Hot Springs County High School recorded no failing courses at the end of the first semester and said embedded intervention time on the four‑day schedule helped support students; the board heard a superintendent update and will get additional data next month.
Hot Springs County School District trustees heard an announcement that, at the end of the first semester, Hot Springs County High School had no students failing any courses.
"We had 0 students fail 0 courses at Hot Springs County High School," said Missus Dermaidy (Speaker 12), who presented the data to the board and said the district has tracked course-failure data since the 02/2017 school year. The presenter said the result is a sign the district’s tiered instruction and in‑day intervention are working under the four‑day school week.
The presentation noted freshmen performance has been tracked separately and that the district has recorded six consecutive semesters with no freshmen failing courses. The presenter described the district’s daily intervention minutes, saying, "Monday through Wednesday, we have 55 minutes of intervention time for students. On Thursdays, it shrinks to 45 minutes so we can have bobcat pride at the end of the day." That schedule element was cited as a key reason the administration believes the four‑day week can meet students’ instructional needs.
Superintendent Dr. Foos (Speaker 9) and trustees framed the announcement as promising but said more information is coming. The presenter said "there's some confidential data that's about to be released" and promised additional details to the board in the coming month.
Trustees praised staff and students for the result and framed it as relevant to other districts considering a four‑day week. The superintendent reminded the board the legislature and state-level decisions on school finance and policy could still affect how the district implements programs and supports moving forward.
The board took no formal action on the academic data during the meeting; administrators said they will return with fuller reports and supporting figures at a later date.
