Superintendent details Panorama SEL measures, attendance gains and ninth‑grade on‑track data
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Summary
Doctor Lee told the board the district uses three primary measures — Panorama SEL survey, attendance and ninth‑grade on‑track — to track strategic goals; winter Panorama results and attendance were reported as strengths in elementary grades while 19.6% of ninth graders (43 students) were currently off track to graduate.
Doctor Lee presented the district’s strategic‑goal measures and explained how the Panorama survey, attendance rates and ninth‑grade on‑track metrics inform instruction and supports.
Lee described Panorama as a nationally normed, self‑reported survey administered three times a year. He said staff use Panorama data alongside attendance and ninth‑grade course performance to identify supports and to balance rigor with student well‑being.
Winter Panorama data were presented in comparison to the fall administration; Lee emphasized that modest declines in self‑reported measures can indicate increased rigor rather than decline. He highlighted strong elementary performance and described district efforts to support self‑efficacy through instructional strategies such as academic vocabulary development and goal setting.
On ninth‑grade on‑track, Lee reported that 43 ninth‑grade students (19.6%) had failed at least one class and were off track to graduate, while 176 students (80.4%) remained on track. He said the high‑school’s intervention systems and graduation supports have helped maintain a high overall graduation rate despite the on‑track figures.
Board members asked about benchmarks and how the district interprets Panorama trends; Lee said the metric is relative to national norms and that the district will report spring Panorama results in the next update. He also asked the board to consider strategic‑plan measures at the May planning session.
The presentation framed SEL metrics as diagnostic tools for targeting interventions and aligning classroom rigor with supports.
