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Coos Bay SD 9 reviews mid‑year data; board focuses on attendance, math interventions and preschool gains
Summary
District principals reported mid‑year assessment, attendance and discipline data at a Coos Bay SD 9 board meeting; leaders flagged student attendance and math fluency as top concerns, highlighted preschool (Little Pirates) outcomes and described multiple interventions and incentives to boost engagement and learning.
COOS BAY, Ore. — Coos Bay School District 9 principals and program leads presented mid‑year performance data to the district board, highlighting attendance as the district’s most urgent concern while pointing to clear gains in early literacy and targeted math interventions.
At the start of the meeting the board approved the agenda and moved directly into presentations. Principals from Marshfield High School, the Destinations program, Lighthouse School, Sunset, East Side, Madison and others reviewed first‑semester passing rates, benchmark assessments and discipline data, and described school‑level strategies aimed at improving outcomes.
“We know the single biggest factor in our students not passing courses is that they are not in class,” Principal Ashton said while presenting high‑school data, linking absences to lower passing rates and calling attendance his top concern. Multiple principals repeated that assessment:…
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