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Woodburn SD highlights reading gains, attendance drives and student awards at board meeting
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Summary
Principals and staff from Lincoln Elementary and French Prairie Middle School presented midyear data and recognized students and staff for leadership, attendance and reading progress; the district also shared migrant‑program awards and plans for school visits.
The Woodburn School District board heard presentations and recognitions from Lincoln Elementary and French Prairie Middle School during its regular February meeting, with school leaders highlighting literacy goals, attendance initiatives and staff and student awards.
At French Prairie Middle School, Principal Aaron Kearns said the school is "working to increase our proficiency in reading by 4% for every grade level" and described midyear projections and interventions. Kearns told the board that the school has expanded its reading intervention group from about 45 students last year to about 100 this year, and said the school is tracking progress using STAR reading and other measures. He also described an attendance initiative called the Spartan Challenge, and noted recent growth in regular attendance after illness and travel affected winter numbers.
Lincoln Elementary staff presented several individual recognitions for students with strong attendance, leadership and classroom contributions, and acknowledged Claudia Mitchell (reading specialist) and Gladys Santos (educational assistant) for their roles supporting reading interventions and student growth.
The district’s migrant coordinator, Nadia McLeod, and family engagement specialists highlighted awards the district took at the state level, including student of the year, parent of the year and Youth Resilience of the Year. McLeod described the Youth Resilience winner’s participation in literacy classes and a partnership that helped the student pursue GED coursework.
Trustees praised staff collaboration across schools. Board members said they appreciated seeing shared instructional priorities and that the presentations showed consistent approaches to reading, attendance and student supports across elementary and middle schools.
Quote: "We are working to increase our proficiency in reading by 4% for every grade level," Principal Aaron Kearns told the board.
What’s next: the board planned in‑district school visits to Lincoln and French Prairie to observe programs in person.
Clarifying details: French Prairie reported expansion of reading intervention from about 45 students (last year) to about 100 students (this year); attendance measures discussed included a stated regular‑attendance baseline and recent incremental increases; schools are using STAR reading and CAT/OSAS comparisons to project proficiency.
