Perrydale staff report improved third-grade scores but flag attendance and graduation concerns

District staff presented integrated-guidance data and asked the board to note areas of progress and continuing concern.

The presenter said a baseline third-grade PLA (performance literacy assessment) figure had been about 20% in an earlier baseline year and that the district saw roughly a 10-percentage-point improvement in the most recent reporting period. The presenter cautioned that small cohorts can swing percentages significantly and that the state's reporting conventions sometimes compress near-100% graduation figures.

Staff identified "regular attenders" (students missing less than 10% of the school year, roughly 14–15 days) as an area of concern after changes in office attendance recording last year. The presenter said some school events had been counted inconsistently and that the district will review attendance records each quarter to clean up the data and aim for approximately 90% regular-attender rates.

On completion rates, the presenter noted the district's four-year and five-year completion measures and said recent reporting yielded a figure near the mid-80s in at least one reviewed period; staff committed to follow up on individual students who had not enrolled elsewhere and to provide clarification at the next integrated-guidance presentation.

Staff also urged that summer-learning funding be made accessible beyond highly competitive grants so smaller districts can offer summer support; the presenter said the district ranked low on some past competitive lists and would welcome broader funding opportunities.

The board requested that staff post the integrated-guidance materials publicly and return with a fuller report at the next scheduled meeting.