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District report: 2022–23 dropout rate about 4.3%; college remediation higher in math
Summary
John Hancock presented the Guthrie Public Schools 2022–23 secondary dropout report (4.28% reported) and college remediation figures for first-time college entrants (20.7% remediation in English, 16.2% in math); he noted state reporting omits many concurrent-enrollment students, understating the district's performance.
John Hancock (speaker 4), executive director of personnel and secondary education, presented the district's 2022–23 dropout and college remediation data for grades 7–12. Hancock said the secondary cohort totaled 1,517 students and that the district's calculated dropout figure was 4.28 percent, roughly one to two students different from the state dropout figure. He explained that —dropout— can include students who moved out of state, entered private schools, earned a GED, or aged out of the cohort.
Hancock then reviewed college remediation for the 2022–23 cohort. He said 74 first-time college entrants were counted; among those, 20.7 percent required remediation in English (state average 4.4 percent) and 16.2 percent required remediation in math (state math average cited as 16.2 percent). He emphasized that concurrent-enrollment students who already earned college-level credit often are excluded from remediation counts, and that exclusion can make remediation statistics look worse than the district believes to be true.
Board members and the superintendent flagged math remediation as an area of concern and noted that a statewide 4x4 math graduation requirement beginning in 2029 should produce clearer future comparisons. Hancock and the superintendent said staff will continue to monitor remediation trends and concurrent-enrollment reporting anomalies.
The presentation was informational; no board action was taken.
