Summer school attendance strong; migrant and career‑tech offerings highlighted

Cheryl Dyer, director of student services, and Carmen Mathin, director of equity, updated the board on summer programming and said the district is in week three of summer school operations. Dyer reported 197 students served across summer programs and noted the district provided almost 8,000 meals and transportation to and from school sites. She emphasized that middle‑school attendance has been above 90% and that most absences were due to family vacations or one‑off situations.

Carmen Mathin described the migrant summer program (35 students) and said the high‑school program included a partnership with Willamette Career Academy in Salem, where students could access vocational training (cosmetology, barbering, electrical wiring/manufacturing, welding and 3D‑printing). Mathin also noted that migrant students who could not attend were supported at home through partnering services.

The board asked about academic credit and goals. Presenters clarified that K–5 programming is primarily enrichment and engagement (theme‑based with reading, math and science components), middle‑school focuses on engagement rather than credit recovery, and high‑school offered credit‑recovery opportunities in concentrated weeks. The presenters said they employ pre/post assessments and learning targets to measure gains.

Kindergarten jump‑start: The district reported 71 kindergarteners on‑site in a four‑day, three‑hour per day jump‑start program, supported by seven classrooms including one supported kindergarten classroom to help students transition to school routines.

Next steps: Presenters will continue to use attendance and pre/post measures to inform future programming and will report back to the board if adjustments or further data become available.