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Gilroy Unified principals highlight attendance gaps, ELD and interventions at board meeting
Summary
Principals from Rod Kelly and Elliott elementary schools told the board about rising cohort gains but persistent chronic absenteeism and needs among English learners and unhoused students; both outlined targeted small-group interventions, designated ELD blocks and expanded social-emotional supports.
Rod Kelly and Elliott elementary principals told the Gilroy Unified School District Board of Education on Nov. 20 that the district’s elementary sites are showing signs of cohort growth while also facing persistent attendance and English-learner challenges.
"My name is Kathy Moss, and I am the new principal this year at Rod Kelly Elementary School," Principal Kathy Moss said, presenting enrollment and assessment data for Rod Kelly. She reported Rod Kelly had "close to 700" students, with about 59% socioeconomically disadvantaged, roughly 30% English learners, 87 students with disabilities and 13 identified as unhoused. Moss said about 47% of students met or exceeded ELA standards on the…
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