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OTHS updates mission/vision work, reports near'complete ACT participation and launches app features
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Summary
District staff reported 99.5% ACT participation (1,791 students tested; 11 absent), detailed a mission/vision revision process using SWOT and stakeholder surveys, and demonstrated a district app and website enhancements to boost family engagement.
District staff gave several updates on academics, mission/vision planning and communications.
Testing: Ethan Graham (speaker 4) said ACT testing concluded with 1,791 students tested across three testing dates and only 11 absences, which he described as about "99 and a half percent of our students" participating. Staff said scores are expected back before the end of the school year.
Mission and vision: Graham described a multi'step revision process: an external review of 18 districts, an internal review including about 100 data slides and a SWOT analysis, stakeholder surveys of faculty, students and parents, and work to produce a "portrait of a graduate." Teams have begun drafting mission/vision phrasing and will score options on a rubric before bringing recommendations to the education committee and then the full board.
Communications: Daniel Paston (speaker 10), the district's website and social media coordinator and a CTE teacher, previewed a communications strategy and demonstrated the OTHS app and website features (news feed, calendaring, subscribable alerts and embedded student broadcasts). He highlighted engagement-driven posts (April Fools', Valentine's Day) and said a goal is to increase student-produced video storytelling and make key information easier to find on the website.
The board discussed student feedback that Instagram use and visibility for the student broadcast (Panther Beat) are priorities for reaching students during advisory periods.
