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Rockford High principal says targeted student action plans helped most partially failing students recover credits
Summary
Principal Paul Manard told the board that student action plans and curricular mapping helped 31 of 39 students with 50–59% grades pass their courses, saving the district an estimated $9,500 in credit-recovery licensing; the report also covered engagement survey progress and next steps on grading practices.
Rockford High School Principal Paul Manard told the board on March 16 that targeted interventions and curricular mapping are producing measurable early results: of 39 students who were 'partially failing' (50–59 percent), 31 subsequently passed their courses after individualized completion plans and teacher interventions.
"31 of 39 of those partially failing students ... successfully passed their courses," Manard told the board, describing teacher-submitted completion plans and counselor-managed follow-up. He said some students finished work within weeks, and others signed contracts to complete coursework, and that the district estimates roughly $9,500 in savings by reducing the need for paid credit-recovery licenses.
Manard explained that the high school is prioritizing course-mapping so teachers can identify missed standards and create targeted completion plans instead of having students retake entire courses. He said monthly student engagement surveys and in-class engagement checks are showing more students in the higher engagement categories compared with November, and that 92.5 percent of students currently identify a trusted adult at school (the district goal is 95 percent).
Board members pressed on how standards and learning targets are communicated and how summer programming and grading practices will incorporate the mapping work. Manard and Superintendent Dr. Ry Hooper said the district will continue to align assessments with standards, refine learning targets for student clarity and review grading practices in upcoming instructional leadership meetings.
The board received the report and posed clarifying questions; there were no votes tied to the presentation.
