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Dundee Elementary principal reviews year‑end results, spotlights student progress
Summary
Principal Tim told the Newberg SD 29J board about enrichment events, PLC work and student outcomes at Dundee Elementary, highlighting a jump in students at or above grade level and spotlighting third‑grader Sofia Conroe Reyes for notable growth and perfect attendance.
Tim, principal of Dundee Elementary School, told the Newberg SD 29J Board of Directors on June 23 that the school’s end‑of‑year activities and instructional work produced measurable gains.
“It's the end of the year wrap up for us,” Tim said, describing classroom enrichment such as an indoor mobile planetarium visit, music performances and a second annual literacy night funded in part by the parent group. He credited professional learning communities (PLCs) and targeted interventions with boosting student outcomes.
Tim cited assessment results showing gains on multiple measures: he said one cohort posted a 122% growth rate on DIBELS‑style measures and that the school finished the year with 64% of students at or above grade level, up from 33% at the start of the year. Tim noted that some measures emphasize fluency and may undercount comprehension gains: “DIBELS … is mostly a fluency based measurement,” he said.
He highlighted third‑grader Sofia Conroe Reyes for perfect attendance and academic progress, saying Sofia’s reading fluency rose from 56 words per minute to 138 and that her cited reading growth number was 140 points. Tim also said Sofia’s I‑Ready math growth was 123% and that she moved from below grade level in prior years to above grade level this year.
Board members praised the school’s staff and community support during the remarks. The board also discussed attendance strategies Tim described — incentives, early family outreach and an attendance team — after he reported a 94% daily attendance rate and noted pockets of illness that depressed midwinter attendance.
The principal said the school will continue PLC work, onboarding a new reading specialist and expanding writing instruction next year to address remaining gaps: “We will take what we've already learned about math intervention and figure out how to apply that, really well,” he said.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation; it moved on to other agenda items after members asked follow‑up questions.
