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Pelham superintendent touts top percentile results, highlights AI guidelines and SEL rollout
Summary
In a year‑end report the superintendent said Pelham students ranked in high state percentiles while spending is near the 44th percentile; administrators rolled out faculty AI guidelines, expanded SEL/MTSS work and reported a 100% graduation rate and program recognitions.
The Pelham Union Free School District superintendent used the June 24 board meeting to summarize academic outcomes, new technology guidance and the year’s strategic work, saying the district’s results sit high in statewide percentiles while per‑pupil spending remains relatively moderate.
The superintendent said district achievement places students around the 95th percentile statewide across several measures and highlighted a 100% graduation rate that ranks in the 99th percentile. He cited national recognitions — including an AP Honor Roll, a Regeneron STS scholar and a nationally ranked speech and debate competitor — as examples of student success.
On finances, the district shared Ecra analysis showing spending near the 44th percentile in the state, a comparison the superintendent used to frame the district’s return on investment.
The district also described operational and program advances this year: faculty guidelines for ethical AI use were rolled out this spring and student AI guidance is scheduled for the fall; the district piloted OpenSciEd and Next Gen Science standards in certain grades; and the Seal of Civic Readiness was awarded to 63 seniors this year.
The superintendent reviewed MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support) and the Castle SEL framework that the district trained staff on during the year. Assistant administrators told the board the MTSS SEL subcommittee met monthly and completed a short spring pilot; staff plan a longer, deeper pilot next year and additional vendor comparisons before selecting a K‑12 SEL curriculum and associated screeners.
Administrators also noted a district shift to a digital device ban at the high school this year that school leaders reported improved building climate, while noting there are areas for tightening and adjustments.
The superintendent said the district will continue to populate a public data dashboard with updated indicators in the fall when state data are complete and pledged further community engagement metrics via surveys and QR feedback.
