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Student council update: Regional School District 09 hears enrollment snapshot and Math Center growth
Summary
Student representative Owen Fellows reported on upcoming events, National Merit recognitions and athletics; administrators gave an enrollment snapshot (698 students at Joe Barlo High), detailed supports for special education and described a restructured Math Center that logged about 250 unique student visits this term.
Owen Fellows, the student council representative at Joe Barlo High School, told the Regional School District 09 Board of Education about upcoming events and student achievements, including an open house scheduled for Sept. 26, college visits beginning this fall and the school newsletter published Sept. 15. Fellows announced two National Merit semifinalists (Kade Fril and Angela Humphrey) and four commended students.
Administrators reported the high school’s enrollment at 698 students, noting roughly 100 students currently identified for special education services and about 155 students served under Section 504 plans. Officials said 16 students are in outplacement and six are enrolled in the 18-and-over transition program. Freshman orientation attendance was reported at 144 of 159 rising ninth-graders, supported by 23 senior ambassadors.
District administrators highlighted a restructured Math Center staffed by certified teachers; the center recorded about 250 unique student visits since opening, drawing students from 16 different courses. The administration said the most common reasons for visits were quiz and test preparation, homework help and general academic support. Athletics updates included a third consecutive CAC Michaels Cup recognition and a fall roster of about 260 athletes, which administrators estimated as 37% of the high school population.
Board members thanked Fellows and administrators for the updates and asked follow-up questions about how students are routed to centers and whether other centers show similar use. The administrators said the Writing Center and other academic supports are active but that the Math Center’s staffing and outreach had led to particularly high, drop-in usage.
