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District reports show enrollment shifts, attendance initiatives and special-education growth
Summary
District staff reported spring enrollment trends, attendance-improvement programs and special-education updates. Presentations highlighted GSRP enrollment fluctuations, Seminole Academy assessment gains and efforts to reduce suspensions and chronic absences.
District administrators presented quarterly updates on early childhood programs, school enrollment, assessment growth, attendance strategies and special-education services.
GSRP and early childhood: Lou Stause, GSRP coordinator, described recent enrollment fluctuations tied to statewide expansion of preschool programs. She reported that while state-level preschool-for-all openings created local competition, the district continues to enroll new students. Stause outlined program activities, field trips and enrollment support staff and said the program focuses on social, emotional and pre-academic skills.
Seminole Academy data: Principal Tina McNeely reviewed spring NWEA and M-STEP results and described grade-level growth and proficiency rates. She reported total Seminole enrollment including ECSE at 455 for the year and said, "56 percent of all of our students met their growth goal," noting targeted interventions and incentives (attendance drawings, bikes, celebration events) used to raise participation and reduce chronic absences.
Secondary results and interventions: The superintendent summarized secondary enrollment gains and NWEA proficiency patterns, noting areas for continued focus in grades 11 and 12 and stressing the need for growth metrics to close achievement gaps.
Athletics and student supports: Athletic coordinator Mr. Pittman reported on team GPAs and program growth, citing state qualifiers in wrestling and track, new coaching hires and district selection to host several district and regional events.
Special education and inclusion: Special populations coordinator Alyssa McNamara presented special-education counts and operational changes. She said the department increased services in ECSE and GSRP, completed initial evaluations for 18 students this year, and exited five students from special education because they no longer met eligibility. McNamara emphasized compliance improvements (timely IEPs), added social-work staffing and a transition guide to move students from early childhood services into kindergarten.
Board members asked for clearer cohort comparisons and raw counts alongside percentages for future presentations; principals and staff agreed to include cohort-level trend graphs and to clarify whether discipline numbers represent incidents or unique students.
The district indicated several next steps: provide cohort comparison charts for future reports, annotate graphs to show whether figures represent incidents or students, and continue implementation of restorative practices and trauma-informed training for staff.
Quotes from the meeting include GSRP coordinator Louise Stause noting the district’s competitive landscape and emphasis on readiness, Seminole Principal Tina McNeely on attendance incentives and growth, and Special Populations Coordinator Alyssa McNamara on improving timely IEP processes.
