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Grants Pass SD 7 presents graduation data, highlights dropout and homeless‑student numbers
Summary
District staff told the PAC the 4‑year cohort numbers show improvement and reviewed cohort breakdowns (cohort size 544; speaker cited 430 diplomas, 25 modified diplomas, 40 GEDs), noted homeless and special‑education students as higher‑risk groups, and discussed programs to support at‑risk students.
District staff presented the 4‑year cohort graduation and completer data and described supports for students who struggle to complete high school.
The district official said the district’s cohort results show an upward trend and that the district’s "completer" rate (students who earned a diploma or GED) was notably strong. He walked PAC members through cohort math: for the class counted in the 4‑year data there were 544 students; of those the speaker reported 430 earned diplomas, 25 earned modified diplomas, and 40 earned a GED. He also said 15 students in that cohort were still being worked with in a fifth year and 34 could not be located in the state data for that academic year.
The presentation stressed that certain subgroups face higher risk: the official reported 79 students were flagged in the homeless subgroup, and that group produced higher dropout counts in the cohort. "It is our most at‑risk group of students," he said, adding that special‑education students are also closely monitored. The official described targeted options for credit recovery and alternative pathways, including GP Flex, online options and early‑college classes paid for by the district.
PAC members asked how the district defines a houseless student and requested continued follow‑up with students who participated in listening sessions. Staff agreed to share more detailed breakdowns at the board meeting and to bring case examples (anonymized) to illustrate student needs and interventions.
