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Sandy River Middle School reports high chronic absenteeism, outlines academic and behavior steps
Summary
The Sandy River Middle School representative reported a chronic absenteeism figure cited at 64.6% last year, improvements in ELA and discipline, and action steps including corrective reading, co-teaching, iReady supports, PBIS incentives and parent engagement strategies.
A Sandy River Middle School representative who introduced herself as Sandy delivered the school's state-of-school report, saying current enrollment is 202 students and that chronic absenteeism had been as high as 64.6% last year. She presented diagnostic results, reporting ELA beginning-of-year metrics and setting an end-of-year schoolwide goal of 30% proficiency if all students meet targets. She said ELA diagnostic results showed early-year mastery bands and that the school had improved ELA performance to 47.3% on a particular measure described in the presentation.
Sandy detailed steps the school is taking: corrective reading with outside consultants, co-teaching in ELA, an iReady consultant working with math centers, and PBIS-based incentives tied to attendance (21-day incentives, "95% club" recognition). She also reported discipline improvements, with suspensions down and a discipline score rising to 92% from 85% the prior year, and flagged concerns about long bus rides for some students (one student reported a 6:40 a.m. pickup and about a 4 p.m. drop-off). Board members asked for bus-time data; the presenter offered to provide detailed bus logs on request.
