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Vernonia board reviews report-card gains in ELA and science, flags math shortfalls and 9th-grade progress
Summary
Superintendent Jim Helmen said the district showed notable gains in English Language Arts and science, steady middle-school growth in reading, early-grade math improvements, but persistent weaknesses in upper-grade math and 11th-grade outcomes; a math adoption for grades 6–12 is underway.
Superintendent Jim Helmen presented the district's report-card takeaways, telling the board the district had "notable gains in English Language Arts and Science," with consistent growth in middle-school reading and science and math gains in grades 3 and 5 attributable to early interventions.
Helmen flagged areas needing targeted intervention, noting declining or stagnant performance in specific grades such as 11th-grade ELA and Math and recommending strategic MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) interventions and a new math adoption for grades 6–12, which is in process. He also reported 9th-grade on-track data over a three-year denominator of 141 students and a graduation cohort denominator of 135 students as context for recent progress.
Board members reacted by discussing transparency and student-facing publication of data; board member Javoss McGuire suggested posting the data for students to see. The district plans continued focus on maintaining gains and accelerating attendance and proficiency improvements.
