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Healdsburg Unified shows gains on state dashboard, flags long‑term ELs and students with disabilities
Summary
District leaders reported improved CAASPP/CAST results overall and highlighted 11th-grade gains, but said high‑school long‑term English learners and students with disabilities remain priorities for targeted support.
District staff presented the newly released California Data Dashboard and CAST/CAASPP results, showing improvements across several indicators and notable performance at the high‑school level (the presentation cited roughly 69% of 11th graders meeting or exceeding standards in some measures).
Presenter Erin said the district has reduced the number of long‑term English learners from 75 to 29, but highlighted that long‑term EL progress decreased at the high school and that students with disabilities remain a work area, particularly at the junior high. "These kids are stuck," Erin said of the high‑school long‑term EL subgroup, adding that many students face attendance and other out‑of‑school challenges that affect performance.
The board and staff described interventions already underway: an early‑warning data system, "boost" support classes, expanded ELD supports, individualized goal setting similar to a high‑performing neighboring district’s approach, and plans for newcomer supports to be presented in January. Junior‑high Principal Nicole Odedo described local steps — professional learning teams, bell‑schedule adjustments for testing, and student incentive programs — designed to build motivation and test readiness.
Trustees broadly praised the gains while pressing staff to focus resources on long‑term ELs and students with disabilities. Staff encouraged trustees to review the packet for school‑level breakdowns and offered to bring finer details in follow‑up sessions and in the LCAP process.
