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Quillayute district reports higher enrollment, summer-program gains
Summary
District leaders reported growth in enrollment and highlighted summer programs across elementary, middle and high school: combined initiatives produced meal service, credit recovery and measurable assessment gains, district officials said.
Quillayute Valley School District administrators told trustees Sept. 9 that summer programs across the district drew solid participation and produced measurable gains.
At the fourth-elementary summer program, Sarah Decker said, “We had 68 students enroll in summer school, and my understanding is that there was about 80% attendance.” Decker also reported meal-service totals for the 16 program days: roughly 864 breakfasts and 1,392 lunches served under the national summer-food program, which is open to children ages 2–18 regardless of school enrollment.
District leaders said the programs were designed to increase engagement and shore up learning. Myron, who reported on high-school trends, said the district’s baseline head count for the year appeared near 2,695 — roughly 440 students higher than the same date last year — and credited sustained special-education supports with helping retain families.
Board members and staff emphasized the role of partnerships and targeted instruction in the results. The superintendent noted the district’s approach to staff engagement and classroom consistency as part of efforts to translate summer gains into the regular year.
