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Board hears 2026–27 building needs assessment; district reports graduation and assessment gains
Summary
Presenters summarized the district's 2026–27 building needs assessment and KSDE accountability data, reporting a 94.5% graduation rate for the class of 2025, a 93.3% attendance rate, an 18% chronic absenteeism rate, and district ACT average near 19.9 — above state averages on several measures.
District presenters reviewed the annual building needs assessment and the state accountability metrics used to inform budgeting and priorities. They explained the reporting cycle (2025–26 data become official in October) and said the district continues to outperform the state on several measures. "That class of 23 was back up to 96," one presenter said, and the presenters also noted the posted class-of-2025 graduation rate of 94.5% compared with a state average of 90.5%.
Presenters flagged barriers schools noted in their needs submissions: chronic absenteeism (~18%), substitute shortages and limited scheduling control for some mandatory training dates, and the need for expanded social-emotional and behavioral supports and targeted secondary reading instruction. Staff said they will monitor trends and may adjust goals now that the state assessment has changed.
