Superintendent reports SIS transition, safety training and improved AP results

Aug 6, 2026

Superintendent Dr. Gerdin told the board the district is switching its student-information system to Synergy, completed emergency-response and reunification trainings this summer, and reported the high school achieved a 59% AP pass rate with 12 AP Scholars; he cautioned implementation will include bumps during the transition.

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Superintendent Dr. Gerdin provided the summer report and said the district is transitioning from eSchool to Synergy as its new student information system; he described multiple staff trainings to prepare for the change and warned of implementation challenges while praising the staff leading the effort. "Transitioning to a new SIS is a heavy lift and a significant change," he said, noting other nearby districts are also implementing Synergy this year.

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