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Medford board reviews YouthTruth survey on student and family engagement; principals describe school-level efforts
Summary
District communications and family outreach staff presented YouthTruth survey findings tied to the Board goal 'Students are Engaged.' Principals described culture-building and safety improvements; the transcript did not specify the number of survey responses or numerical scores.
Communications and Community Relations Director Natalie Hurd and Assistant Director of Family Outreach and Community Engagement Marisa Poling presented YouthTruth survey results to the Medford SD 549C Board on April 10, 2025, framing the findings around the district goal that students are engaged. The presentation covered why the district runs the survey, which grade levels were included, definitions of student and family engagement, trend data by level, and which question categories scored highest and lowest. The transcript notes "number of survey responses" as a listed topic but does not provide a response count or percentage figures.
Jefferson Elementary Principal Dan Jones and North Medford High School Principal Allen Barber described what is working in their schools, pointing to culture-building events, relationship-focused work, and safety improvements at the high school level. Board directors asked clarifying questions about similarities in results across the middle schools, distinctions between Oregon and national averages, the role of career and technical education programs, and how moving sixth graders into middle school affected the survey data. The Board directed no formal action at the meeting; directors requested additional detail to inform future discussion and a second reading on related items.
Provenance: presentation introduced SEG 019 and continued through SEG 025.
