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District reports summer-school participation, ESY attendance; high-school credit recovery shows gains
Summary
District administrators reported summer-school enrollment and attendance figures, ESY participation and MAP-based learning gains; high-school credit-recovery program reported about 80% of participants recovered credit or improved grades.
District staff and summer-school principals presented data on the 2024 summer programs, outlining participation and learning outcomes. At Bethany Elementary (host site) staff said 643 invitation letters were sent to families of students identified as one or more years below grade level; 303 students enrolled and 206 were present on the final day. The ESY (Extended School Year) special-education program enrolled 35 students with a 64% attendance rate. Presenters said they used MAP and other measures to compare spring pre-scores to fall scores and identified significant growth in early grades.
Heidi Beck, one of the Mountain House High School summer principals, described a six-week credit-recovery program using Edgenuity online coursework, homeroom supports and counseling. "Eighty percent of our students were able to recover credit or improve their grades, which was up 40% from last year," she said, and recommended continuing incentives, targeted teacher training for online-course supervision, and clearer attendance expectations for summer-skippers and semester-entry students.
Questions from trustees focused on ESY measurement limitations (individualized IEP goals do not fit standard tables) and on scaling peer tutoring; presenters said ESY outcomes are tracked by individual IEP goals while peer-tutoring will continue because feedback was positive. Next steps include continuing incentives and teacher training tied to the summer programs.
