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Principals report on attendance, UPK audit, assessments and after-school programs
Summary
Principal and building reports detailed attendance rates, a UPK audit scheduled for Feb. 2025, midyear assessments and expanded after-school programming including free swim instruction via NY Swims grant; the board received written reports for TES, RPES, KMS and LHS.
Building principals and program staff submitted written reports and highlighted ongoing initiatives at the Jan. 27 board meeting.
Turnpike Elementary Principal (report by Mrs. McGrouty) said teachers completed quarter meetings and that a UPK audit is scheduled for the next day; the report also listed World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 5 and improvements to character education and PBIS initiatives. RPES reported that attendance continues to be monitored (district goal 92% daily attendance), completion of mid-year i-Ready diagnostics and plans to electronically administer NYS assessments for third grade this year. Knickerbacker Middle School reported midterms completed Jan. 14-17 and ongoing professional development focused on guided practice in ELA and increasing cognitive demand in math.
Lansingburgh High School noted first-time testing of all 11th graders in January (123 earned ELA credit; 40 earned Algebra credit) and described SEL programming including an M-Power program and Project Aware mental-health screening. The KMS/LHS Family Advisory Council met Jan. 22 and after-school programming enrollment continues to grow (225 students at KMS and LHS), with partnerships and grant-funded opportunities such as NY Swims free swim instruction and lifeguard certification to be available through Hudson Valley Community College and Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club pending budget approval.
These written reports were accepted as part of the meeting record and distributed to trustees in the meeting packet.
