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The presentation, led by high-school staff and district leaders, compiled formative assessment, attendance and discipline measures from across the district. Eli, a high-school administrator, told trustees that \"the folks that are truly effective with data use it to drive instruction,\" and emphasized that timely, student-level diagnostic information is necessary to change classroom practice.

Districtwide context: why it matters
Trustees were shown semester and benchmark data intended to guide interventions and staffing decisions. Presenters said formative measures (benchmarks, DIBELS and local diagnostics) give actionable information sooner than state assessments. The trustees and staff focused on three cross-cutting priorities: (1) increasing algebra readiness and foundational math skills, (2) improving reading fluency in the early grades, and (3) boosting attendance and credit recovery ahead of graduation.

Key findings presented
- High school: Presenters reported a steep year-to-year decline in the district's comprehensive high-school graduation rate, from the low 80s in prior years to 69 percent this year. Administrators said they are still investigating causes and collecting additional data before recommending specific policy changes.
- F rates and credit recovery: Semester F-rate reporting was disaggregated by grade and subject. Sophomores were called out as a cohort with elevated F rates; the senior cohort showed small numbers of credit deficiencies (presenters said six seniors were responsible for 13 core-course F grades and that 18 seniors were engaged in 37 credit-recovery courses). Presenters described increased summer-school recovery and targeted interventions for seniors.
- Postsecondary readiness: PreACT and ACT snapshots showed higher English-than-math readiness: the presenter reported a mean ACT composite of 20.6 and a mean reading score near 22.5 for the juniors and seniors who took the test; math performance lagged behind. AP course offerings and participation have expanded in recent years; AP World was offered this year with sizable sophomore enrollment.
- Junior high: The district rolled out the Savvas math curriculum and the associated diagnostic in junior high; staff reported declines in the proportion of students in the lowest performance band at midyear but said adoption will take multiple years to fully show impact. Administrators said they will stop allowing students to self-select below-grade diagnostic placements next year to improve consistency.
- Elementary: Several elementary schools reported gains in reading accuracy and comprehension, but reading fluency remained a common weakness and heavily affected composite proficiency classifications. SuccessMaker minutes and other leveled practice were cited as supporting math gains where used consistently.
- Alternative education (Destinations) and preschool: Destinations reported large year-over-year gains in graduation rates and credit attainment (see separate article). Little Pirates preschool leaders said most enrolled children meet or exceed age-appropriate social-emotional and cognitive milestones; the program serves a mix of preschool-promise and tuition slots.
- Attendance and discipline: Sites reported average daily attendance in the high 80s districtwide with variability by day and grade. Several principals described incentives and daily recognition programs to boost attendance. Discipline referrals remain concentrated in lower grades and a small subset of students; vaping referrals have declined at multiple sites.

Trustee questions and next steps
Board members pressed staff on causes for the graduation decline, algebra readiness and math pathways, and consistency of assessments. Staff said additional follow-up is planned with SWOC and other partners and that district teams will continue to study cohort-level and course-level data before proposing changes. Several trustees urged faster follow-up on students identified by diagnostic screens.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to accept the meeting agenda: \"I so move to accept the agenda for this evening.\" Motion seconded; outcome: accepted by acclamation (no roll-call vote recorded in the transcript).

What trustees will see next
Presenters asked for time to run deeper analyses by subgroup and to return with recommended interventions and resource requests. Trustees asked staff to disaggregate by special populations (SPED, ELL, Native/Alaska Native and Hispanic students) at a future meeting.

Provenance: The districtwide data presentations and discussion run across multiple presentation blocks beginning when district leaders introduced the midyear data and concluding with the board's summary remarks urging further disaggregation and follow-up.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special School Board Meeting March 31, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Coos Bay SD 9 trustees convened for a midyear data review where principals and site leaders reported improvements in early literacy and alternative-education graduation rates even as the comprehensive high school's eight-year graduation rate fell to 69 percent.","taxTitle","Coos Bay SD 9, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",61195,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592420,"Little Pirates preschool reports strong social-emotional outcomes; leaders seek expansion and tracking with K-12",33,3771000,3804000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866830-f96948ef7297e5d5f080d8b1bace4ef4&start=3771&end=3804","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866830-f96948ef7297e5d5f080d8b1bace4ef4/thumbnail_3771000.jpg","/articles/6592420/Oregon/Little-Pirates-preschool-reports-strong-social-emotional-outcomes-leaders-seek-expansion-and-tracking-with-K-12","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592420-7c68a153c4fba2950d762aacacee5e2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770489761&Signature=n~Ktf7bl0BXtoHljdWx5uRfQgY9w3kTabYGD4qcwnLivVCIHsIpdCk4YVWGWD8Rsny0WWPHyCJW-DOTu82MRjRTcUplrivBThUb8Xm1yvPD6iIXHp91ICX4A6XOmhZp5x2gre0MW3Pa0o17sjy2KoYUhdDSda5gMdW8ggj3utKRJUk1nXk0mUZFvCB-xtzcG57AwBXLOyj3QKsVwa2sGaYhqqNACDfVzYb41p4klhYqThPiBH4YwL9CDNTEGnqWe4~14dAK6xw9KGwtZssHoiYr44ee9BsSx3HwoHK4MS75cUBjYTIoKOloNuD1VaMg-pj-BJ19dpEcZtrYldH~bDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Little Pirates preschool told the board it serves 72 children across four classrooms and that classroom assessments show a majority of enrolled children meeting or exceeding age-appropriate social-emotional, cognitive and language benchmarks.

Program snapshot
Director Carly said Little Pirates operates a mix of preschool-promise slots (income-qualified) and tuition slots; 54 slots are preschool promise, and 18 are district (tuition) slots. The program serves three- and four-year-olds and reported 30 students on a waitlist.

Assessment and services
Little Pirates uses the Teaching Strategies GOLD (TS Gold) observational assessment. Carly reported that 83 percent of enrolled children were meeting or exceeding expectations in the social-emotional domain, 92 percent in physical development, 82 percent in language and 85 percent in cognitive development. She also said the district now receives speech services from the regional ESD on-site rather than bussing children to ESD clinics.

Goals and family engagement
Program leaders described two central goals for the year: (1) strengthen social-emotional skills and self-regulation so children enter kindergarten ready to learn, and (2) build expressive vocabulary tied to classroom routines. Carly said classroom practice emphasizes play-based learning while intentionally embedding brief teacher-led activities (phonemic-awareness routines from Heggerty, name writing and number concepts) to build kindergarten readiness. Attendance goals match district targets and staff are working with families to reinforce regular schedules.

Trustee discussion and next steps
Trustees asked whether Little Pirates data can be linked with kindergarten performance to measure long-term impact; staff said that tracking is a future goal and that district intervention specialists already maintain some continuity data. Board members also asked whether the program helps district employees; staff confirmed employees may enroll children but all slots are filled via the regional lottery system.

Provenance: Little Pirates remarks begin with the director's introduction of program goals and end with parents' and trustees' questions on waitlists, program capacity and data tracking.","Little Pirates, Coos Bay SD 9's preschool program, presented enrollment, service mix and early-childhood assessment results. Staff reported most children meeting or exceeding developmental milestones, noted collaboration with the ESD for speech services, and said the program wants to expand and better track preschool-to-kindergarten outcomes.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6592425,"Destinations alternative-education program posts large graduation gains; board hears individualized supports",958,1418000,2376000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2866830-f96948ef7297e5d5f080d8b1bace4ef4&start=1418&end=2376","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2866830-f96948ef7297e5d5f080d8b1bace4ef4/thumbnail_1418000.jpg","/articles/6592425/Oregon/Destinations-alternative-education-program-posts-large-graduation-gains-board-hears-individualized-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6592425-c003666d48960e9b242d1e5c383c2be3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770489761&Signature=dlYG13hVXbrlIZWQgLJOU5knfDUVZ7hEG~9-0oeQjAKGXCBALbsRNTDkDFK166JaCaoYnyBAuTwn8h4GGBV2cecqoD1QP9GEWvDiwo1hiG8KiXn2TqLO7TpUqN1BMaA3mbxd2OmMakEPzGQmtrJiNAizepMSVWxoCupfrx~AmL0~OBO-Mt3CVIb9R83n27ZP-RsuPrVW94SCuWxKCOGYlFk0jO30EOBRlEDrOr0wfVo7pfAy2ZpzazDMoL7lziDYc2hF3fDCkkM2ad9NNBXhiOTHle-w1JsL5qPpntihpQUGyW6gL3IB-yQ9hb3laMQTytLxJ2C~xU5FRThp8g9w-A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Destinations, Coos Bay SD 9's alternative-education program, told trustees it has sharply increased on-time graduation and credit attainment after three years of targeted changes.

Principal Kayla Montiel said the program moved from a credit-recovery focus to a model of individualized supports and shorter credit cycles. \"By 25/26 school year, we wanted 80 percent of our students to graduate on time,\" she told the board, describing an aggressive multiyear target tied to structured interventions, mentoring and hands-on learning.

What the presentation found
- Enrollment and demographics: Destinations serves about 51 students across ninth through 12th grades. Staff reported a higher share of Alaska Native/Native American students and sizable numbers receiving 504 or IEP services.
- Graduation trend and credit attainment: The site reported an improvement from a historical 29 percent graduation rate (three years earlier) to 52 percent in one year and 79 percent in the most recent year. Administrators attributed gains to individualized student success plans, mentorship and Friday project seminars.
- Credit recovery and coursework: Destinations uses quarter-based schedules rather than semesters to give students shorter, attainable credit windows. Staff reported 119 quarter-2 credits and 186.62 quarter-1 credits districtwide at one point in the presentation; the site reported low F rates due to flexible grading timelines and options to replace low marks.
- Student engagement and community partnerships: Students participated in watershed restoration, museum projects and community volunteer events. The site also piloted student representation to the board.
- Discipline and program model: Staff said the program emphasizes conversation and problem solving rather than referral-heavy discipline; suspension rates reported were low.

Trustee discussion
Board members asked about whether Destinations' model could be scaled to other schools and how success plans could inform district practice. Kayla said individualized mentoring is easier with a small enrollment and that staff are piloting interventions that have informed other classrooms in the district. She said the program's small size is a structural advantage but that some strategies are being shared with other sites.

Next steps
Principal Kayla said the district will complete analysis of the student-success-plan pilot, then decide which elements could be adapted or scaled. Trustees thanked the site for the progress and asked staff to return with replication ideas and evaluation data.

Provenance: Destinations presentation begins when the Principal announced she was presenting on the site and concludes when district leaders and trustees praised the program's work.","Destinations, Coos Bay SD 9's alternative-education site, reported graduation rate gains from 29% (initial baseline) to 79% in the most recent year. Principal Kayla described individualized student success plans, shortened credit cycles and project-based learning as drivers of the improvement.","actionData","errors"]

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Coos Bay SD 9 trustees hear midyear data showing mixed gains and a drop in high-school graduation rate

Little Pirates preschool reports strong social-emotional outcomes; leaders seek expansion and tracking with K-12

Destinations alternative-education program posts large graduation gains; board hears individualized supports