District staff presented indicators of success, reporting a districtwide attendance goal of 95 percent, a small expected dip in attendance from December to January in grades 1–8, and a rise in attendance across Chelsea High School grades.

Malik Hauschon presented the data and said the district has recorded 67 dropouts year to date, which he described as about a 3.6 percent rate. Staff provided subgroup dropout counts: general-education students 19, English learners 39 (7 percent), students with disabilities 6 (about 2 percent). He also described mobility counts across the district's levels and said quarter 2 grades were not yet available for review.

Committee members asked for clarification about "retention" and its meaning in the high-school context; Hauschon explained retention is determined by credits earned to promote students to the next grade (for example, freshmen need to pass three or four classes to reach sophomore status). Members also asked for historical comparisons; one member noted that the prior year retention of ninth graders was about 21.8 percent.

Hauschon said the district will present quarter 2 grades and semester results at a subsequent meeting. No formal action was taken on the indicators report; the committee commended staff for the data.

The presentation additionally included a personnel-demographics summary and an enrollment snapshot read aloud by staff; the district reported enrollment figures in the meeting (audio transcription included approximate enrollment totals).