The 2018-19 Oregon School and District At-A-Glance Report Cards were released to the public this week. The goal for the Lincoln County School District remains the same to use the report to help identify areas of strength and weakness to guide the district in continuous improvement.
Superintendent Dr. Karen Gray summarized that this annual report card issued by the Oregon Department of Education offers a summary of student performance and growth in Lincoln County School District. Superintendent Dr. Karen Gray, who is now entering her 2nd year as Superintendent in the District summarized her impressions of this last year’s results:
“Across Oregon, students and their attendance and academic achievement rates are being reported by the State for 2018-19 school year. Most school districts did not post increases in academic achievement or attendance and our district was no exception. What the report card tells us is that we have a long way to go.
By the numbers, our math standard achievement scores are very low across the district. Our English Language Arts performance is higher than our math performance by far and some of our schools demonstrated improvements in reading, which we celebrate.
Our graduation rates are generally outstanding and in some schools, higher than state averages. I am very proud of LCSD for our overall graduation rates. Our secondary principals have worked very hard to ensure that every student graduates college and career ready.
Our attendance rates for the 2018-19 school year were low. We consider anything that is below 90% of all students attending 90% of the time to be at a low level. That is because 90% of 90% is the rate for what is defined by Oregon as Regular Attenders. That is our goal.
When it comes to students with disabilities, students of color, and students whose first language is not English, our scores match the super sad state of affairs of most school districts in Oregon. Meaning, they are lower than their non-special education, non-students of color and non-second language peers. This is not acceptable.
The school district currently has K-12 goals and strategic plans to change this. We have an Attendance Campaign and a new Reading Adoption grades K-10. We are working towards a new Mathematics Adoption, first 7-12 and then K-6. Our professional development district-wide is top drawer and we are using data and evaluation in ways never before used in our district. We have to know where our kids are performing in order to learn how we must adjust our instruction to meet the needs of all kids.
LCSD is implementing Positive Behavior and Interventions and Supports or PBIS K-12 and this is helping our students to behave and thrive in our classrooms and schools. Our teachers are keenly aware of how our students are performing in classroom behavior, attendance, and academic achievement and are working hard every day to make a positive difference in the lives of our children. Principals are working tirelessly and in an effective/efficient direction so that they are leading our district towards more positive results for kids.
Our 2019-2020 Goals for the LCSD are posted on our web site. Please review the goals and their measures for this school year.”
Every Child
Every Day
Future Ready
Dr. Karen Fischer Gray
LCSD Superintendent
The main goal of the report cards is to provide parents and educators with clear, meaningful, and relevant information on student learning and growth, as well as overall district performance.
Links to the Lincoln County School District At-A-Glance Report Cards are available to the public and are currently updated on the district website: https://lincoln.k12.or.us/our-district/public-reports/. Individual schools will send them out to families.
Superintendente Dra. Karen Gray, quien ahora está entrando en su segundo año como Superintendente en el Distrito resumió sus impresiones de los resultados de este año pasado: “En todo Oregon, el estado informa los estudiantes y sus tasas de asistencia y rendimiento académico para el año escolar 2018-19. La mayoría de los distritos escolares no registraron aumentos en el rendimiento académico o la asistencia y nuestro distrito no fue la excepción. Lo que nos dice la boleta de calificaciones es que tenemos un largo camino por recorrer. Según los números, nuestros puntajes de rendimiento estándar de matemáticas son muy bajos en todo el distrito. Nuestro desempeño en artes del idioma inglés es mucho más alto que nuestro desempeño en matemáticas, y algunas de nuestras escuelas demostraron mejoras en la lectura, lo cual celebramos. Nuestras tasas de graduación son generalmente sobresalientes y en algunas escuelas, más altas que los promedios estatales. Estoy muy orgulloso de LCSD por nuestras tasas generales de graduación. Nuestros directores de secundaria han trabajado muy duro para garantizar que todos los estudiantes se gradúen listos para la universidad y la carrera. Nuestras tasas de asistencia para el año escolar 2018-19 fueron bajas. Consideramos que todo lo que está por debajo del 90% de todos los estudiantes que asisten el 90% del tiempo está en un nivel bajo. Esto se debe a que el 90% del 90% es la tasa para lo que Oregon define como asistentes regulares. Ese es nuestro objetivo. Cuando se trata de estudiantes con discapacidades, estudiantes de color y estudiantes cuyo primer idioma no es el inglés, nuestros puntajes coinciden con el estado de cosas súper triste de la mayoría de los distritos escolares en Oregon. Es decir, son más bajos que sus compañeros de educación no especial, no son estudiantes de color y no tienen un segundo idioma. Esto no es aceptable. El distrito escolar actualmente tiene metas K-12 y planes estratégicos para cambiar esto.