Mission and Vision

Regular Attenders | Asistentes regulares

• We will increase regular attenders to 85 percent or more for all students, K-12, by 2025.
• Students experiencing disabilities will attend school regularly 80 percent or more of the time.
• Economically disadvantaged students will attend school regularly 80 percent or more of the time.

Suspensions | Suspensiones

• By 2025, we will decrease suspensions for all students by 25 percent or more compared to the 2021-22 school year.
• We will decrease suspensions for our male students by 25 percent or more  compared to the 2021-22 school year

3rd Grade Growth and Achievement

Explore goals in Math | Explorar objetivos en matemáticas
Dive into Reading and Writing goals | Sumérgete en los objetivos de lectura y escritura

Central School District's Long-Range Performance Goals surrounding third-grade students look at both the current group of third-graders as well as the K-3 cohort of students.

This allows us to keep our fingers on the pulse of our third graders, who are taking the state assessments for the first time, as well as watch the growth of our kinders as they ascend to third grade.

This type of focus helps us to get students the help they need to bridge the gap in skills for reading, language arts, and mathematics as they work through these first years of learning on their K-12 journey. These first years is when students are "learning to read," and begin to "read to learn."

Research shows that students who can't read at grade level by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma.

UNIVERSAL SCREENER VS. STATE TESTS

Both are useful data points.

Central School District staff use the Universal Screener tools to test students three times a year -- fall, winter, and spring -- to determine what help they need to get or stay on track. One major benefit of these assessments is that educators can use the data immediately to help students through interventions.

The state of Oregon uses the Smarter Balanced Assessments each spring to determine how students meet certain standards. The results of this test are not released until the following fall.  Because the results are released after students have moved to the next grade, the data is not as immediately useful. Regardless, it remains an important data point.

TERMS

Reading skills growth: This data point reflects how much students are showing flat, modest, typical or aggressive growth in their reading skills.

Language arts proficiency: Language arts encompasses reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Achievement refers to scores on a test, looking at a student's proficiency at their grade level. Growth shows how much a student is learning in the reading standards. Central School District believes that students must grow in their learning to achieve higher test results.

Emerging bilingual students are learning more than one language. It can take many years to become proficient in a second language.

Cohort: "Cohort" describes a group of students. For example, if we are looking at the K-1 cohort, we are looking at our current first-grade students (this year) compared to those same students in kindergarten (last year). Much of the state data that is released focuses on grade-specific results. We look at the journey of our students through data year-over-year, or by their cohort.

9th Grade On Track | Noveno Grado en camino

• At least 85 percent of Central High School 9th grade students will be on track to graduate by 2025.
• At least 75 percent of Central High School 9th graders who identify as Emergent Bilingual will be on track to graduate by 2025.

Graduation/Completer Rates | Tasas de graduación/finalización

• By 2025, 90 percent or more of our Central High School students will graduate with their 4-year cohort.
• By 2025, 77 percent or more of CHS students experiencing disabilities will graduate with their 4-year cohort.
• CHS will increase its 5-year completer rate to 92% or greater by 2025.

6th Grade Growth and Achievement

Explore goals in Reading and Writing | Explorar objetivos en lectura y escritura
Dive into Math goals | Sumérgete en los objetivos de matemáticas

Central School District's Long-Range Performance Goals surrounding sixth-grade students look at both the current group of sixth graders as well as the 4-6 cohort of students.

This allows us to keep our fingers on the pulse of students as they transition to sixth grade, who are moving to a new school, a new schedule, and all the things that come with moving to a new environment, like those tricky lockers! This also allows us to keep track of our students' growth and achievement as they make the climb from elementary school to middle school.

This type of focus ensures students get the help they need to bridge the gap in skills for reading, language arts, and mathematics as they work through these upper elementary years of learning on their K-12 journey. These pivotal years are when students are continuing to "read to learn," advancing their comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking, while transitioning to young adulthood.

UNIVERSAL SCREENER VS. STATE TESTS

Both are useful data points. 

Central School District staff use the Universal Screener tools to test students three times a year -- fall, winter, and spring -- to determine what help they need to get or stay on track. One major benefit of these assessments is that educators can use the data immediately to help students through interventions.

The state of Oregon uses the Smarter Balanced Assessments each spring to determine how students meet certain standards. The results of this test are not released until the following fall.  Because the results are released after students have moved to the next grade, the data is not as immediately useful. Regardless, it remains an important data point.

TERMS

Reading skills growth: This data point reflects how much students are showing flat, modest, typical or aggressive growth in their reading skills.

Language arts proficiency: Language arts encompasses reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Achievement refers to scores on a test, looking at a student's proficiency at their grade level. Growth shows how much a student is learning in the reading standards. Central School District believes that students must grow in their learning to achieve higher test results.

Cohort: "Cohort" describes a group of students. For example, if we are looking at the K-1 cohort, we are looking at our current first-grade students (this year) compared to those same students in kindergarten (last year). Much of the state data that is released focuses on grade-specific results. We look at the journey of our students through data year-over-year, or by their cohort.

8th Grade Growth and Achievement

Explore goals in Reading and Writing | Explorar objetivos en lectura y escritura
Dive into Math goals | Sumérgete en los objetivos de matemáticas

Central School District's Long-Range Performance Goals surrounding sixth-grade students look at both the current group of sixth graders as well as the 4-6 cohort of students.

This allows us to keep our fingers on the pulse of students as they transition to sixth grade, who are moving to a new school, a new schedule, and all the things that come with moving to a new environment, like those tricky lockers! This also allows us to keep track of our students' growth and achievement as they make the climb from elementary school to middle school.

This type of focus ensures students get the help they need to bridge the gap in skills for reading, language arts, and mathematics as they work through these upper elementary years of learning on their K-12 journey. These pivotal years are when students are continuing to "read to learn," advancing their comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking, while transitioning to young adulthood.

UNIVERSAL SCREENER VS. STATE TESTS

Both are useful data points. 

Central School District staff use the Universal Screener tools to test students three times a year -- fall, winter, and spring -- to determine what help they need to get or stay on track. One major benefit of these assessments is that educators can use the data immediately to help students through interventions.

The state of Oregon uses the Smarter Balanced Assessments each spring to determine how students meet certain standards. The results of this test are not released until the following fall.  Because the results are released after students have moved to the next grade, the data is not as immediately useful. Regardless, it remains an important data point.

TERMS

Reading skills growth: This data point reflects how much students are showing flat, modest, typical or aggressive growth in their reading skills.

Language arts proficiency: Language arts encompasses reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Achievement refers to scores on a test, looking at a student's proficiency at their grade level. Growth shows how much a student is learning in the reading standards. Central School District believes that students must grow in their learning to achieve higher test results.

Cohort: "Cohort" describes a group of students. For example, if we are looking at the K-1 cohort, we are looking at our current first-grade students (this year) compared to those same students in kindergarten (last year). Much of the state data that is released focuses on grade-specific results. We look at the journey of our students through data year-over-year, or by their cohort.