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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, December 27, 2017 3B Audit Continued from Page 2B Measure 98, passed last year, which is now referred to by the state as the High School Success Fund. He said the state is advising districts to develop programs that specifically ad- dress students not succeeding now, in- cluding mobile students, students of col- or, students navigating poverty and Eng- lish Language Learners. Linda Myers, the director of Strategic Initiatives for Salem-Keizer Public Schools, said statistics dating back to 2014 indicate high school students who identify as black in Salem-Keizer are over three times more likely to drop-out compared to their white peers. In response, the district leveraged Measure 98 funds to hire a community resource specialist to focus on black stu- dents in grades 9-12 identified as “high risk” for dropping out, Myers said. This position focuses on supporting students with issues of absenteeism, credit recovery, study habits and behav- ior. "Since September, we have already seen an improvement in regular atten- dance, homework completion and im- proved grades in many of these targeted students," she said. Don't leave middle schoolers out Auditors also found a gap in which schools and students are getting atten- tion and additional support from the state. Schools with mid-range graduation rates — 67 to 85 percent — receive lim- ited improvement support from the de- partment, according to the audit, even though most non-graduates attend these schools. And students struggling in middle school are not being given the tools they need to make the transition to high school a successful one. "The Legislature and ODE (have) not emphasized middle school performance or student transitions from middle school to high school, though students who struggle in middle school are al- ready at risk of not graduating," auditors found. The department has previously pro- vided support at the school level. They plan to work more at the district level to address some of these needs and include these schools in statewide initiatives and plans, according to Gill's letter. They also plan to recommend state initiatives and performance measures for preK-12 grades on high school gradu- ation outcomes, focusing on the role of middle schools. Track the data employment, lower incomes, poorer health and higher incarceration rates. Students aren't the only ones who face the consequences. "Society also faces financial impacts such as higher social service and incar- ceration costs, and lower tax revenues from non-graduates," according to the audit. "This cost is estimated at $260,000 to $292,500 for each student without a high school diploma." “We need Oregon’s Department of The department collects various data related to graduation rates, including discipline incidents, attendance, class sizes, assessment scores and freshmen- on-track rates. However, the department doesn't track student grades or specific credits attained, information auditors say could be used to help more students graduate. "This lack of student-level course per- formance data limits ODE's ability to an- alyze barriers to graduation," according to the audit. "Class performance data would help (the department) analyze when students are most likely to fall off track, which courses have high failure rates and how students' success or fail- ure in specific courses ties to gradua- tion." While some states have one student information system that tracks every- thing from attendance to behavior, Gill said Oregon districts each have their own system. The state only requires cer- tain indicators to be reported. In order to move to a single system that would include the recommended da- ta, change has to happen at the legisla- tive level. Gill said the state will send guidance to schools between now and the potential legislative change, which could happen in the 2019 session. Education to step up its game and as- sume its leadership role to make Oregon a leader in education," said Secretary of State Dennis Richardson. "Oregon stu- dents deserve a world-class education and it’s ODE’s job to show how to get there.” Contact Natalie Pate at npate@StatesmanJournal.com, 503-399- 6745, or follow her on Twitter @Nataliem- pate or on Facebook at www.Face- book.com/nataliepatejournalist. We do this for you. There is a dedication at work at the Statesman Journal. To uncover the truth. To tell the real story. To give you the facts, clearly and completely. And what we do has never been more important. Here and now, our award-winning journalists deliver unbiased stories that impact our home. From city council and school board decisions to the debates on Capitol Hill and how the outcomes there affect us here. 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