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SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7 FROM PAGE A1 GRADUATION: tion numbers from both the Innovative Learning Center, the district’s alternative high continued from page A1 school, and Hermiston High with 75.9 percent. This School. year’s reported graduation Hermiston High School, rates from Echo are more alone, actually reported an than 22 percent greater than 88.9 percent four-year grad- the state average, which is uation rate, which is an in- 72 percent. crease of about 4.4 percent While he is happy with from 2012-13. the increased numbers this Hermiston also boasts the year, Echo Superintendent third-highest four-year grad- Raymon Smith said one or uation and completer rates two students dropping out for Hispanic students in the of school can have a signif- state. icant impact on the gradua- Many administrators tion rates. across the districts, however, “Our goal is 100 per- say that the completion rate cent,” he said. “We are among each of their schools excited to see the numbers LV WKH PRVW LPSRUWDQW ¿J- closer to where they should ure. Hermiston High School be. I think that is a huge pat Principal Jocelyn Jones said on the back of our teachers Hermiston works hard to get … I credit it back to the in- DOO VWXGHQWV WR ¿QLVK VFKRRO dividualized attention that with a diploma or credential our staff pays the kids. I so they can be successful af- think that is the biggest fac- ter graduation. tor with the percentage as “That is the most import- high as it is.” DQW´VKHVDLG³,ILWWDNHV¿YH 7KH 6WDQ¿HOG 6FKRRO years, who cares? What is District had a graduation rate most important is that we get of about 79 percent in 2013- them that diploma and that 14, up nearly 18 percent GED. We want every kid to from the previous year. walk out of here with either a The Umatilla School diploma or their GED.” District reported a gradua- Five-year diploma and tion rate of 67 percent. Even GED earners are not includ- though the district’s rate this ed in the four-year gradua- year is lower than the state WLRQGDWDEXWWKH\DUH¿JXUHG average, it represents a 6 per- LQWRWKH¿YH\HDUJUDGXDWLRQ cent growth over the previ- and completion data, respec- ous year. tively. The state average for Hermiston School Dis- ¿YH\HDU FRPSOHWHUV ZDV trict reported a 67.89 per- 82.15 percent for the 2013- cent graduation rate for the 14 class. 2013-14 class, which is a Hermiston reported a slight drop from the 2012-13 ¿YH\HDU FRPSOHWHU UDWH RI rate of 69.89 percent. Those 87.2 percent. Hermiston also ¿JXUHV LQFOXGH WKH JUDGXD- KDGWKHVHYHQWKKLJKHVW¿YH HERALD FILE PHOTO The Hermiston School District reported a 67.89 percent graduation rate this year for the 2013- 14 class. That is a decrease from its overall district rate of 69.89 percent in 2012-13. Included in those Àgures hoZever are graduation numEers from Eoth the Innovative /earning &enter the district·s alternative high school and Hermiston High School. Hermiston High School alone actually reported an 88.9 four-year graduation rate this year up aEout 4.4 percent from 2012-13. year percentage in the state for Hispanic students at 82.9 percent. 6WDQ¿HOG UHSRUWHG D ¿YH year completer rate of 89.4 percent, and Echo reported a SHUFHQW¿YH\HDUFRP- pleter rate. 8PDWLOOD UHSRUWHG D ¿YH year completer rate of 75.3 percent, but because of an input error, Superintendent Heidi Sipe said their per- centage actually should have been 77.7 percent. “The differences between the two rates aren’t huge, but WKH\DUHVLJQL¿FDQWZKHQLQ a school district of our size, nearly every student ac- counts for an entire percent- age point,” she said. Sipe said the district has since revised their data vali- dation process to prevent fu- ture errors. Sipe said 14 students dropped out of Umatilla High School in 2013-14. Six of those students, she said, had been enrolled in the dis- trict throughout their school careers and had chronic attendance issues. The oth- er eight all moved to UHS while in high school and will continue to receive re-enroll- ment or GED program sup- port. “Six kids is still too many, but we’re making progress and staff are quick to inter- vene when kids are moving off track in regards to gradu- ating on time,” Sipe said. Bundle up this holiday season with a new iPhone and iPad. Get up to $ 200 back when you activate any new iPhone and iPad on a Shared Connect Plan. All on a network with national coverage where you need it most. EAT SHOP PLAY Exploring Boardman, Hermiston, Pendleton & Beyond! Supporting local businesses, will also support members of your own community that pay taxes, serve on committees, teach our children, and serve our needs. 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