February 3, 2026 – Minutes (Draft)

School Community Council 

MINUTES

Tuesday February 03, 2026

 

PRESENT:

• Amy Boettger
• Angie Iacobazzi
• Kemi Sutton
• Cindy Krueger
• Brian Linton
• Sarah Linton

ABSENT:

• Bruce MacArthur
•  Rebecca MacArthur

• Welcome & Approve Minutes from September 16, 2025

 

• • Information:  School Performance & Graduation Rates
    • Diamond Ridge achieved 87.4% graduation rate for class of 2025 (highest ever)
    • Exceeded goal of 2% increase by 11.4%
    • Outperformed Hillcrest and Jordan High Schools
    • COVID impact on class of 2024
    • Students were 9th graders when pandemic hit
    • Lost last semester/quarter of 2020
    • Many didn’t attend during 2021 distance learning
    • All district graduation rates dropped 1.5% for this cohort
    • Current year performance (first half)
    • School-wide graduation rate: 94%
    • School-wide attendance: ~90% (up from 69% last year)
    • School-wide GPA: just under 3.0
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  • School Plans:  Mini-Term Implementation Success
    • New system launched this year with 18 of 21 staff votes in favor
      • Student behavior transformation
      • Students focused on grades rather than just credit recovery
      • High engagement and happiness levels
      • Reduced behavior management issues (10% of previous year’s problems)
    • Attendance policy changes
      • Students with below C grade must attend Fridays
      • Drop students for poor attendance instead of giving F grades
      • Students can’t game the system like previous years
    • Curriculum delivery improvements
      • Teachers covering full content (previously cut due to absences)
      • AI program converted all curriculum guides to mini-term format
      • Students building endurance but struggling mid-year

• Upcoming Events & Goals

• • Graduation moved to Thursday, May 28 (from Wednesday, May 27)
  • Conflict with other district high school graduations
  • Board members want to attend Diamond Ridge ceremony
  • Next year’s graduation rate goal: 89% (match district average)

• Proposed meetings scheduled for remainder of school year:

 

• Tuesday, March 10 6:00 pm
  • Will present spending plan for remaining funds
  • Official vote on school improvement plan

• Wrap-up/miscellaneous items