Superintendent Ryan Noss thanked the community for supporting k-12 education.
High School graduation rates have risen by 18 percent in the past four years, says new 509J Superintendent Ryan Noss, shared with the Greater Corvallis Rotary Club on Jan. 6, 2017. Noss reported the good news of an 86 percent graduation rate, and added that the increase includes improve with diverse populations and students with disabilities.
Noss reported on the increased diversity of the 6,566 enrolled students , stating that 30 percent of students are non-white and 16.4 percent speak a language other than English. More dramatically, he shared that 65 percent of today’s elementary school students will work in jobs that do not even exist today. “What will the world look like when these youngsters graduate?” he asked.
Much attention is focused on seven core value that include inclusivity and real-world applications. “Internships and mentorships are important. We need to help our students learn how to be inventive,” he concluded.
Noss thanked Rotarians for welcoming him into the community and club, and stress appreciation to the community for supporting the $4 million local option levy, which helps support the addition of 50 teachers in the district.
