REPORTS TO THE BOARD

TEAM High Report

To:  Asha Riley, Superintendent

From: Phillip Pearson, TEAM HS Principal

Date: 3/19/2026

RE: TEAM HS Board Report

School Improvement Plan 

Here is TEAM’s progress against our SIP goals for this school year: 

• TEAM High School has historically posted very low pass rates on the SBAC math assessment. TEAM High School’s SBAC math pass rate will improve by 5% during the 2025-2026 school year through the use of targeted online tutorials and interim math assessments. The use of math tutorials through APEX has increased over time, which is a hopeful sign. In February, TEAM downstaffed to 1 certificated teacher, which does make it more difficult to provide targeted math help to individual students. This year’s SBAC results are not yet available, but I believe it’s safe to say that this goal has not been effectively addressed to this point. 
• TEAM High School will decrease the amount of students withdrawn from TEAM High School for Lack of Progress to 2.5 per month by May 2026, in collaboration with students, families, and Woodland High School counselors, teachers, and administrators for all students, including students with Individual Education Programs. As a result of declining enrollment, TEAM reporting procedures were changed such that the frequency of reporting of intervention plans was dramatically reduced. Our fear at the time was that this would result in a dramatic increase in the number of students being withdrawn from TEAM for lack of progress. In fact, the opposite has happened. As of 3-16, we have withdrawn 1 student from TEAM. 
• Student agency suffers when students do not see the connection between present activities (school work) and future activities (post-secondary plans). This is especially true for traditionally underserved populations who are often over represented in ALE settings like TEAM. To address this critical need, TEAM high school will increase the rate of students who leave high school with a well-defined post-secondary pathway from current baseline to 100% by the end of 2025. For the 2025-2026 school year. For the 2025-2026 school year, a third, full-time counselor was added to the TEAM/WHS counseling staff. Students were divided amongst counselors according to last name, meaning that all counselors worked with TEAM students. That resulted in a much broader base of familiarity with TEAM procedures amongst counselors and stronger lines of communication with TEAM staff. This spring TEAM seniors’ post secondary plans will be celebrated on a TEAM version of the WHS post secondary banner (see WHS example at this link)

Recognition 

In response to declining TEAM enrollment, staff adjustments became necessary, which brought with it changes in procedure. Liz Vallaire and Cyndy Garretson have been stalwart and flexible, rolling with the punches and making things work in new and unexpected ways. That’s a team win if there ever was one!

Upcoming Events 

The Lion King plays this weekend, and many TEAM students participate in WHS sports. If you get a chance, take in some of these events and cheer on our Woodland kids!