Every English-language learner at Woods Cross High graduated last year
Using about $270,000 in School LAND Trust money for after-school help, summer credit recovery, and student advocates, Woods Cross raised its English-learner graduation rate from 92 percent to 100 percent.
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Woods Cross High School graduated every English-language learner in the latest class, KSL reported. The rate had been 92 percent. Principal Jo Richins said the school looked at the numbers, saw multilingual students missing a diploma, and asked what it could change.
About $270,000 from Utah's School LAND Trust paid for after-school help with teachers, a summer credit-recovery program, and student advocates who stay with kids until they meet graduation requirements. Teacher Roxey Catenzaro said the summer work let students start the year more confident. The result is a graduation rate for that group. It is not a promise about college or jobs after the diploma.
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