{"id":2885,"date":"2024-03-26T01:28:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T01:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolstatus18.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=2885"},"modified":"2024-11-29T08:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T08:43:48","slug":"woodward-district-case-study","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolstatus.com\/resource\/woodward-district-case-study","title":{"rendered":"How Woodward District Became a Leader in Graduation Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\" ctn-full-width    \"><div class=\"wrapper\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sudden distance learning didn&#8217;t stop this district from getting at-risk seniors across the finish line.<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/info.schoolstatus.com\/hubfs\/SchoolStatus%202022%20Theme\/pdf\/Woodward%20Case%20Study.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Early in March 2020, just before Covid and Spring Break, Woodward High School had 36 students at-risk of not graduating and nine who very likely would not graduate. With sudden, unavoidable distance straining the relationships with students and their families, Covid-19 was threatening the administration\u2019s ability to help those seniors in need. Superintendent Kyle Reynolds saw these challenges as an opportunity to look towards technology for problem-solving in his Oklahoma District. Reynolds spent ten years as the Technology Director before taking up the Superintendent position for Woodward Public School District in 2014.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cWith a lot of the technology we have in place when we went into the pandemic, we were in a great position,\u201d Reynolds explains. Every student received Chromebooks for online learning and access to necessary materials via e-books. For educators, there was also a need for technology to step in and help them communicate more effectively with families. Reynolds turned to SchoolStatus\u2014a communication tool that helps the district reach every stakeholder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cSchoolStatus quickly became an essential tool for supporting students at risk of not graduating.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-spacer-block_034dcf5dbfea0e7dc67c883c271a938f\" class=\"  block-acf-spacer block-acf-spacer\" style=\"\t\">\n\t<div class=\"devcause-spacer s-50\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Communication with families is changing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching families, in general, is a lot harder than it has ever been. \u201cIt\u2019s not like 20-30 years ago when you call and leave a message on someone\u2019s answering machine at home,\u201d observes Reynolds. \u201cMost people don\u2019t even answer the phone if you call their cell phone.\u201d Family engagement barriers are even greater when you consider the different languages spoken in many homes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIn the late 90\u2019s we were probably five or six percent Hispanic. Today we\u2019re about 25-26% Hispanic.\u201d \u201cNow, It\u2019s all about texting.\u201d&nbsp; <\/p><cite>Reynolds<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-spacer-block_034dcf5dbfea0e7dc67c883c271a938f\" class=\"  block-acf-spacer block-acf-spacer\" style=\"\t\">\n\t<div class=\"devcause-spacer s-50\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SchoolStatus enables educators to text families directly, in any language\u2014making two-way conversations more frequent and enhancing the relationships between teachers and families. \u201cHaving the translation options in our area is crucial,\u201d Reynolds adds. Working through a translator or worse, a student, is a good way to slow down or cut off the line of communication between home and school. \u201cIt is so much more efficient to have the preferred language feature in SchoolStatus,\u201d says Reynolds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, with automatic logging and tracking, SchoolStatus helps administrators view the frequency or success of communication efforts district-wide\u2014a great feature as Woodward High School Principals worked to help their struggling seniors graduate over the summer.&nbsp; \u201cSchoolStatus gave us the opportunity to be in touch with those students in a continuous manner,\u201d explains Principal Sunderland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cIn today\u2019s world, as busy as we are, we have a lot of problems just connecting. SchoolStatus gave us a tool that we could use no matter where we were.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"block-spacer-block_034dcf5dbfea0e7dc67c883c271a938f\" class=\"  block-acf-spacer block-acf-spacer\" style=\"\t\">\n\t<div class=\"devcause-spacer s-50\"><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Success in numbers&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt became almost second nature not only for us as an administrative team but also for our teachers,\u201d says Principal Sunderland. \u201cThe convenience, simplicity, and availability are the biggest things for us. We want to make things as easy as we can for our teachers and SchoolStatus does that.\u201d For Woodward High School educators, persistence pays off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Woodward School District<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Woodward Public Schools is located in Northwest Oklahoma and the home of the Boomers. The district is made up of six schools with over 2,738 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boomer Mission:<\/strong>&nbsp;We Believe Woodward Boomers will become lifelong learners with a pioneer spirit: cooperative, productive, responsible, and ready for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boomer Vision:<\/strong>&nbsp;We will engage all stakeholders in an ongoing, collaborative, data-driven effort to increase student achievement and close achievement gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Values:<\/strong>&nbsp;ALL site leaders will be mutually accountable for the progress of ALL students through the monitoring of student achievement data and growth on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about how SchoolStatus Connect can help your district engage more families and create a positive learning environment in schools, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schoolstatus.com\/connect-demo-request\">contact our 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