Board seeks classroom-level evidence after testing participation falls
After staff reported testing participation and proficiency declines since suspension of essential-skills testing, trustees asked for alternative metrics and specific resource estimates to clarify whether classroom instruction is producing expected outcomes.
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Trustees debated whether lower statewide test participation reflects local learning loss or a statewide pattern and pressed staff for alternative performance measures. One trustee said, "If it is showing it accurately, we're in trouble," while others emphasized trust in classroom teaching and asked staff to present measures that reflect daily classroom assessments and interventions.
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