Superintendent presents draft executive dashboard metrics; board asks for goals and interactive view

Superintendent Michael Baumann presented a draft executive‑dashboard recommendation to the Lakeville Area Schools board on Sept. 23 and asked trustees for feedback and guidance on district goals for school years 2025–26 and 2026–27. “We intend to do a quarterly business review,” Baumann said, asking the board if it was ready to move from baseline metrics to goal setting. Baumann said the administration had organized proposed metrics as leading and lagging indicators in the domains of academics, student services, human resources, operations and finance and that some elements already exist in district systems while others still need building. Board members asked for more disaggregation and interactivity. Director Cameron and others requested MCA metrics by grade band (elementary, middle, high) and school, and asked that FastBridge social‑emotional measures and high‑school participation‑rate effects on averages be included. Director Nicholson asked whether the GPA measure would use weighted or unweighted values; Baumann said the district would start with weighted GPA. District staff explained FastBridge proficiency and growth differ: proficiency compares students to national target scores while growth measures individual student improvement between benchmark windows; staff use EduCLIMBER for progress monitoring and weekly intervention tracking for students needing accelerated growth. The administration said it could produce school‑level and grade‑level views and would aim to have proposed targets ready at the next regular board meeting; Baumann suggested a first quarterly business review in October. Trustees asked staff to preserve previously board‑approved metrics that were not shown on the draft and to return with an interactive dashboard and proposed goals. No formal board action was taken; staff will return with recommended targets and an implementation timeline.