Iroquois board to focus fall meetings on state report card, AIMSweb screening data

The Iroquois Central School District Board of Education said it will center its fall board meeting agenda on school accountability data after a presentation on the New York State report card and the district’s AIMSweb screening program. Mary Jo, the district superintendent, told the board how the state report card compiles district- and school-level demographics, assessments and graduation statistics and said AIMSweb is the locally used, nationally normed screening tool used to identify students who may need extra reading or math support. The board agreed to receive building-level presentations beginning in October and asked staff to circulate the data to members in advance so trustees come prepared to ask focused questions. The New York State report card, Mary Jo said,…