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District launches 'state of the district' metrics site; board reviews performance, enrollment and AP results
Summary
Superintendent and staff unveiled a new state-of-the-district website showing enrollment trends, accountability designations, literacy initiatives and AP/dual-enrollment outcomes; highlights included a ~5% enrollment decline since the pandemic, four schools with accountability designations, and strong AP results (average score ~4.0).
Superintendent Dr. Brown and district staff presented a new state-of-the-district website and data portfolio at the Jan. 28 board meeting to make performance metrics, enrollment trends and program information available to the public.
Key points presented:
- Enrollment: The district’s in-building enrollment was reported at about 5,383 students, a roughly 5% decline from immediately after the pandemic; staff noted an additional roughly 600 students the district is financially responsible for outside its buildings (home-schooled, charter, or other placements).
- Accountability: Using recent NYSED determinations, the district said Enfield Elementary is identified for comprehensive support and improvement (based on an all-student subgroup); Boynton, BJM and DeWitt were identified for targeted support and improvement for particular student groups. Lynn Klinkowski noted the small sample sizes for some subgroup determinations and cautioned against generalizing those findings to the entire district.
- Literacy and curriculum: Staff described adoption of new reading-comprehension curriculum in grades 3–5, piloting of K–2 foundations and a move to a nationally normed K–5 screening tool based on DIBELS 8 to better identify students who need targeted support.
- Co-curricular and advanced coursework: The district reported broad participation in co-curriculars and athletics and noted that 463 students took one or more AP exams in 2023–24 (380 exams administered) with an average score of about 4.0. The district said 74.5% of exams scored a 4 or 5, compared with roughly 40% statewide and nationally.
Board members welcomed the public-facing data portal and said the site will be updated as staff collect more trend information. Trustees also asked for follow-up data on postsecondary persistence and on the distribution of students living in Cornell or other tax-exempt housing that factor into budget discussions.
