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Mishawaka presents GPS dashboard: iRead up, sixth-grade math growth dips and John Young adds CTE courses
Summary
At the March 5 meeting, district officials reviewed the GPS dashboard, reporting gains in third-grade literacy and mixed results in other headline indicators, and announced new John Young Middle School CTE courses that can earn students high-school credit.
School City of Mishawaka officials on March 5 presented the state’s Indiana Graduates Prepare to Succeed (GPS) dashboard and highlighted areas of progress and continuing need.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Stockdale told the board that GPS is a public-facing dashboard with four headline indicators and that the district’s third-grade iRead performance increased by more than 6%, bringing the corporation within about 3 percentage points of the state average. She said the district is “the closest we have been in over 10 years” to the state on that indicator.
Dr. Stockdale also reported a 2.5% dip in sixth-grade math growth measured on the iLearn assessment; she said the district remains about 1 percentage point below the state average on that measure and emphasized continued support for sixth-grade growth targets. For high school SAT benchmarks, she said Mishawaka High School “saw an increase” while the state experienced about a 5% decrease, and the district is working to close the gap further.
As a coursework highlight, John Young Middle School will offer new career-technical education courses to the majority of eighth-grade students. Courses listed include Intro to Computer Science, Exploring Education Professions, Introduction to Business, and Intro to Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics; students can earn high-school credit prior to ninth grade under the coursework indicator, which the district expects to increase next year.
Dr. Stockdale said the district uses GPS to guide school-improvement planning and track progress toward state goals.
