CMSD reports about 3% proficiency on CTE test as board begins monthly monitoring of 'opportunity and access' guardrail

The Board of Education of the Cleveland Municipal School District on Monday began monthly progress monitoring of its board-approved goals and guardrails, with Interim CEO Dr. Morgan reporting that only a little over 3% of the district's 2025 graduating cohort were proficient on the CTE (Career and Technical Education) assessment.

The board is monitoring opportunity and access — a guardrail the board defined as: "The CEO shall not implement an academic program that fails to provide access to artistic, athletic and career preparation opportunities for all students." Dr. Morgan told the board the CTE proficiency measure feeds into the state report card's new College, Career, Workforce and Military Readiness (CCWMR) metric, which will be measured this year and "could impact whether we go down our star rating."

Why this matters: CCWMR is a new, high-stakes indicator on the state report card. Low participation and proficiency on CTE assessments can reduce the district's measured readiness and limit students' options reflected on the state metric. Dr. Morgan said the presentation establishes baseline data and that the district will set KPIs this year to track improvement.

Key facts and figures reported - Proficiency on CTE assessment: class of 2023 just over 1%; class of 2024 over 2%; class of 2025 a little over 3%, according to Dr. Morgan. He emphasized most students are not taking the assessment. - Participation:…