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La Jolla ISD reports C rating, lays out instructional changes after declines in STAR results
Summary
La Jolla ISD leaders told the board that district STAR (accountability) results fell this year to a 78 (C) from an 84 (B) the prior year, outlined where scores dropped, and described a package of instructional reforms — managed instruction, a lesson structure, spot checks and six campus reviews per year — intended to raise student achievement.
La Jolla ISD officials told the district—oard of Trustees at a regular meeting that district accountability and STA(R)-era results fell in the most recent cycle and described a multi-pronged plan to raise student outcomes.
Superintendent Sorensen and Dr. Little, the district—hief of academics and school leadership, presented the results and the district ction plan, saying the district—ell to a final accountability score of 78 (a C) from 84 (a B) the previous year and that the decline reflects lingering effects from COVID-era learning loss and uneven implementation of new curricula.
Why it matters: Board members were shown campus- and grade-level STAR data that, district leaders said, reveal declining percentages of students meeting grade-level expectations in multiple tested subjects and grade spans. District leaders said the losses require an urgent, coherent response across curriculum, classroom practice and school leadership.
Most important facts - The district—inal score for the accountability cycle presented was 78 (C), down from 84 (B) the prior year. Dr. Little said the district chievement score was 74, academic growth 61, domain 2b (relative performance) 82 and closing-the-gaps 69; the final rating is the weighted combination of those measures. - Third-grade reading "meets" was cited at 45 percent in 2024 and at 41 percent in the latest year (a…
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