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Board reviews K‑2 math report‑card updates and interim third‑grade reading growth; district readies new rubrics and parent guidance
Summary
Trustees were briefed on proposed math strand renaming and standard alignment for K‑2 report cards and on interim third‑grade reading growth data showing the district exceeded an African American/Hispanic subgroup growth goal (61.1% met typical growth). Staff said rubrics will be updated over the summer and parents will get explanatory letters.
District instructional staff told trustees they plan to update K‑2 report cards’ math strand names and content to align with new state math standards and to revise priority standards and rubrics.
Staff said the changes fall into three straightforward categories: rename strands, add new standards text, and update priority standards to match curriculum and assessment blueprints. A survey of 107 respondents (over 91% classroom teachers in K‑2) produced favorable feedback; teachers requested more white space and clearer rubrics. Staff said a new vendor plug‑in will improve formatting and that revised rubrics will be finalized after the new curriculum guides are released this summer so teachers have clear scoring language before the first progress reports.
Trustees were also briefed on interim goal 1 tied to third‑grade reading growth. Doctor Clamp told the board that the metric for the African American and Hispanic third‑grade subgroup rose from 54.7% (April 2022 baseline) to a goal of 58.3% and that the district’s measured value this year was 61.1% of those students meeting their annual typical growth target (as measured by the I‑Ready assessment). Miss Simmons described how the district uses quadrant analyses and coaching to target support; staff also described Read to Succeed summer reading camps for third graders who score in the bottom ranges of SC Ready and explained good‑cause exemptions that allow limited promotion without passage (multilingual status, IEPs, prior retention, etc.).
Staff emphasized the district will provide a parent‑facing letter explaining how standards are learned incrementally and that rubrics will be published before the first progress report to help families understand grades.
Ending: Trustees asked about timeline for rubrics and parent communications; staff said rubrics will be aligned with new curriculum releases this summer and that teacher supports (coaching and office hours) will continue into the school year.
