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Board asks for cohort growth data, demographics and deeper review of MISD highly capable program
Summary
Mercer Island School District staff clarified that the presentation slides compared raw average scores by grade rather than cohort growth. Board members asked staff for cohort‑level growth reporting, demographic breakdowns by gender and service status, and agreed to schedule a deeper program review in the fall.
At a special meeting April 8, 2025, Mercer Island School District staff and board members discussed a data presentation on the district’s highly capable (Hi‑Cap) program. Staff clarified that the slides in question presented raw average scores across grades — a cross‑sectional snapshot — not longitudinal growth for the same group of students. Board members asked staff to produce cohort growth data and additional disaggregations for future reporting and to calendar a deeper program review in the fall.
What staff said about the charts Weston (district staff presenter) explained that the contested charts (slides 21–22) show single‑year raw scores across grade levels rather than growth for specific cohorts. “These slides 21 and 22 are an average raw score…so while it does…
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