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District review finds CAST admission, gender and impact gaps; board asks for options
Summary
A task force reviewed the CAST (gifted/accelerated) magnet program, reporting uneven academic effects, low acceptance rates among invited students, and gender imbalance; the board asked for costed options and parent/stakeholder outreach.
A Provo School District committee presented findings March 28 from a review of the CAST (magnet accelerated) program and offered options ranging from strengthening the current magnet model to moving services to school‑based, district‑supported models.
The committee, led by Judy Rose with teacher and principal representatives, summarized program history, assessment changes and admissions patterns. CAST currently serves fourth through sixth grades at Provo Peaks and Sunset View. The committee said the district moved away from the CogAT this year and instead used existing third‑grade NWEA math and Acadience/Acadience-style reading cutoffs (committee used an approximate 80th…
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