Board accepts strategic‑plan progress monitoring on curriculum proficiency and teacher observation goals

Jamestown administrators presented progress monitoring on two strategic‑plan focus areas — guaranteed and viable curriculum with proficiency reporting, and teacher observations/feedback — and the board voted to accept the report.

Curriculum and assessment: Adam Gaylor told the board the district is prioritizing a guaranteed and viable curriculum so priority academic standards are reported consistently across courses. Elementary teachers implemented standards‑based learning this year in math, English language arts, music, physical education and health; the district reported about 60 percent of elementary courses are currently reporting proficiency on priority standards. Gaylor used Empower reports to illustrate differences by standard — for example, about 28 percent proficiency on one geometry standard versus about 82 percent proficiency on multiplying fractions — and said those data help teachers plan instruction and review sequences year to year. Middle school and high school are piloting and building systems; the middle school expects a fuller roll‑out next fall.

Teacher observations and professional growth: the district uses an iObservation platform and set targets this year of 2,000 teacher observations and 6,000 elements of actionable feedback. Administrators reported they achieved about 70 percent of the observation target and approximately 70 percent of the element‑score target. The district reported high percentages of element ratings in the “applying” or “innovating” categories (96.6% in 2024; 95.5% in 2025), which prompted administrative discussion about calibration and scoring consistency. Gaylor said the district will increase training, use video exemplars and adopt a condensed Marzano “focus model” to improve inter‑rater accuracy and concentrate professional development on a narrowed set of instructional priorities.

Board action and context: the board moved to accept the progress monitoring reports; members asked how parents and teachers had reacted to standards‑based reporting and about next steps. Administration said parent logins to Empower are at expected vendor levels but outreach will be increased. The district flagged the need for additional tech supports and weekly PLC use of student‑by‑standard data to strengthen intervention and enrichment strategies.