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APS board accepts midyear math monitoring report, asks for clearer growth metrics
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The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education on Feb. 19 accepted the interim progress monitoring report for goals 2.1 and 2.2 (math proficiency), while members pressed district leaders for clearer comparisons to I‑Ready typical and stretch growth and for plans to address geometry skill gaps.
The Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education voted Feb. 19 to accept the district’s midyear progress monitoring report for interim goals 2.1 and 2.2 measuring math proficiency.
Board members praised incremental gains but pressed administration for clearer, comparable growth metrics. Board President Gonzales and several members asked whether the report’s headline figure — a 4.2 percentage‑point increase in the share of targeted students who are “on or above grade level” at midyear — reflects typical (I‑Ready) growth, the change from beginning‑of‑year to middle‑of‑year for the same students, or another measure.
Superintendent Gabriela Durban Blakey said the 4.2 percentage‑point number represents more students now classified as on or above grade level at midyear than at the start of the year, and she described district expectations that some students must exceed I‑Ready “typical growth” for two consecutive years (so‑called stretch growth) to reach grade level. "We have to…
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