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St. Joseph district reviews midyear CSIP balanced scorecard; APR still below accreditation threshold
Summary
District staff presented a midyear update on the Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) balanced scorecard, showing a midpoint score of 160 against a year-end target of 294 and an APR composite of 67.9 percent (70% required for accreditation). Staff described active efforts to reclaim points during an appeals window.
St. Joseph School District staff presented a midyear update on the district's Continuous School Improvement Plan (CSIP) balanced scorecard and related Annual Performance Report (APR) data at the board's work session, stressing the district remains short of the accreditation threshold.
The balanced scorecard — the district's chosen metric for monitoring progress on CSIP goals — shows a midpoint total of 160, with a year-end target of 294 if all 42 line items meet their stretch goals. Doctor Long, speaking for district staff, told the board the scorecard aggregates beginning-, middle- and end-of-year data and uses comparison districts to show relative performance.
Why it matters: the district's APR composite stood at 67.9 percent, below the 70 percent threshold required for full accreditation under MSIP 6. Doctor Locke (district staff) told the board the district has until 2026 to reach 70 percent; the district is currently one of 54 Missouri districts below that threshold. Staff said they are inside an appeals window to review 2024 graduate records submitted to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and hope to recover points.
Key details given to the board: staff reported the district is down about 2.5 APR points from earlier calculations; attendance appears on track to be about 80 percent this year, which staff said would generate roughly 2 APR points; math showed improvement in prior APR reporting while communication arts remains an area of concern; and the district's midpoint trend over the last four years is “very similar,” meaning middle-of-year data has been consistent.
Board members asked for comparisons to prior years and for clarification on the comparison-district methodology. Doctor Long said the cost of some external comparative surveys is prohibitive, but year-over-year internal tracking allows the district to spot trends. The board did not take action at the work session; staff said CSIP materials will be updated and returned to the board at future meetings.
The board next scheduled routine CSIP updates and indicated it would watch the appeals work that could affect the district's 2025 APR and accreditation status.
