Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Tuscaloosa City Schools reports midyear gains on Pathways to Proficiency assessments
Summary
District staff presented midyear benchmark results showing increases in proficiency on district-aligned Pathways to Proficiency assessments, with district-wide proficiency up from 37% to 43% at midyear; schools and grade bands show mixed progress and some pacing discrepancies.
The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education received midyear assessment results on the Pathways to Proficiency benchmark during its meeting. Doctor Fulton, a district staff member, told the board the district is at 43% proficiency midyear compared with 37% at the same point last year.
The midyear assessment, given in December, measures student performance on grade-level state standards (for grades 3–8) and ACT-aligned standards for 11th grade. "Every school grades 3 through 8 had to take it, with ACAP standards, and eleventh grade ... was ACT standards," Doctor Fulton said. The…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
