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Cuyahoga Falls officials say report-card score understated by data gaps; district highlights steady academic gains and lower absenteeism
Summary
School leaders told the Cuyahoga Falls City School District Board on Oct. 8 that the district—s state report-card rating was lowered by missing college and career data, while administrators highlighted steady improvement in performance indices, a drop in chronic absenteeism and steps to shore up graduation and math outcomes.
Cuyahoga Falls City School District officials told the school board Wednesday that the district—s published state report card undercounts student accomplishment because the district did not receive some external transcripts and that internal reporting gaps triggered a watermark and lower rating.
District leaders said the underlying academic data show steady gains in several areas, a reduction in chronic absenteeism and a higher-than-reported graduation rate once out-of-district transcripts and College Credit Plus records are reconciled.
At the board meeting, Curriculum Coordinator Julie Dudone and Superintendent Dr. Selico walked members through the district—s analysis of the Ohio report card and related measures. Dudone said the public report card is "one indicator of how we perform as a district," and she urged the board and community to consider that the rating reflects both academic measures and whether certain off-site credits were captured in the state—s EMIS…
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