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JCSC reports K'024—25 assessment gains; literacy, science and biology rates up
Summary
Jennings County presented finalized K'024—25 assessment scores showing increases across ELA, math, science and biology, with subgroup improvements in special education and students in poverty and two elementary schools achieving STEM certification.
Jennings County School Corporation presented final assessment results for the 2024'025 school year for kindergarten through eighth grade, reporting districtwide increases in English language arts, math, science and biology and notable gains among students in special education and students from low-income households.
District staff said science proficiency increased from 32% to 42% over two years and biology proficiency rose from 14% to 54%, figures the presenter highlighted as examples of multi-year improvement tied to focused professional development. The district's early-reading indicator (IRI) literacy rate rose from 77% in 2022 to about 91% last year; the presenter cited a district average of 91.7% for IRI.
The presentation noted that Brush Creek, Graham Creek and Scipio elementary schools are above state averages for ELA and math proficiency and that two additional elementary schools (Brush Creek and "Scipio" as identified in the slides) received STEM certification, bringing the total of certified elementaries to four of six. The presenter said certain grades'fifth and seventh'showed weaker performance and that the district is implementing targeted interventions, including middle-school teaming to support seventh-grade transitions.
Action steps listed in the presentation include continued work by school improvement teams, sustained professional development and mentoring for new and certified teachers, literacy coaching (a "literacy cadre"), focused supports for subgroup populations, and districtwide implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The presenter said the district will finish a strategic plan cycle this year and gather data for the next three-year cycle.
No formal board action was recorded on the assessment presentation; board members asked no substantive questions during the report as provided in the meeting record.
