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District staff report mixed assessment results, new grants and launch of Project Bridge resource room
Summary
District administrators reported middle‑of‑year assessment results showing pockets of growth and gaps in math and middle school cohorts; staff highlighted new grants for dyslexia support and 9th-grade success and described Project Bridge, a new district resource room for families experiencing housing or basic needs instability.
District academic leaders presented middle‑of‑year assessment results, described school-level interventions and announced several grants and a new community resource space.
The district’s assessment presenter said practice tests aligned to the state AASA were administered in the fall and midyear and that some grade levels showed positive growth compared with last year while others — notably certain middle‑grade cohorts and parts of the math program — require further attention. The presenter said the district is revising curriculum unit alignment, continuing PLC (professional learning community) work with instructional coaches and will return with more analysis after cabinet- and site-level review.
At Combs Center For Success, Principal Dr. Goolsbee described accreditation by Cognia, highlighted career-readiness pilots (including a “Get a Job” workplace-readiness course and micro‑credentials) and said the campus received a competitive 9th‑grade success grant; Dr. Goolsbee referred to a $50,000 award for her site.
In the district-wide grants update, staff reported a K–3 dyslexia designee grant of $12,500 that will fund training to ensure at least one trained dyslexia designee at each K–3 site. The presentation also said the district received a 9th‑grade success grant; the presenter later clarified that the district’s 9th‑grade success funding totaled $100,000 (described as $50,000 per eligible site), while Dr. Goolsbee had described a $50,000 award to her campus. Those differing statements were reported in the meeting record and reflect how staff described the award at separate points in the presentation.
Administrators also described Project Bridge, a resource room housed at Harmon Elementary intended to serve families district‑wide. Staff said Project Bridge grew from a $5,000 McKinney‑Vento mini‑grant and donations from local community partners and school student councils. The room contains food, clothing, hygiene supplies, Chromebooks and a community meeting space. Tanya Thompson, identified in the meeting as the school social worker, and other staff said the room has already been used to meet families, to host a migrant-family event and to allow virtual tutors and students to meet in person. Staff described next steps including a public open house, community donation drives and outreach to local volunteer platforms.
Ending — District leaders said they will continue data analysis and return with more granular assessment findings and next steps. Staff asked board members to help spread the word about Project Bridge and flagged an upcoming March professional development day during which teachers will share classroom practices that are producing student gains.
