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School district presents first-year data on Exact Path, keeps Study Island as separate contract
Summary
District staff described early results from two separate vendor contracts—Exact Path for math/ELA and Study Island for science—reported midyear gains for participating students and said the products are separate because they serve different content and instructional models.
District staff told the Duval County School Board on Thursday that two separate contracts for student learning platforms—Exact Path (math and ELA) and Study Island (science)—reflect distinct products and instructional approaches, and shared early implementation results from Exact Path’s first full year under contract.
A district staff member said the two products are different and therefore were presented as separate agenda items. "Exact Path is a very different tool from Study Island," the staff member said, adding that Exact Path is targeted as a blended-learning resource specifically intended for Tier 2 small-group, teacher-led instruction.
Officials said Exact Path was piloted in spring prior to full-contract year 2024–25 and that teachers and preschool staff provided feedback before districtwide deployment. At midyear review, staff reported that among students who completed eight or more learning modules in language arts, 21% moved up a full proficiency level from PM1 to PM2; in math, staff reported a 38% rate of students moving up a full level. The staff member described Exact Path as providing scaffolded, standards-aligned practice and teacher dashboards that allow assignment and monitoring.
The presenter said Exact Path includes supports for small-group instruction and enrichment and that the district negotiated approximately $585,000 in cost savings on related contracts. Staff emphasized usage as a key early indicator for success: "The number of active users" in year one is the primary metric to watch, the staff member said.
Board members asked about practical classroom use, diagnostics, and whether the platform adapts for individual students. Staff said students take an initial diagnostic that sets an individual pathway and that the platform adjusts in real time; teachers can also assign lessons and use the dashboard for progress monitoring. Board members cautioned against assuming causation from preliminary gains, noting other factors can affect student outcomes.
The discussion also placed Exact Path and the district’s supplemental testing and assessment strategy in the context of graduation concordance pathways: staff described how ACT, SAT or CLT results may serve as alternate demonstrations of proficiency for some students, and that supplemental instructional tools like Exact Path are intended to support students preparing for those assessments.
Board requests and next steps included calls for continued reporting on active-user rates and forthcoming PM3 assessment results (staff said PM3 results would be official in late June/July). Several members asked the administration to compile longer-term outcome data before making definitive judgments about program impact.
