Maggie Mayberry, presenting Wiseburn Unified's priority updates on Oct. 23, told the board the district's CAASPP results show "we are at 63% proficient" in English language arts and 49% in mathematics, with mixed trends by grade and site.

Mayberry said the district moved to I-Ready as a benchmark and that the start-of-year diagnostic had a 97.8% completion rate across tested students. "We did achieve our priority of having 90 we had actually 97.8 percent completion in this," she said. In that beginning-of-year I-Ready snapshot, she reported that 40% of students districtwide were at or above grade level in English language arts, 33% were in a tier 2 band, and 27% were two or more grade levels behind. In mathematics, the district started with 27% at or above grade level and 47% in tier 2.

The presentation highlighted subgroup performance and English-language-learner (EL) outcomes. Mayberry said the district had 159 English learners last year and 125 this year after a reclassification rate she described as "well over 32 percent." She added that "31 percent of our students that took that summative ELPAC actually qualify for this from the state to reclassify." Mayberry and board members noted oral-language scores were stronger than written-language scores on the ELPAC, and the district is planning targeted work on academic language and writing strategies.

Mayberry pointed to bright spots by site and subgroup: Del Aire showed a notable math improvement (reported as rise from 42% to 57% proficiency at one point), and the district saw gains for students with disabilities in ELA and for some racial/ethnic subgroups in math and science. She cautioned that some percentage changes represent small cohorts and may not be statistically meaningful in isolation.

Board members and staff discussed middle-school math declines and next steps. The presentation cited the addition of a math coach (Ms. Compton) and a planned middle-school textbook adoption to address curriculum and coherence. Mayberry said the math coach's work at the elementary level contributed to gains and that the district is starting similar work at the middle school.

On professional development and curriculum: Mayberry said almost all TK-5 teachers have completed structured-literacy training (with only eight teachers outstanding at the time of the meeting) and that the district expects TK-5 staff to be fully trained by Dec. 7. Middle-school rollout is being planned.

Board members asked for clear mid-year growth targets tied to I-Ready diagnostics. Mayberry said the district's goals in LCAP include moving 10% of students from tier 2 to tier 1 and 10% from tier 3 to tier 2 at each diagnostic point.

Ending: Board members praised teachers and coaches for classroom work and asked staff to return with midyear I-Ready diagnostics, dashboard views, and more disaggregated progress measures to track whether classroom-level changes translate into sustained cohort growth.