District leaders presented results from Missouri’s MSIP 6 accountability framework, reporting the district’s highest MSIP performance score to date and highlighting gains in elementary reading, science and secondary math.

Corey, the district assessment lead, said the district improved its APR/MSIP score to roughly 80% after earlier years in the mid-70s. He credited the improvement largely to gains in student performance on end-of-year assessments and continuous-improvement efforts at school buildings. He cited examples: Oakland’s 4th-grade English proficient/advanced rate rose from 68% to 91%; one elementary school’s science proficient/advanced score rose from 42% to 69%; and algebra II students had strong advanced-level results with no students below basic on that assessment.

Board and staff discussed middle-school performance as a relative weakness compared with elementary and high-school results. Corey and the superintendent said the district is focusing on alignment of curriculum and early literacy work (the “science of reading”) at the elementary level to close gaps that can widen in middle school. The superintendent noted the district will be part of the MSIP review cycle in the 2026–27 school year and that the district must confirm curriculum alignment and professional development plans ahead of that review.

District staff noted attendance remains a key area for improvement in the MSIP continuous-improvement domain and said plans to bolster attendance and curriculum alignment are underway. No board action was taken; the report was informational.