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Germantown School District staff emphasize student growth alongside achievement
Summary
A Germantown School District staff member told the meeting the district should prioritize student growth for all learners — supporting high performers to exceed expectations while raising students in the middle and lower tiers to grade level.
An unidentified staff member for the Germantown School District said during the meeting that the district should prioritize student growth in addition to academic achievement.
"From a standpoint of learning, we wanna make sure that we see every child learn and grow. Achievement's great, but it's really about growth," the staff member said. The speaker framed growth as encompassing both top-performing students and those who are below grade level, noting a need to provide access and opportunity for students to "exceed beyond your potential" as well as to raise students "to an ability that's at grade level."
The speaker stressed that the district's approach should include strategies for accelerating growth for students in the middle and lower tiers while continuing to stretch higher-performing students. "Whether you're a top performing student, how do we continue to provide opportunity and access for you to exceed beyond your potential that you're at, as well as students kinda in the middle or the lower tier," the staff member said.
No motions, votes, or formal actions related to curriculum or assessment were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The remarks on growth were presented as a framing statement about instructional priorities rather than a proposal of a specific policy or concrete program in the meeting record.
