District reviews 2024–25 CAST results, outlines teacher training and curriculum pilots
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Summary
District staff reviewed 2024–25 CAST results (district 'met or exceeded' ~27% for ELA; math grew ~1.38%) and described rollout plans for LETRS, UFLY, GLAD and the UCLA Math Project along with changes to short‑term screeners (AIMSweb → DIBELS for primary reading).
Mr. Tyler, the district assessment presenter, reviewed 2024–25 CAST results and district strategies to support student learning in ELA, math and science. He opened by explaining that CAST is the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress and laid out districtwide 'met or exceeded' rates and subgroup trends. 'So tonight I'm gonna talk about the 24 25 CAST results,' he said, then reported an overall ELA 'met or exceeded' rate of about 27% for grades 3–8 and modest districtwide growth in math (about 1.38% year over year).
Subgroup performance and science: Tyler highlighted subgroup changes—several schools and student groups made gains while others declined; for example, the district noted an approximately 2.19% ELA improvement for African American students in one cited comparison and larger gains for some Asian subgroups. Science is administered in fifth and eighth grades; the district reported roughly a 2% year‑over‑year gain in combined science performance, noting particular improvement among eighth graders.
Curricular and professional learning initiatives: The presentation described district efforts to align instruction and curriculum with professional learning. Initiatives named include LETRS (literacy), UFLY reading intervention, GLAD language development training, and a multi‑year rollout of the UCLA Math Project and CGI instructional practices. The district plans in‑service days, lab demonstration lessons and phased material adoption so that professional learning and materials align.
Assessment tools and evaluation plans: Trustees asked whether the district measures short‑term impact of training cohorts. Staff said longitudinal evidence will take time to accumulate; some short‑term measures are used at school sites but the district recently changed its primary early‑reading screener from AIMSweb to DIBELS because AIMSweb is no longer an approved screener for reading difficulties. Math short‑term measures continue to use AIMSweb.
What happens next: District staff said they will continue to monitor results over multiple years, run pilot/adoption processes for instructional materials and follow up on the math pilot committee's next meeting.