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Germantown schools rank near 90th percentile as district outlines three‑year strategic plan
Summary
District administrators told the school board Nov. 18 that Germantown School District scored at about the 89.7th percentile on the latest DPI state report card, highlighted gains in growth and target‑group outcomes, and presented a three‑year strategic plan focused on achievement, growth, workforce engagement and community relationships.
Germantown School District leaders told the Board of Education on Nov. 18 that the district’s overall performance on the DPI state report card places it near the 90th percentile statewide and emphasized plans to build on that momentum through a new three‑year strategic plan.
Mr. Jake Mysiak, who presented the state report card, said the district’s overall performance was not strictly comparable year to year because the Department of Public Instruction changed the weighting of priority areas, but added: "this district's score was the same or higher than 89.7% of the districts in the state of Wisconsin." He pointed to strength in cohort growth and in the district’s target‑group outcomes while noting some measures are lagging indicators that reflect past cohorts.
The presentation noted that districtwide growth measures put Germantown in the 90th percentile relative to peers, and that a new third‑grade reading performance metric — required under Act 20 — shows 63.5% of third‑grade students meeting or exceeding grade‑level expectations compared with a statewide average of 50.3%. Mysiak said the district views that metric as informational at this stage and that the board’s policy and state model govern any retention conversations.
Administrators framed the district’s strategic plan around four goal areas: academic achievement, growth for each student, workforce engagement and environment, and community relationships. The plan, adopted by the board in July and presented in more detail on Nov. 18, will be followed by more concrete objectives and scorecards in January, administrators said.
Superintendent (district administrator) Doctor Reuter and directors described specific tactics the district will use: a curriculum‑review timeline and universal curriculum work in key subject areas, improved assessment practices to inform responsive instruction, a comprehensive counseling model and progress monitoring for IEP goals, and increased industry‑recognized credentials and youth apprenticeship opportunities at Germantown High School. Doctor Castro outlined workforce goals including enhanced onboarding, mentoring and a more robust employee‑engagement survey.
Board members asked for clarification about third‑grade retention tied to Act 20. Mysiak said the state’s model policy phases in retention once cohorts have experienced the full set of required reading resources and emphasized that the district has already added intensive summer reading interventions for students not meeting benchmarks.
Administrators said they will post the formal strategic‑plan document and supporting materials on the district website and return with implementation metrics and targeted follow‑ups in December and January.
