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District report card shows gains but board warns elementary schools and absenteeism still need work
Summary
The district's 24–25 report card showed an overall score of 55.8 and improvements across several priority areas, but board members and administrators highlighted dipping third‑grade ELA results, chronic absenteeism and staffing instability at elementary schools as top priorities for action.
District staff presented the Beloit School District’s 2024–25 report card during the Nov. 18 board meeting, describing steady multi-year improvement while flagging several areas that remain priorities for action.
TLE director Miss Morteck told the board the district’s overall categorical score rose to 55.8; she explained the state’s new reporting cut scores mean "meeting expectations ranges between 60 and 70.9," and noted that growth accounts for 45% of the district report-card calculation. She highlighted district demographics: 69.6% of students are classified as economically disadvantaged, 19.2% are students with disabilities and 18.3% are multilingual learners.
Morteck described gains across priority areas: achievement, growth, target-group outcomes and…
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