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Tempe Union trustees debate equity 'guardrails' as they refine districtwide student-outcome goals
Summary
Trustees discussed whether to keep districtwide 5% proficiency targets or adopt higher, subgroup-specific goals and 'guardrails' to ensure gains for five historically marginalized student groups; the board asked staff to draft two goal versions for final consideration on Aug. 16.
Trustees for the Tempe Union High School District spent much of a study session debating how to frame districtwide student-outcome goals so they both raise overall proficiency and protect gains for students who have lagged historically.
Superintendent Doctor Mendiville told the board the executive team had reformatted retreat goals into a single document and proposed reporting percentage gains across all students while adding disaggregated subgroup targets. He described a suggested change to Goal 1 that would require disaggregated subgroup scoring, for example, “proficient by 5% on the ACT math exam during this…
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