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District presents baseline ATLAS data and expands CTE offerings; board approves ELA curriculum
Summary
District administrators presented ATLAS baseline and interim assessment data and highlighted CTE growth (29 of 63 state programs, new welding and construction courses). The board approved new ELA materials for grades 6–12 after a committee review.
District instructional leaders presented the second part of the assessment update and highlighted the ATLAS system as the new state summative measure.
Karen Highfill and Sarah Henry said the ATLAS summative is a baseline year and therefore not directly comparable with last year’s ACT Aspire results. "Rogers outperformed the state in all areas for our current fourth graders and fifth graders," presenters said, adding that the district will rely on quarterly benchmark assessments and interim results to guide targeted interventions.
Officials explained that interim assessments given in the fall compare students to end‑of‑year expectations and therefore produce lower proficiency percentages initially; the district uses quarterly RPS benchmark assessments to track student progress skill‑by‑skill and to create immediate intervention groups. Administrators said the district will continue professional learning community work and use benchmarks to inform daily instruction.
Separately, Tianna Young, CTE director, outlined career‑tech expansion: Rogers offers 29 of the state’s 63 programs of study (13 high‑demand/high‑wage pathways), launched an on‑campus welding program, and is piloting a construction pathway including a student‑built 288‑sq‑ft house. "We have 29 of those 63 programs, and of those 29, 13 are high‑demand, high‑wage," Young said.
On curriculum, Allison Covington, the district’s ELA/social‑studies curriculum specialist, described a committee process that reviewed instructional materials and surveyed teachers and the public. The board voted to adopt HMH Into Literature for grades 6–8 and Savvas My Perspectives (2025 edition) for grades 9–12; a motion to adopt carried with no recorded opposition.
Administrators said they will return with more detailed disaggregated assessment data and implementation timelines for the curriculum adoption at future meetings.
