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Board hears third‑grade literacy progress report; staff point to implementation steps as union and parents press for clearer data and intervention funding
Summary
District staff reported a 49% grade‑three STAR proficiency rate and said the interim target will remain at 55% for the year while the long‑term goal is 70% by 2027. Teachers, parent groups and United Educators (UESF) urged clearer disaggregated data, protections for multilingual learners, and funding for tier‑2 interventions (RTIF/ARTIF); the union criticized central office contracting and asked the board to prioritize site funding.
District staff presented the progress‑monitoring report for third‑grade literacy and fielded an extended question‑and‑answer session with board members after community testimony pressed for accountability and intervention funding.
Deputy Superintendent Kathleen Aguilera Ford summarized STAR assessment results and said the district’s grade‑3 proficiency rate in the latest window is 49%, short of the interim target. "We did not meet the goal that we targeted...the current school year target has been adjusted slightly to 55%," she said, while restating the district's longer‑term aim of 70% proficiency by 2027.
Staff highlighted bright spots: almost a nine‑percentage‑point increase for some African American and Pacific Islander kindergarten cohorts and a small number of schools that showed strong gains transitioning from second to third grade…
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