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District shows growth on state dashboard amid mixed subgroup results
Summary
Educational Services presented the 2024 California Dashboard: the district recorded modest point gains but remained in red overall; chronic absenteeism improved and graduation rates rose, while English learner progress declined by state thresholds.
Dr. Kazi Bush, representing Educational Services, reviewed Banning Unified's 2024 California Dashboard results at the Dec. 19 board meeting, explaining how the state's distance‑from‑standard metrics and color categories are calculated.
Bush said the district recorded overall growth compared with 2023 (a 2.3‑point increase in the aggregate measure) but remains classified in the red category because the state's color thresholds are functionally coarse and require larger point‑changes to shift categories. She highlighted specific indicators: mathematics remained far from standard (108.8 points below standard with a 2.8‑point growth), English learner progress decreased from 51.8% to 32.1% (a decline by the state's threshold), chronic absenteeism dropped by 6.9%, and the graduation rate rose sufficiently to move into green.
Bush said the district has exited certain oversight reviews after showing subgroup growth and will continue targeted work for English learners and other groups. Trustees asked about reclassification counts; Bush said reclassification data will be finalized in spring after ELPAC scores are available.
Bush and Superintendent Davis emphasized that growth can occur within a color band and that subgroup analysis will guide targeted interventions going forward.
