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Kearney R‑I superintendent touts higher survey scores and a 95.2 APR; trustees hear context on growth metric volatility
Summary
The superintendent presented district annual survey results showing higher perception and belonging scores and announced a 2025 APR score of 95.2 and a three-year composite of 90; the presentation explained APR composition and cautioned that growth metrics can introduce volatility to year-to-year scores.
The superintendent presented results from the district’s annual survey and the Missouri APR (Academic Performance Report), telling the board that community perception and student belonging indicators have improved year over year.
"We've seen a pretty significant increase going from 3.84 to 4.03," the superintendent said when describing the district’s overall perception metric, and later reported, "We ended up at 95.2, significant gains," when announcing the district’s 2025 APR score.
The presentation explained how the APR is constructed: roughly 30% of the APR measures continuous-improvement and compliance factors while about 70% is based on student performance, including both status and growth measures. The superintendent and staff cautioned trustees that growth is a newer and more volatile metric under MSIP 6, which can cause annual APR scores to swing 10 points or more.
District staff noted that Kearney’s three-year composite rose from 87.8 to about 90 with the current score, placing the district near the top of its 12-district Kansas City metro peer group and within the top 4% statewide. The superintendent attributed progress to teachers, principals and academic services staff, and said the result reflected systemwide focus rather than isolated programs.
Trustees asked follow-up questions about the survey's specific items (belonging, being cared for, pride in school) and how academic measures are reported. The superintendent said staff will provide a deeper dive into survey and APR data at the December meeting and that DESE’s APR technical details (status versus growth, and the underlying statistical comparisons) complicate public interpretation.
The presentation concluded with a list of student extracurricular achievements and staff recognitions; the superintendent framed the APR results as a reason for celebration while urging attention to continued work and clarity in communication with patrons.
