Lexington 1 presents first-quarter KPIs and 2024–25 state report card results

Superintendent Dr. Price briefed the board on first-quarter key performance indicators supporting positions added in last year's budget. He told trustees the district had logged 2,777 professional math learning opportunities in elementary schools tied to the new elementary math coach positions and said exit-slip feedback from participants averaged roughly 4.49 to 5 on a 1–5 scale, indicating positive satisfaction.

Dr. Price also reported on middle school academic interventionists and behavior interventionists. He said the district is tracking MTSS meeting frequency and that interventionists are working from referrals to support students, and he flagged a notable increase in referrals at White Knoll Middle (from 357 to 629 reported referrals year-over-year, though some of that increase was attributed to new tardy-referral practices). Carolina Springs showed decreased referrals but increases in in-school suspensions; expulsions were down in several schools.

Shane Phillips, presenting the state report-card summary, described how the state calculates ratings and said 16 schools in Lexington 1 "just over half" received a rating of good or excellent for the 2024–25 year. Phillips said 24 of 30 rated schools increased total report-card points versus last year, even when level changes did not always follow. He also noted statewide methodological changes to the multilingual-learner progress metric that reduced ratings on that component across many districts.

Board members asked about targets, supports for the single below-average school, and the district's use of common assessments to inform instruction. District leaders said focused supports and continuous improvement plans are in place for underperforming schools and that additional data updates will arrive in January when more test-result reports are available.