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PCSSD details ‘focus’ schools and pushes CFAs as central tool after new state accountability rules
Summary
Pulaski County Special School District leaders outlined which D/F 'focus' schools need targeted intervention under the state’s new accountability rubric and said common formative assessments (CFAs) will be the district’s primary tool for real-time instruction adjustments while statewide summative tests and interim exams inform growth metrics.
Pulaski County Special School District officials presented a districtwide academic update on Dec. 9, highlighting a set of “focus” schools that received D or F labels under Arkansas’s new accountability rubric and outlining the district’s strategy to drive improvement.
Dr. Sonia Whitfield and Dr. Justin Luttrell said the state’s new scoring shifts weight toward growth (alongside achievement and the growth of the lowest-performing cohort), and that the district will use regular data meetings, targeted professional development and increased use of common formative assessments (CFAs) to…
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