District reports preliminary June 2025 results and first NWEA MAP fall snapshot
Summary
Superintendent and curriculum leaders presented preliminary June 2025 proficiency results showing elementary ELA gains, mixed middle-school outcomes, Regents performance at the high school, and early NWEA MAP fall growth data; the district plans curriculum reviews and midyear progress tracking.
Dr. Deb Hand, chief academic presenter, told the board that preliminary June 2025 state-exam results show measurable elementary ELA gains and mixed secondary outcomes.
"We did see growth in ELA at our elementary schools across grades 3, 4, and 5," Hand said, reporting grade 3 and grade 5 proficiency at 53% (each cited as a 14-point increase from the prior year) and grade 4 at 50% (a 7-point increase). She credited new core materials (American Reading Company for dual-language classes and Arts & Letters from Great Minds for non-dual-language classes) and refreshed elementary libraries for supporting literacy gains.
Hand also flagged middle-school ELA as an area of concern: combined grades 6–8 proficiency fell 7 points to 35%, and she said the district will conduct an ELA curriculum review beginning with sixth grade and proceed through seventh and eighth to identify instructional priorities and supports for multilingual learners.
On math and high-school Regents performance, Hand reported June 2025 proficiency of 65% in Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 and 56% in geometry; the district plans a comprehensive course review and consultant-supported strategies to strengthen mathematical fluency.
Hand noted participation-rate drops on some elective Regents that complicate comparisons: chemistry participation fell from 91% to 70% year over year and physics from 61% to 37%, changes she said the district will study to understand implications for year-to-year comparisons and access to advanced diploma designations.
Kathy Barboulas and Chris D—Amadia described the district—s use of the NWEA MAP universal screener (fall administration) to give teachers diagnostic RIT and percentile information. Barboulas said fall median percentiles generally fell in the 41st–60th percentile range at each grade level and that the winter administration (mid-January to mid-February) will allow the district to measure in-year growth and make targeted adjustments.
"This data is not public yet because it is still preliminary," Hand cautioned, noting the district will post official results after New York State publishes them and will continue professional learning so teachers can explain family reports. The board discussed using NWEA results to inform curriculum pacing, scaffolds and MTSS interventions and asked for additional parent-facing explanations of the screener outputs.
Next steps outlined included curriculum reviews for middle grades ELA and math, expanded professional learning focused on data interpretation for teachers, and further analysis of elective-Regents participation trends.
