Superintendent Jamie Polk presented a detailed progress-monitoring update on the district’s Goal 2 math target (raise eighth-grade math proficiency from 11% to 20% by 2030) and Interim Goal 2C (seventh-grade MAP percentile benchmark). Polk explained the district’s use of MAP (Measures of Academic Progress, via NWEA), pacing guides, and a common curriculum to align instruction.

Polk said last year’s eighth-grade OSTP math proficiency reached 9%—below the board’s intermediate target of 12.5%—and noted the state’s raised cut scores made proficiency harder to reach. For Interim Goal 2C, Polk reported growth among current seventh graders from 19.8% to 21.2% on the MAP measure; the stated target was 21.9, meaning the district missed that interim target by 0.7 percentage points (about 46–47 students, according to Polk's curriculum team).

Polk emphasized three levers for accelerated growth: teacher clarity (teachers unpacking standards and knowing depth of knowledge), aligned common formative assessments (CFAs) tied to MAP skills, and stronger classroom discourse and re‑teaching practices. Polk said more consistent pacing, PLC/ILT structures, and targeted Tier 2/3 interventions (including high-dosage tutoring and tiered minutes of instruction) will be used to accelerate growth. Polk also described a district teacher-mentoring/empowerment program (OTP) that provides selected mentors with stipends up to $15,000 to retain and develop high-performing teachers.

Several board members said the verbal presentation contained materials not present in the written monitoring report they received and asked for a single, reconciled monitoring report. Board member Laurie Bowman moved to postpone acceptance of the monitoring report and ask the district to deliver a married/consistent monitoring packet; the board voted 8–0 to postpone acceptance until the business meeting on April 13, 2026. Polk indicated the district would provide updated materials and suggested a work session or review so new board members could be briefed.

The presentation covered MAP RIT bands, targets for seventh-grade benchmark growth, and suggested next monitoring checkpoints in February (after a second NWEA/MAP administration) to inform budget decisions. The board asked for additional written materials, clearer technical data (including RIT distributions and school‑level cohort analyses), and enough lead time for board review before the April action date.