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PYLUSD celebrates Golden Bell win and unveils new CAASPP analysis showing strong overall results but persistent gaps
Summary
District leaders presented 2025 CAASPP and Frontline analysis showing PYLUSD outperformed statewide averages in ELA and math but highlighted sizable achievement gaps for English learners, low‑income students and students with disabilities; the meeting also recognized the district’s Golden Bell Award for preschool inclusion.
Placentia‑Yorba Linda Unified School District trustees on Dec. 16 celebrated a Golden Bell Award for the district’s preschool inclusion initiative and heard a data briefing showing strong overall CAASPP results alongside deep subgroup gaps.
Jamie Nash, the district’s director of special education, accepted the board’s recognition of the award won in collaboration with partners including Orange County Head Start. Nash told the board the honor recognizes “innovative practices” that have made inclusive preschool a reality in PYLUSD and credited co‑teaching models and cross‑agency collaboration.
Later in the meeting, district data leads presented 2025 CAASPP (CAST/CAASPP) performance and new…
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