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State accountability index shows gains for Waterbury schools and renewed focus on chronic absenteeism
Summary
State and district officials told the Board the 2024–25 accountability index shows improvement on many indicators, with Waterbury now outperforming similar urban districts on several measures; district leaders emphasized reducing chronic absenteeism as a top priority and flagged Reed Elementary as entering turnaround status.
State and district education officials presented the Waterbury district’s 2024–25 accountability index and highlighted measurable gains while acknowledging continued work is needed.
Chief Academic Officer Jan Frenis and a deputy from the Connecticut State Department of Education explained the index combines indicators including Smarter Balanced assessments (grades 3–8 ELA and math), SAT scores (grade 11), and NGSS science at selected grades. They noted that roughly 87% of Waterbury students qualify as ‘high‑needs’ (multilingual…
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