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District presents two‑year CACR and Achievement & Integration progress, highlights persistent gaps
Summary
District staff told the board the state’s Comprehensive Achievement & Civic Readiness and Achievement & Integration requirements show progress in some process goals but persistent opportunity gaps in graduation and foundational literacy for several student groups; the district will refine lifelong learner goals and increase stakeholder voice collection.
Donna Roper, the district’s director of research, assessment and AI integration, told the St. Cloud Public School District board the district met several process goals in its two‑year CACR review but continues to confront persistent achievement gaps. "Districts now must systematically gather and report on stakeholder voice," Roper said, describing surveys offered three times a year in English, Somali and Spanish and additional affinity and focus‑group work to supplement response rates.
Roper said the district met process targets for early‑readiness activities — for example, families on a wait list received school‑readiness materials and…
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