Region 15 outperforms state averages but subgroup gaps persist; district rolls out EduClimber warehouse
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Dr. Chiappa told the board that Region 15'level results exceed state averages overall, but special-education and high-needs subgroups have high shares at Level 1 on state tests. The district showed a six-minute EduClimber demonstration and reported a rapid rollout of a data warehouse to target interventions and monitor cohorts.
Dr. Chiappa reviewed the district's comparative performance data and described two central takeaways: Region 15 still outperforms statewide averages, but gaps remain versus its district reference group (DERV), and specific subgroups (notably special education and high-needs students) have disproportionate shares at Level 1 on state assessments.
Chiappa noted that statewide comparisons show large shares of special education students at Level 1 (for example, she cited that "statewide, 63 percent of special education students are at a level 1" for ELA) and similar concerns in math and science subgroup counts. The presentation emphasized cohort analyses (tracking students across grades) that show modest improvements in some grade bands and stagnation in others.
The board viewed a roughly six-minute EduClimber video that demonstrated layered student filters, visual groupings, drilldown to individual student profiles and exportable reports. "EduClimber allows our district to move seamlessly from high-level data analysis right to individual student insight," the narrator said. District staff said the data warehouse contract was signed in June and the system reached a daily-production state months later; the warehouse manager and coaches are using it to name students who need targeted interventions and to track whether those interventions work.
The presentation also covered steps to address performance gaps: expanded access to dual-credit and early-college experience (ECE) courses (enrollment in dual-credit reportedly rose from 49 to 100), teacher coaching, interim assessment blocks (IABs) used consistently across the district, professional-development institutes and efforts to align essential courses for special education students to grade-level standards.
Board members pressed for retrospective cohort analysis and clearer ROI measures; administrators responded that the warehouse and consistent IAB use will enable closer monitoring and allow more targeted decisions about professional development and resource allocation.