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Rochester administrators propose data-driven interim goals, recommend state growth rate as target
Summary
Administration presented interim board goals and guardrails using a comparative methodology and recommended aligning multiple growth targets to New York State rates (e.g., 2.5% annual ELA growth). The board discussed credits-by-end-of-ninth-grade and requested follow-up on interventions to accelerate growth.
District staff presented interim board goals and guardrails that would establish a new baseline year and reset the district’s five-year horizon to 2026–2031.
Executive Director of Accountability Dr. Ordon described a three-step methodology: compare Rochester to demographically similar districts and New York State, calculate average rates of change across those comparators, and use those rates to recommend annual targets. "Aiming for the highest, we recommend that we go with New York State's growth," Dr. Ordon said, recommending a 2.5% annual growth target for some ELA measures.
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