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PSD monitoring report: literacy gains and higher graduation rates, but gaps persist for students with IEPs and ELLs
Summary
Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer Dwayne Schmitz presented the DE‑1 monitoring report showing K–5 literacy gains, an all‑time graduation rate high (class of 2025 at 89%), rising concurrent enrollment and CTE participation, but continuing achievement gaps for students with IEPs, English‑language learners and economically disadvantaged students.
Dwayne Schmitz, the district’s chief institutional effectiveness officer, presented the DE‑1 monitoring report to the board on Feb. 10, highlighting both strong systemwide outcomes and persistent subgroup gaps.
"PSD students outperform state and national peers in reading and math achievement, exceeding targets and sustaining academic excellence," Schmitz told the board, pointing to a roughly quarter‑ to third‑standard‑deviation shift to the right on achievement curves across assessments. He credited the K‑5 literacy adoption with measurable gains in…
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