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Redmond SD 2J reviews 2025'1027 Student Investment Account grant and new assessment cadence
Summary
District staff presented the 2025'1027 Student Investment Account grant agreement, saying SIA funds focus on student mental health and academic growth; the plan sets progress markers, new longitudinal targets and proposes interim assessments several times per year with quarterly reporting.
District staff reviewed the proposed Student Investment Account (SIA) grant agreement for 2025'1027 and outlined changes to accountability reporting and interim assessments that will affect the district's integrated-programs plan.
"The SIA or student investment account is the largest of the grants that are associated with this integrated programs framework," a district presenter (S3) told the board. S3 said the SIA has two primary objectives: meeting students' mental-health needs and increasing academic achievement while reducing disparities.
What the grant would require: S3 walked through the grant-agreement exhibits that describe project definitions, activities and reporting timelines. The agreement includes roughly 15 progress markers on which the district will perform quarterly self-assessments and an annual report to the state. The grant term presented to the board covers 2025 through 2027.
Accountability and assessments: Staff described new longitudinal-performance-growth targets and said the district will select local-option metrics from an ODE-approved list. S3 also said the district will administer interim assessments (with math singled out as likely to be assessed three times per year) and review interim assessment data with the board and administrators multiple times yearly. The district currently uses I-Ready and indicated it would align whichever approved interim assessments ODE accepts with existing practice.
Outreach and transparency: Board members asked whether the posted grant materials could be simplified for parents. Staff said a plain-language blurb was posted alongside the documents but acknowledged that more readable communication and better outreach would help increase public awareness and input.
Next steps: Staff said they will finalize local-option metric selections and interim-assessment choices, update longitudinal-performance targets in consultation with ODE and return to the board for final approvals as the plan and reporting cadence are refined.
