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District reports gains on state tests but flags gaps for students with disabilities
Summary
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 reported modest gains on the October VTCAP results — a 6-point districtwide increase in ELA and a 2-point rise in math — while trustees and administrators emphasized equity gaps for students on IEPs and outlined training and curriculum steps to address those gaps.
Missisquoi Valley School District #89 on Monday presented early results from the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program showing growth in reading, math and science but persistent achievement gaps for students with disabilities.
Osha Quintano, the district's director of curriculum, told the board the district's ELA proficiency rose from 48% to 54% year over year and that math proficiency increased from 35% to 37%. "So, this year in 2025 in ELA, we were just 1% below the state average," Quintano said, noting the district saw a 6 percentage-point increase…
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