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Kohler reports strong third‑ and fourth‑grade results, adds STEAM and culinary programming
Summary
In the board’s Oct. 28, 2024 state‑of‑the‑district remarks, the presenter highlighted student growth on nationally normed MAP assessments, new STEAM and Nourish culinary offerings, and recent safety and cybersecurity upgrades.
Kohler School District’s state‑of‑the‑district remarks on Oct. 28, 2024, emphasized student achievement gains and new programming designed to expand hands‑on learning and safety.
The presenter said the district set an ambitious goal to have 75% of students reach the 60th percentile on nationally normed MAP assessments. Although the district fell slightly short of that stretch goal overall, the presenter highlighted notable results: more than half of third graders scored in the advanced category (about the 80th percentile) in ELA, and fourth grade showed similarly strong math performance.
The district is pursuing several instructional and student‑support priorities: - STEAM and Nourish: The presenter described new STEAM lab spaces and a Nourish program at the elementary level that integrates culinary arts and food science into the curriculum. - Culture and climate: The district launched a culture and climate survey in January as a baseline and will continue annual administration to guide improvement work. - Safety and cybersecurity: The presenter described recent physical‑security upgrades (shatterproof coatings on large exterior windows and digital building maps provided to police, fire and rescue) and cybersecurity work led by Adam Turner, including improved systems and continued use of GoGuardian for online monitoring.
Quotations "We have over half of our third graders functioning in the top 20% of kids in the nation," the presenter said, noting nationally normed MAP results. "Our elementary math growth was in the 68th percentile; middle school math growth was in the 63rd percentile," the presenter added, summarizing grade‑level performance patterns.
Why it matters Strong grade‑level performance and investments in STEAM, culinary pathways and safety shape classroom opportunities and community confidence in district programming. The district said it will continue using the annual culture and climate survey to direct committee work (HR, policy, curriculum) and to support ongoing curriculum updates.
What’s next District leaders said committees will continue policy reviews, curriculum updates (middle school math and a new reading‑intervention program) and hiring work; the board will receive routine progress reports as part of committee updates.
