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Kiski Area SD officials outline cohort-based view of state test results, plan building-level responses
Summary
District leaders told the board that cohort tracking and growth reports — not single-year state averages — guide intervention work; they said Kiski outperformed state averages in several early grades and science but noted math proficiency dips in middle grades, and they outlined curriculum and retesting strategies.
District administrators on Monday framed the district’s recent state test and local-assessment results as a cohort story rather than a series of discrete year-to-year comparisons, and they told the Kiski Area SD board that principals will present building-level strategies in coming meetings.
The data presentation, led by district staff, explained the data timeline: students take state tests in April–May, the district receives raw early reporting in June, and phased PBOS growth/PA-index information reaches the public in October–November. The presenters said they use early spreadsheets and cohort charts to track the same group of students over several years and to design…
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