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Everett board approves school improvement goals as state testing data remain unavailable
Summary
With statewide test data largely unavailable because of COVID-19, the board voted to keep the district's Washington School Improvement Framework goals unchanged and to revisit targets when new scores are released.
The Everett Public Schools board voted Aug. 25 to approve the district's Washington School Improvement Framework (WASIF) performance goals, after a detailed presentation from Dr. Katherine Matthews about the framework's measures and calculation method.
Matthews explained the WASIF methodology, which weights proficiency, student growth percentiles, English-learner progress and attendance differently for elementary/middle and high schools. She told the board many state metrics are missing this year because of COVID-19, and the district recommended maintaining current goals until new test and growth data are available.
"Our recommendation right now is to maintain the current goals and hope this spring that we will have new scores that we can use to inform us going forward," Dr. Matthews said, explaining the constraints from missing Smarter Balanced and other metrics.
Board members asked clarifying questions about deciles, subgroup thresholds and what support means when a school falls below the state's threshold. Dr. Matthews described targeted versus comprehensive supports and said support often includes coaching, professional development and targeted interventions; some limited funding has accompanied past state support.
The motion to approve the Washington School Improvement Framework performance-improvement goals carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
