Bob McBride urges focus on students as more than test scores

Bob McBride, a meeting participant, introduced the district's annual student academic achievement report and urged attendees to consider measures of success beyond standardized tests. He said the report is intended to be accessible and detailed for readers.

McBride said the board distributes a trifold with simple information about the district and provided copies for attendees to take with them. He described the formal annual report as something the board completes each year and said he hoped it would be easy to read.

"I always hope that this is a fairly accessible, easy to read, detailed report," McBride said. He added that the current board "really believes that students are more than enough, more than a testimony." He emphasized that what matters when students leave high school is "who we are as human beings," including "what we can contribute to a community, how we can be professionals, parents, people who are just good neighbors."

McBride contrasted those broader qualities with standardized scores, saying the "biggest litmus test" should not be SAT or ACT results but the character and community contributions of graduates. The remarks focused on the board's perspective; no vote or formal action on the report was recorded in the transcript.