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Board accepts Result 3 monitoring report and discusses adding industry credentials to readiness indicator
Summary
The board accepted the monitoring report for Result 3 and approved the monitoring action. Members debated adding a new indicator that measures the prior year graduating class percentage who completed at least one of: work‑based learning, an industry‑recognized credential, dual credit, or passing an AP exam; they also discussed concerns about tracking ACT writing and digital prep engagement.
The De Forest Area School District Board accepted a monitoring report on Result 3 (post‑secondary readiness) and approved staff monitoring as presented. Presenters told the board that the report draws on four data sources — student engagement surveys (grades 7–12), growth mindset proficiencies, Forward/ACT writing scores and Academic & Career Planning (ACP) documentation for 8th and 10th graders — and that 11 of 12 indicators met benchmarks while the ACT writing indicator remained below the benchmark.
Staff described interventions to address the writing gap, including expanding use of Quill (an online writing tool), a district partnership with the Greater Madison Writing Project to support…
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