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Board debates interim goals and a voluntary "grading for equity" pilot as staff seek numeric targets
Summary
District staff presented updated interim goals for 2025-26, explained why middle-grade math benchmarks focus on sixth through eighth grade, and defended a voluntary "grading for equity" pilot that emphasizes mastery and retakes; several commissioners voiced concern about equity impacts and called for clearer targets and data.
District staff presented updated interim goals for the 2025-26 school year and fielded extended questions from board members about data timelines, the predictive value of STAR Math for SBAC, and a voluntary grading-for-equity pilot planned for some high-school classrooms.
Presenters told the board they had not yet set numerical targets because end-of-year district assessments and teacher surveys were still being processed; staff said they expected to provide initial targets within a few weeks and offered to share the variance criteria and decision logic used to set those targets.
On academic measures, staff said STA R Math (STAR Math) is broadly predictive of SBAC math performance and therefore useful as an interim…
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