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SFUSD staff present mixed results on literacy and math; commissioners press for clearer implementation metrics
Summary
District staff reported a small decline in third‑grade ELA proficiency, modest gains in eighth‑grade math and flatness on some college‑and‑career indicators, and emphasized implementation fidelity, coaching and stable leadership. Commissioners sought clearer metrics tying investments to outcomes and asked for ROI analyses on coaching and technology pilots.
District staff presented a progress‑monitoring workshop on Goals 1–3, summarizing summative and interim indicators and describing plans to sharpen implementation measures.
Moon Hak Kim, manager of research and evaluation, led the presentation and described a 1.4‑percentage‑point decline in the district’s third‑grade SBAC ELA proficiency rate versus two years earlier, modest (about 1 percentage‑point) growth in eighth‑grade math proficiency and mixed results on college‑and‑career readiness indicators. Staff identified “bright spots” at schools that implemented new curricula and instructional leadership practices with…
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