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District reports fall assessment gains but trustees press on newcomer impacts and dashboard plans

San Mateo-Foster City School District Board of Trustees · November 21, 2025
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District staff reported fall interim assessment results (PATH, NWEA MAP, Zearn) with PATH results showing 67.6% median exceeding standard; trustees pressed for interventions to support newcomers and upper elementary literacy and for a public dashboard to track cohorts.

Pam Barfield, executive director of curriculum and instruction, presented fall interim assessment results, beginning with PATH foundational literacy for kindergarten through second grade. Barfield said the initial fall PATH assessment showed “67.6 percent of students median exceeding standard,” and the district reported steady growth across several grade levels in the NWEA MAP reading assessment and strong Zearn results in early elementary math.

Aleida Barrera Cruz, executive director of…

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