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Kim Ferris, Chico Unified assessment director, presents state dashboard showing mixed results and pockets of growth
Summary
Kim Ferris, Chico Unified—s director of assessment and accountability, presented the 2023—24 California School Dashboard results: the district ranks above the state overall but saw declines in several indicators; suspension rates and some student groups improved while math and college-and-career indicators fell in parts of the district.
Kim Ferris, director of assessment and accountability for Chico Unified, told the school board the California School Dashboard gives a broader view of district performance than test scores alone and satisfies both state and federal accountability requirements. "The dashboard was set in place by California in 2017," Ferris said, and it combines status and change to assign a color rating for each indicator.
Ferris reported that Chico Unified—s average student scored 2.7 points above the state standard on the Smarter Balanced measures but cautioned that the district experienced declines in several areas. "While we—re doing great compared to similar schools, we don't want to see that decline," she said, pointing to drops in English language arts and math change scores and noting that 16…
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