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Board narrows draft goals and guardrails in study session, emphasizing ELL and special-education focus
Summary
At a study session Oct. 24, the Washington Elementary School District board discussed draft five-year goals and guardrails, debated cohort versus grade-level metrics and emphasized guardrails to protect long-term ELL and special education students; staff will recalculate a flagged K–3 metric and prepare SMART measures for board vetting.
Dr Ramos opened a study session after the public hearing to lead the board through drafted five-year student outcome goals and associated guardrails. He asked members to identify which drafted goals to refine and what values the board wanted to protect while the superintendent and staff pursue measurable outcomes.
Board members proposed specific targets during the discussion. One board member said the percent of seventh-grade students demonstrating proficiency on the math assessment should rise from 19% in Spring 2024 to 34% by Spring 2029. Members also discussed aspirational…
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