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Elementary math gains, uneven secondary metrics prompt requests for disaggregated data and targeted interventions
Summary
District staff told the Lakeville Area Schools board that elementary math proficiency improved—kindergarten ~83% and grade 2 up about 10 points—while middle-school failure rates rose in some grades; trustees asked for disaggregated ELL and special-education cohort data and for administrators to recommend resource allocations before the budget deadline.
District administrators presented the quarterly academic and attendance review at the April 14 work session, reporting strong elementary math growth alongside uneven secondary outcomes that prompted board members to ask for more disaggregated and longitudinal data.
Tracy (presenting) highlighted elementary proficiency averages between roughly 73.8% and 80.8%, with kindergarten at about 83% and grade 2 posting a 10-point winter gain. Staff credited the improvement to implementation of the Bridges math curriculum and focused professional development — including multi-day, 60-hour PD cohorts for elementary teachers — and to standards-based curriculum work that…
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