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Residents tell Owen J. Roberts board that school- and grade-level test scores are missing from district website
Summary
Two residents said April 13 that detailed school- and grade-level test-score reports (PSSA/AP/IB/LinkIt/AIMS) are not publicly available on the district website, and asked the board to restore that information before large budget and renovation decisions.
Two residents used the public-comment period at the April 13 Owen J. Roberts School District board meeting to press the district for greater transparency about school- and grade-level assessment data.
Colleen Blue of North Coventry and East Coventry townships told the board she reviewed the district website and could not find the historic school-and-grade-level test reports that, she said, were previously available. "The information was not there," Blue told the board, asking whether staff could point to where the reports had been posted.
Heather McCrary of East Coventry Township echoed those concerns, saying the Future Ready Index contains summary comparisons but not the detailed test-score reports and elementary-level results the public received in prior years. "The actual test scores in the data are not on there," McCrary said, adding that such reports matter because the board is considering a large budget and renovation work that will affect the district for years.
Both speakers said they had attended recent town halls and working sessions and asked the district to provide the more granular data (PSSA, AP, IB, LinkIt, AIMS) so families can assess curriculum offerings and staffing needs. McCrary said the publicly available summaries are insufficient to decide how the district should allocate resources.
The meeting record does not show a staff or board member providing a substantive response or committing to a timeline to republish the detailed reports. The board clerk noted that members of the public may email the board at the published address for follow-up and that workshop materials are available for background on items moved on the consent agenda.
Ending: Public commenters requested restoration or clearer public access to elementary- and school-level assessment reports. The transcript records no commitment or deadline from district staff to republish the detailed data; the matter remains open for follow-up.
