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District reports benchmark gains and flags 10th-grade math anomaly; attendance stable but truancy cases continue
Summary
District presenters reported significant growth between benchmark 1 and 2 on I‑Ready and state assessments, with roughly 40% of students improving one grade level in ELA and 43% in math, but flagged a recurring low result in 10th-grade math; attendance held at about 93% while five truancy-related criminal complaints were filed since December.
Bonnie, presenting district assessment and attendance data, told the board that between Benchmark 1 and Benchmark 2 the district saw growth on I‑Ready and state assessment measures. "On average 40% of the students improved at least one grade level ... in ELA and 43% improved one grade level ... in math," she said.
She said growth was consistent across East Hardy and Northfield sides of the county and across many grade levels. Staff credited classroom instruction and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) — interventionists and classroom grouping guided by I‑Ready — for improvements in many grades.
Board members and staff highlighted a recurring concern: 10th‑grade math results on Horizon (the state high‑school assessment) remain unusually low compared with adjacent grades. Staff said the pattern appears consistent across both East Hardy and Morfield and recommended follow-up with principals to review assessment content and instructional supports.
On attendance, the district reported an overall attendance rate of 93.09% (up slightly year over year) but a roughly 1% increase in chronic absenteeism versus the previous year. Staff said they will continue school‑level tiered interventions because student learning depends on presence in class.
Staff also reported five truancy-related criminal complaints filed since December; four remain pending. Cases ranged in missed days (roughly 12 to 20+); staff said they exhaust school-based interventions before pursuing court actions and use wellness checks or law-enforcement for safety concerns when necessary.
On school-choice trends, the district said it currently has 35 active HOPE scholarship students for the current year and 14 notices of intent for 2026–27; the county also shows 198 active traditional homeschool enrollments, and some of those families may transition to HOPE scholarship status next year.
