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CAC urges board goals to better reflect students with IEPs, especially Black/African American students
Summary
CAC members and district staff debated whether board goals that measure third‑grade literacy and A–G algebra by ninth grade include students with IEPs; presenters and parents urged centering marginalized students and adjusting measures or supports so goals track relevant progress.
CAC members raised concerns that the board’s numeric goals for literacy and A–G eligibility do not always reflect the pathways of students with IEPs, particularly Black/African American students who may complete Algebra sequences later than ninth grade.
An educator speaking as a CAC member said the board goal on algebra prompted discussion: “If these board goals were created with our students in mind and if we were out there saying, ‘Wait a second — we have a large population that's gonna finish that algebra requirement by tenth grade — let’s include them in this goal,’ then that would be a more meaningful reflection for the students that we largely serve,” the educator said.
The SELPA director pushed back against deficit framing in data: “Literacy and reading level is not a measure of intelligence. It is not a measure of competency,” the SELPA director said, urging the CAC to use data as advocacy and to center equity in monitoring. Staff described how centering Black/African American students with IEPs can reduce both racist and ableist practices and said that designing programs for the most marginalized benefits everyone.
Board goals discussed included a target to raise third‑grade SBAC proficiency from 48% (June 2023 baseline) toward 70% by June 2028 and multiple A–G targets intended to close proficiency gaps for Black/African American students by 2028. Staff acknowledged that some students take algebra sequences over two years (algebra A/B then C/D) and said that differences in course sequencing should inform how the district measures A–G progress for students with IEPs.
What’s next: CAC members were invited to help shape the three‑year local plan and the CAC survey results will inform next year’s calendar and which data points the CAC will focus on.
