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District reports incremental math gains, flags seventh grade as priority area
Summary
Coordinator Christina Tiernan said mid‑year Star proficiency rose to 43.7% districtwide, reported 4.6% growth under the Mission DNA grant for year two and identified seventh grade as a continuing challenge; the district plans summer camps and pathway adjustments tied to pending high‑school standards changes.
Christina Tiernan, the district’s coordinator of math, told the board that mid‑year Star assessments show the highest observed proficiency since the math team formed, at 43.7% districtwide. Tiernan said the district’s Mission DNA year‑two grant work — which provides job‑embedded coaching for teachers — touched about 120 teachers and roughly 5,000 students and produced a reported 4.6% growth this year (exceeding the grant target of 3%).
Tiernan said seventh grade remains a "perfect storm" of developmental and curriculum challenges and will continue to be a focus for coaching and interventions. The district plans algebra‑readiness testing in March and is tracking potential state changes to high school math standards that could alter pathways and assessment alignment; if the state Board of Education adopts new high‑school standards, districts would have roughly two years to implement.
Tiernan praised recent professional development events (including the district’s math summit) and highlighted coaching work and cross‑district collaboration through the Peakview leaders group. She said the math team will run summer camps for elementary and middle grades and continue grant writing to sustain coaching positions.
"We have a pulse on what is going on there," Tiernan said of seventh grade, and she urged continued investment in coaching and pathway alignment.
