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Brooke County Schools board reviews assessment trends, attendance push and early benchmarking plans
Summary
Board members heard a data presentation showing growth in some elementary and middle grades, discussed a drop in last year’s SAT cohort, and agreed to expand early benchmarking and attendance initiatives to support future SAT performance.
The Brooke County Schools board heard a data presentation on district assessment trends and discussed steps to personalize instruction and improve attendance.
A district presenter said 3rd- and 4th-grade English language arts and math scores show “some nice trending data in the right direction,” and flagged Franklin’s 3rd-grade ELA as a localized decline they plan to address with staffing consistency and targeted supports. “We’re actually seeing some really nice growth in our math scores and our English language arts scores,” the presenter said.
The presenter also reviewed SAT score patterns, saying the most recent graduating class showed “a significant drop,” while the multi-year trend from 2022 through 2026 is improved overall compared with earlier years. The presentation noted the district introduced PSAT 9 and 10 two years ago to provide earlier diagnostic data and to help teachers set score predictors and personalized goals; staff said teachers receive SAT-related results within two weeks of testing to inform instruction.
During questions, a board member asked how interventions—such as Khan Academy and in-class supports—were being measured from baseline to current performance. “I would like to know is how those interventions have have worked and, like, where they started at the beginning of the year and where they are,” the member said. The presenter responded that next year’s cohort, the first to have PSAT 9/10 results, should allow the district to build predictors and track student growth through the 11th grade.
Staff described plans to introduce benchmarking beginning in 2nd grade so students arrive at 3rd grade familiar with testing tools and less anxious, and highlighted attendance work led by a district administrator and building principals. The presenter credited new chronic-attendance forms and supports with a significant reduction in chronic absence across schools and reiterated a district target of 95% attendance for the coming year.
The board did not take formal action on the presentation but directed staff to continue using PSAT/SAT data to personalize instruction and to maintain emphasis on attendance and early benchmarking.
The district presenter delivered the report and the matter will continue in future staff follow-up and planning sessions.
