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District reports gains in math and reading and slight enrollment dip; administrators cite progress and next steps
Summary
Administrators presented end-of-year assessment data showing math performance measured at about 95% and reading results described as exceeding the district's goal; average daily attendance rose to 93.2% and average enrollment averaged 4,090 students (down 114 from the prior year).
District administrators gave the Muhlenberg County Board of Education an end-of-year academic and operational update, citing gains in several measures while noting interruptions to midyear diagnostics that complicated year-to-year comparisons.
Presenter Stacy Jones summarized assessment trends and three-year comparisons by grade level. Jones said the district's math measure reached about 95% on the displayed metric and that reading results "surpassed" the district target — noting in the meeting transcript that reading outcomes were expressed as "past 100% — 6% is where we ended up reading," language that was not further clarified in the materials presented during the meeting. She also showed slide-level comparisons to state and national norms and pointed to movement of students from below-grade to above-grade levels in multiple grades.
Administrators told the board the district recommends about 45 minutes per week of personalized instruction in reading and 45 minutes per week in math beyond regular lessons; the presentation included both print and digital resource options for K–5 math and reading curricula. The presenter noted winter testing disruptions reduced the interval between diagnostic administrations for some grades and affected midyear-to-spring comparisons.
On operational metrics, an administrator reported average daily attendance for 2025–26 was 93.2%, an increase from 92.7% the previous year. Average daily membership (enrollment) for the year averaged 4,090 students, a decline of 114 from the prior year; the highest enrollment month was reported as the second month of the school year at 4,123 students.
Board members did not take separate votes on the presentation; the information was provided for monitoring and planning ahead of upcoming school-year preparations. Staff indicated more detailed, grade-level printouts were available to board members and that the district will continue monitoring growth measures into the next year.
