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Board hears teaching-and-learning update on AP, dual-credit and assessment timing
Summary
The teaching-and-learning committee reported a new AP computer science course, five total AP offerings, substantial dual-credit participation and noted that a change in the timing of a reading screener may affect proficiency reporting; more detailed data will be presented at a future meeting.
The West Salem School Board received a teaching-and-learning committee report detailing secondary acceleration options and assessment timing concerns.
Committee member Bob Golnick summarized highlights from the committee: a new AP computer science course will bring the district to five Advanced Placement offerings, dual-credit participation was about 60% last year across WTC and UWL partnerships, and administrators will present additional data at a future meeting.
Committee members and staff discussed how assessment timing affects reported proficiency. Bob Menard (speaker 3) noted reading screeners once occurred later in the quarter and that a switch to an earlier assessment (AIMS) can make proficiency appear lower compared with earlier FastBridge results; staff said they will present more detailed context on screener timing and benchmarks in a future report.
The committee also reviewed FastBridge data for ELA and math. No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff will return with further detail and district benchmarking context.
