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District presents 2025 state assessment data: gains noted, persistent gaps remain for MLL and students with disabilities
Summary
District leaders shared 2025 assessment results showing incremental gains in ELA and math but persistent subgroup gaps for multilingual learners and students with disabilities; the board discussed strategies including targeted interventions, professional learning and data dashboards.
Providence Public Schools presented 2025 state assessment data on Jan. 20, reporting modest districtwide gains alongside persistent subgroup gaps.
Dr. Paula Dylan summarized the district's approach to sharing the data framed around board goals. She said grade‑3 ELA proficiency sat at roughly 24% and grade‑8 at 15%, with goals to raise those percentages over time. "Text‑based writing remains our most significant area of continued need," Dylan said, noting the district is increasing writing practice and benchmarking.
The presentation showed progress in several schools and that the percentage of students attending 2‑star or higher schools rose to about 64% of students. Dr. Mikaela Keegan reviewed high‑school SAT results, which she described as steady with modest progress and noted the digital SAT transition created a new baseline in 2022–23.
Speakers flagged subgroup performance: multilingual learners (MLL) and students with disabilities showed lower proficiency rates, and board members pushed district staff to detail targeted, aggressive interventions. Dr. Dylan described a range of strategies already in use or expanding: teaming and common planning time at the middle level, targeted programs (MOSAIC for dual‑language foundational reading, Emera for fluency practice), interventionists and coaches, Power BI dashboards that combine assessment and attendance data, and plans to add professional learning time and small‑group tutoring.
Board members asked about limits of the district's data systems, how race/ethnicity categories are collected and whether additional disaggregation is feasible given state reporting constraints. District staff said they had raised those questions with the data team and state partners and would return with options.
