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Curriculum director says district tracking targets after report-card release; ACT change will affect year-to-year comparisons
Summary
Curriculum director Beth Johnson reviewed the district report card, noting a 53% ELA proficiency rate (down from 57%), district ACT composite 22.2, and plans to adopt school- and grade-level target reports and common assessments to drive incremental improvement.
Beth Johnson, the district’s curriculum director, presented the recently released student report card and walked the board through strengths, weaknesses and next steps. She said the district’s overall ELA proficiency is 53% (state reported 63%) and that district performance has tracked the state’s trend. Johnson highlighted gains in specific focus areas (improvements in several grade-level targets from 2023–24 to 2024–25) and persistent weaknesses in composing full text and text structures.
Johnson also explained the change in state assessment practice: the state will be reporting ACT results and the district’s composite ACT is currently 22.2 (compared with state 21.1 and national 19.4). She said the change to ACT for state testing will make this year’s measures non‑comparable with prior Smarter Balanced results and the district will prepare a new college-and-career readiness indicator. The district plans school- and grade-level target reports to align instruction, adopt common assessments, and set incremental ELA goals.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the data, cohort reporting and how the district will support the anticipated transition to ACT-based measures for juniors. Johnson said the high school is preparing plans to support students, and the district will continue to refine target reports and common assessments.
