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Board members press district on low college-readiness math scores at Monroe High
Summary
Trustees questioned how Monroe High School can show low PSAT math college-readiness (about 11%) while graduation rates remain high; district staff pointed to test differences, curriculum changes and interventions.
Several board members raised concern about college-readiness in math for high-school students after Andrea presented PSAT/11th-grade math data showing low proficiency. One committee member asked directly: "When we look at a data point of only 9 percent proficient in math, how do these students graduate?" (speaker 5), pressing staff for an explanation of how test proficiency related to graduation outcomes.
District staff and another board member said part of the explanation is test differences and the district's recent curriculum changes. Superintendent Scholl and an additional trustee noted the transition from an integrated math pathway to a traditional algebra/geometry pathway and cautioned that the PSAT and prior M-STEP assessments are not strictly comparable year to year. Trustee Tom (speaker 11) added that the 9% figure includes both Monroe High School and Orchard and rises to about 11% if only Monroe High School is considered.
