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Board reviews school accountability report card; trustees press for clarity on EL assignments and absenteeism
Summary
Trustees examined the school accountability report card, questioned a 64.7% figure for English-learner class misalignment and an apparent discrepancy in average teacher salary figures; district staff said data lags and committed to follow up.
Trustee discussion of the school accountability report card focused on several data points trustees asked staff to clarify, including English-learner class assignment alignment, chronic absenteeism trends, and a puzzling difference between site and district average teacher salary figures.
"Because it's published in 02/2526, it's always a year behind the data," the superintendent said, explaining that the published report contains data that lags the current school year. A trustee pressed on a 23-24 figure that said 64.7% of classes with English learners were misaligned; the superintendent said personnel certification issues had been remedied since that snapshot and staff would follow up to explain the calculation.
Trustees also asked whether chronic absenteeism trends for English learners and students with disabilities were improving; the superintendent said district dashboards show improvement for 24-25 but cautioned the publicly published report will reflect data with a one-year lag. The board voted to approve the accountability report, with staff to provide further clarifications on the specific data points raised.
