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Board hears assessment review; focus shifts to growth over proficiency
Summary
Munetrix reviewed assessment trends (SAT and M-STEP), privacy-related data suppression, and emphasized growth metrics; presenters recommended disaggregating data by entry cohorts to better understand newcomer impacts on proficiency.
The presentation covered academic assessment trends including SAT and M-STEP results, noting that some data are suppressed to protect small groups. Presenters emphasized measuring student growth as a complement to proficiency rates and suggested disaggregating outcomes for students who enrolled since K–3 versus later arrivals.
The board was shown peer-group comparisons against demographically similar districts (Benton Harbor, Bridgeport, Ecorse) and aspirational comparisons (Rochester). Presenters highlighted that virtual enrollment corrections had previously produced inflated counts and that adjusted figures affect trend interpretation.
