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District previews state report card changes; leaders say recent data show improvement
Summary
Testing and assessment manager Amanda Vargo briefed the board on Ohio's report‑card components and a statutory change to 4th‑grade promotion calculations; district leaders said current growth data position CPS better than recent years and recommended a full review when state results publish mid‑September.
Amanda Vargo, testing and assessment manager, gave a high‑level preview of the Ohio school report card components and how CPS expects to engage once the 2025–26 results are released in mid‑September.
Vargo explained that the report card’s two most heavily weighted components are achievement (test results) and progress (growth), while graduation, college‑career‑workforce readiness, early literacy and gap‑closing each carry smaller, equal weights. She noted a legal change to the 4th‑grade promotion calculation enacted in October 2025 that will lower promotion percentages statewide because students now must meet a promotable score (not merely be promoted) on state or alternate assessments.
District leaders said CPS’s recent three‑year growth mix improved because a very weak year in 2022–23 dropped out of the weighted average, positioning the district more favorably for the upcoming release. Superintendent Murphy told the board that ownership of report‑card components rests with academic leadership (Dr. Smith and assistant superintendents) and that principals and network teams have been trained to interpret and act on component data.
Vargo cautioned that the district remains in a validation phase of data submission and asked the board to await the final mid‑September release before drawing firm conclusions about ratings or campaign messaging tied to the report card.
