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District lays out proficiency goals and early performance snapshot
Summary
District staff outlined four priorities—standards-based instruction, student supports/intervention, foundational skills and a versatile team—and presented preliminary proficiency and attendance snapshots, including a reported 44% proficiency rate in grades 3–8 and junior-high gains in math.
A district presenter delivered an overview of the districtproficiency goals for the coming year, emphasizing four priorities: standards-based instruction, student supports and intervention (including social-emotional learning), foundational literacy and numeracy skills, and building versatile instructional teams.
The presenter cited preliminary results: "In grades 3 through 8, students were 44% proficient," and said that represented an increase from the prior year. He described district-level attendance numbers (a reported 71.6% figure in one snapshot) and said the district aims to raise proficiency toward long-term targets (a stated goal of 55% proficiency over time). The presenter and board members discussed intervention programs (including work with consultants such as Blue Engine and other local models) and specific junior-high gains: "Ruston Junior High in 2025, their overall proficiency was 32%... and they went up to 39 in 1 school year," a gain cited in the discussion.
Board members pressed on how interventions would be implemented, how parents would be engaged, and on statutory limits regarding third-grade retention. The presenter said full accountability components from the state had not yet been returned and that a fuller report would be provided later in the fall.
