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District accountability: new test format cited as driver of score changes; district score reported as 77/100
Summary
An accountability presentation explained changes in the STAR/EOC testing format and reported district domain scores (Domain 1: 78; Domain 2: 70; Domain 3: 74), yielding a district score of 77 out of 100 and noting 89% of campuses held or improved letter grades from 2024 to 2025.
Miss Folwood explained the A–F accountability framework and detailed how domain scores are calculated for campuses and for the district. She told trustees that testing changes — earlier administration of STAR/EOC, online delivery, new item types including extended responses and evidence-based writing, and grading by human and AI scorers — have substantially changed score calculations. “Beginning in 2023, STAR and EOC tests are now administered earlier in the school year…Writing is now incorporated into all reading tests,” she said, describing increased cognitive demands and new scoring methods.
Folwood reported district domain scores of Domain 1 (student achievement) = 78, Domain 2 (school progress) = 70, and Domain 3 (closing gaps) = 74; the higher of Domains 1 and 2 carries 70% and Domain 3 carries 30% of the overall district grade, producing a total of 77 out of 100. She noted that 89% of campuses’ letter grades stayed the same or improved from 2024 to 2025 and that campus-comparison groups determine distinctions.
