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Presenters cite gains in ELA and math but say district still trails state averages
Summary
District presenters said cohort analyses show multi-year proficiency gains (ELA +4 points, math +5 points district-wide; high-school ELA rose as much as 10 points), while noting the district overall remains below the state mean in grades 3–9.
District assessment staff reviewed NJSLA cohort and subgroup results and highlighted steady multi-year gains across grade bands. Mr. Fosnacht told the board that district ELA proficiency rose about 4 percentage points over two school years and that the district had seen a 5-point increase in math proficiency over the same period; he emphasized cohort growth (comparing the same students year-to-year) as the key measure of progress.
The presenter noted variation by grade and subgroup: some grade levels are closer to state averages while others lag, and subgroup accountability applies when groups have more than 20 students. On science, Mr. Fosnacht said the district’s overall proficiency was approximately 17%, up from 15% two years earlier, and that the state is considering assessment changes. “We’ve seen our cohort growth in proficiency increase in each one of our grade levels,” he said, adding that deeper school-level analysis will be posted online.
