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First-nine-weeks assessment: third-grade math above goal; reading rates below targets in early grades
Summary
District presentation showed mixed first-nine-weeks results: third-grade math met the 60% goal at 61%, while third-grade reading was 41% (below 60%). Several grade- and subject-specific figures were reviewed by Assistant Superintendent Kim Callison.
Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning Kim Callison presented progress measures from the first nine weeks of the school year, reporting a mix of results across grades and subjects.
Callison reported that 61% of third graders met expectations in math, exceeding the district year-end goal of 60%. Fourth- and fifth-grade math rates were 65% and 58% respectively. In reading, third graders met expectations at 41% (below the 60% goal); fourth- and fifth-grade reading rates were 36% and 49% respectively. Science for fifth grade was reported at 71% meeting expectation. For middle school math the minutes list 6th grade 39%, 7th grade 16%, and 8th grade 56%; Algebra I in 8th grade was 75% vs. high-school Algebra I at 42%. High-school English I was 45%, English II 53%, Biology 68% and U.S. History 56%.
Callison reviewed concerns and supports being implemented to assist teachers; the minutes summarize actions but do not attach dollar amounts or detailed campus-level breakdowns.
