At the October Governing Board meeting, the Board received an update on the progress being made towards achieving Academic Goal #4 and interim goals 4.1 and 4.2.
xth through eighth-grade math is at 12% proficiency according to STAR Math results. This data, in addition to AASA 2025 data, provides evidence that goal 4 is the furthest from being on track and will require the greatest change in proficiency scores to achieve 45% proficiency by 2028.
Key Inputs
Curriculum and Instruction
Planning and pacing aligned with the district’s Essential Standards Curriculum Maps and Unit Plans; “The Essential 5” guidance for daily lesson planning
Adopted Tier 1 and supplemental (Tier 2) curricular resources, including: enVision, Carnegie, iXL, and TouchMath
Lesson sequence and time stamps built into math unit plans to ensure appropriate pacing in daily lessons
5 Es (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) model for mathematics instruction
Algebra 1 programming expanded to include partnership with Academies at South Mountain (zero hour), district Algebra teacher, and campus sections with highly-qualified math teachers
Use of success criteria and exemplars during daily instruction for checks for understanding and student feedback
Intervention Teachers at 12 campuses
Math intervention block in master schedules
Instructional Support, Professional Development, Collaboration, and Feedback
Observation/Feedback protocol utilized by site principals and instructional coaches for teacher coaching
Get Better Faster tool utilized by site principals and instructional coaches for focusing teacher feedback
PLT protocol focused on creating exemplars and know/show charts for target-task alignment
2 district math coaches, 1 gifted coach, 1 ESS coach for curriculum and instruction
Monthly content PLTs for 5th-8th grade math teachers
Monitoring and Evaluation
District learning walk tool used for weekly learning walks by both site and district leadership in order to capture data on instruction to inform feedback and action plans
Day-long site visits to each campus to observe instruction, capture observation data, provide feedback to instructional leadership teams, and inform action plans (September and February)
Monthly Principal + IC data reviews to synthesize student learning data and classroom learning walk data and identify trends.
Weekly data reviews during Teaching & Learning Division meetings to inform strategy and professional development
Academic Goal #4
The percent of eighth-grade students who score at Proficiency or higher on AASA Math will increase from 12% in Aug. 2023 to 45% by Aug. 2028.
Interim Goal #4.1
The percentage of students performing at Proficiency or higher on the sixth-grade STAR Math Assessment will increase from 19.7% to 28% by May 2026.
Interim Goal #4.2
The percentage of students performing at Minimally Proficient on the sixth-grade STAR Math Assessment will decrease from 64.3% to 49% by May 2026.