At the October Governing Board meeting, the Board received an update on the progress being made towards achieving Academic Goal #2 and interim goals 2.1 and 2.2.
Fifth graders showed a modest increase in proficiency from the previous fifth-grade cohort on AASA Math. This goal is still off-track according to AASA and Star Math results, even with slight improvements in math proficiency in grades 3-5.
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
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
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 #2
The percent of fifth-grade students that score at Proficiency or higher on AASA Math will increase from 11% in Aug. 2023 to 45% by Aug. 2028.
Interim Goal #2.1
The percentage of students performing at Proficiency or higher on the third-grade STAR Math assessment will increase from 29.8% to 36% by May 2026
Interim Goal #2.2
The percentage of students performing at Minimally Proficient on the third-grade STAR Math Assessment will decrease from 48.8% to 40% by May 2026.