District presents CCRPI findings and previews strategic plan focused on closing gaps

District leaders presented a detailed review of 2025 College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) components and described programmatic and operational steps the system will take to address gaps in student achievement.

Presenters explained that CCRPI reporting now relies on five components—content mastery, progress, closing gaps, readiness and graduation rate—and noted that recent state standards and assessment changes have affected year‑to‑year comparability for English language arts and some math measures. Staff said the district underperformed the state in several areas for school year 2025 and emphasized that closing gaps remains the highest priority for raising baseline student outcomes.

District staff described a set of actions and tools that will be prioritized in the new strategic plan: stronger universal screeners and earlier intervention (MAP diagnostic assessments), explicit "look‑fors" for classrooms tied to a unified instructional framework, stronger and calibrated principal and teacher evaluations, targeted MTSS tiered supports with clear entry/exit criteria, and enhanced site visits and coaching so leadership can make weekly rather than end‑of‑year adjustments.

Board members asked for more explanation of how closing gaps is calculated after standards changed, pressed for clarity on resource allocation to gap‑closing strategies, and urged that principal workload be balanced so school leaders can focus on instruction rather than administrative tasks. Presenters said calibration work on evaluations and a summer program to analyze student work will begin immediately, with cluster and grade‑band approaches used for principal supervisors and school support officers.

The district framed the briefing as the starting point for the new strategic plan; staff said ongoing reporting and increased mid‑course data will allow more timely instructional adjustments rather than relying solely on end‑of‑year results.