Marty, assessment staff, presented the district’s mid‑year student achievement report and explained the role of universal screeners in a balanced assessment system.

Marty said the board is seeing only the universal screener component of the system at mid‑year and reviewed how assessments flag students at risk for falling off track. He explained the different screeners used across grade bands (Acadience for K–6 and FastBridge for grades 7–10) and walked the board through historical trends and current beginning/middle‑of‑year comparisons.

The nut graf: the universal screeners are designed to identify students who may need intervention so the district can target supports; the presentation also included first‑semester course‑passing rates for secondary students as a complementary indicator. "When you look at our seniors, that tells us that 15 percent of seniors would have had at least 1 F, but 85 percent had no F's and passed all their courses," Marty said while reviewing course‑passing data.

Marty emphasized the data point is an interim measure; middle‑of‑year results show where students stand before final instruction and assessments later in the year. Board members asked clarifying questions about the timing of course‑passing metrics (first semester) and whether state high‑school assessments might change; participants noted ongoing state discussions about alternative high‑school assessment options such as ACT or WorkKeys.

No board action was taken; the report was informational.