Shannon, the district lead for assessment and accountability, told the board that the Hudson School District received state report card results that place the district above expectations. “Our overall score was 77, which exceeds expectations,” Shannon said, noting five schools significantly exceeded expectations and three schools exceeded expectations statewide.

Shannon and other staff warned the board that the state updated its scoring formula this year, complicating direct year‑to‑year comparisons in some priority areas. The district will use the data to reaffirm and adjust action plans set earlier this year. Staff also cited strong percentile rankings in achievement: English language arts and math were reported in high percentiles compared with statewide peers.

On instruction and interventions, staff said new curriculum resources are being implemented (new geometry and Algebra II textbooks at middle/high school and an expanded K–2 ELA resource). The district also reported increasing student use of Tutor.com for online tutoring.

Board members asked for clarification about what 'proficient' means and how percentiles differ from proficiency cutoffs. Nick explained that the proficiency bar is set at roughly the 60th percentile by state policy and that percentile rankings compare the district to others statewide, which helps contextualize proficiency percentages.

A board member raised a question about the Hudson Virtual Charter School showing a high proficiency figure despite no overall score; staff explained the charter’s small full‑time enrollment and insufficient subgroup counts prevent calculation of standard achievement/growth metrics for that report card.

The district encouraged trustees and the public to review linked report cards and a cheat‑sheet staff prepared for reading the updated scores.