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v <br /> 1 Slide#3 <br /> Celebrating District Successes and Academic Progress <br /> • 5 of 11 elementary schools have returned to or exceeded pre-COVID proficiency levels, <br /> closing the gap with 2018-19 performance <br /> • Elementary ATSI school successfully exited federal designation status <br /> • All three comprehensive high schools earned the Platinum AP Honor Roll and AP Access <br /> Award (2025) <br /> • Kindergarten students exceeded expected growth over a two-year period (mCLASS) <br /> • First-grade students met expected growth over a two-year period (mCLASS) <br /> Cnape IHlll-Carrb-co 'itySchools i g THINK (AND ACT) <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Rodney Trice said that student outcomes are at the core of the district's daily work and its budget <br /> 4 requests. He acknowledged that,while time has passed since,the pandemic had a real impact on students. <br /> 5 He reported that 5 out of 11 elementary schools have either returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels <br /> 6 of proficiency. He highlighted that Northside Elementary School exited TSI (Targeted Support and <br /> 7 Improvement)status this year, a federal designation given to schools when certain subgroups fail to meet <br /> 8 expectations, noting it was largely due to the hard work of district leadership and the staff over a two or <br /> 9 three-year period, which demonstrated significant growth. He described it as a difficult lift and said it <br /> 10 deserves to be highlighted. Rodney Trice noted that the district's three comprehensive high schools <br /> 11 earned AP designations, including a platinum AP honor roll and an AP access award recognizing the <br /> 12 district's equity focus in making AP opportunities available to all students. He highlighted that <br /> 13 kindergarten cohorts have exceeded expected growth on the mCLASS assessment for the past couple of <br /> 14 years, and that first graders have met or exceeded expected growth on in-class assessments. He credited <br /> 15 high-quality curriculum resources, particularly literacy resources at the early grade levels, for this <br /> 16 progress. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br />