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Measuring Student Success
Like most school districts across the country, we have relied heavily on standardized assessments, like the Wisconsin Forward Examination or the ACT to measure student academic success. While standardized measures remain important and can provide information to students, families, and our district, we have a need and an opportunity to broaden not only our understanding of student success but how we should be measuring it. The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced our assessment protocols with students in significant ways. Statewide standardized testing was paused in the spring of 2020 and the future of this system is still uncertain. Many colleges and universities are waiving an ACT or SAT score as part of their entrance requirements. These events have opened a door to PK-16 educators’ ability to create and consider alternative measures of student success, not only aligned to our district reading proficiency goal, but in all aspects of our educational programming.
During the 2020-2021, teams at the elementary and secondary level will develop an expanded list of student success metrics, aligned to our district goal and across our educational programming so that we are viewing excellence from a wide variety of perspectives.
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Our Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Student Success
Wisconsin Forward Examination ACT and ASPIRE Assessments Graduation Rate Activity and Athletic Participation
Student Hope and Engagement Surveys
Behavior Referrals, Suspension and Expulsion Data Advanced Placement Participation
Special Education Incidence STAR Assessment in Reading and Mathematics
Special Education Referral to Placement Rate ACCESS Examination for English Language Learners
District Report Card Score
The following metrics are the most connected to initiatives that are prioritized in our district. See the next three pages for detailed student KPI information.
