Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 6/8/2023 - 5:00 PM
Category: SCHOOL DIVISION BUSINESS
Type: Info
Subject: Bellwether Report of Instructional Audit- K-5 Reading and Math, Algebra (7:37-8:22)
ACPS Division Objective :
Goal 1
Thriving Students
Policy:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Combined Report to the ACPS Board of Education_060823.pptx
Report 1_ Holistic Experiences of Students of Color.pdf
Report 2_ Classroom Level Experiences of Students of Color.pdf
Report 3_ Role of Systems and Structures in the Achievement of Students of Color.pdf
Report 4_ Root Causes and Recommendations.pdf
Summary: Bellwether, a nonprofit educational consultancy firm, completed a division-wide audit of ACPS educational programming, practices and resources, with a primary focus on reading and math instruction in elementary schools and Algebra 1 instruction in secondary schools.

On average, ACPS outperforms the state of Virginia on a number of key achievement measures. Historically within the district, however, performance on these same measures varies greatly, with students of color and economically disadvantaged students demonstrating far less achievement than their white peers.

This presentation is a high-level overview of the four attached reports requested by the division (a root cause analysis, a report on the holistic experiences of students of color, a report on the classroom experiences of students of color, and a report on the role of systems/structures in the division that contribute to these outcomes).
Funding:
Recommendation: Receive for information.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Jamie Gellner - Director of Transportation Services
Signed By:
Patrick McLaughlin - Assistant Superintendent
Signed By:
Dr. Matthew Haas - Superintendent