Cincinnati City School District committee meeting, date not confirmed yet
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Cincinnati board committee hears update on fall benchmark data and report card simulator 4:20
- A staff member said reading increased in 7 out of 8 grade levels and math in 6 out of 7, with the largest increases in grade 6. 5:07
- Board members asked how the data would translate to learning in the classroom, whether the data could be disaggregated for schools that need to move to 3 stars and how the district would ensure report card simulator data was entered in a timely and accurate manner. 20:14
- One board member reviewed a schedule of meeting topics and raised a recommendation to form a community advisory group for strategic plan implementation. 58:47
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Item by item (9)
- Opening and roll call 2:20
- Fall benchmark data update 3:48
- The staff member said science increased in all 3 assessments. 5:07
- A staff member said the greatest growth was 6th grade reading at 9.7 percentage growth and 10th grade ELA at 8.1. 6:13
- The staff member said about 15 schools were at 2.5 stars and described plans to review how far they were from 3 stars. 9:27
- Report card simulator presentation 10:28
- A staff member said the district created a system of workbooks so that schools would all use the same tool. 11:01
- The staff member said every school received its own data sheet and that there are 66 of them. 11:42
- The staff member described a district simulator that could be used to set goals needed to reach 3.5 stars. 18:56
- Questions on classroom use and data breakdown 20:00
- Kari Armbruster asked how the data would translate into action between students and teachers, and a staff member described student data talks, goal setting and data folders. 20:14
- Kareem Moncree-Moffett, PhD asked whether the data could be broken out for schools not yet at 3 stars and whether those schools were fully staffed. 25:06
- A staff member said about 30 schools were at 2.5 stars or less, with only 3 schools at 1.5 stars, and said the district could share each school's data. 29:34
- Questions on simulator rollout and curriculum use 32:55
- Jim Crosset asked whether this version of the simulator was new, and a staff member said yes. 33:09
- Jim Crosset asked how curriculum use was measured, and a staff member cited instructional rounds, collaboratives and professional development. 33:43
- Asked about deadlines for teacher data, a staff member said no hard deadline had been given yet and that predictions were expected by the winter benchmark. 35:40
- Board comments on tool and testing 39:20
- One board member asked whether the tool could benefit other school districts and said the district should copyright or patent it. 39:58
- Eve Bolton said the big correlation for test results was attendance. 40:36
- One board member said monetizing the work was not a bad idea but might be early, and suggested discussing the approach with universities that prepare teachers. 45:17
- Report card complexity and teacher time 52:51
- One board member said the Ohio report card is too complicated and asked whether work with schools could focus on a small number of high-leverage things. 52:51
- Ben Lindy asked to what extent the district was creating time for staff to work with the data. 52:51
- A staff member said principals were being asked to use staff meeting time so teachers could work on it together. 55:34
- Schedule of meeting topics 58:13
- Brandon Craig said the November 18th meeting would cover the budget, human resources, teacher absenteeism and staffing gaps, with additional goals scheduled through March. 59:30
- Community advisory group for strategic plan 58:13
- Brandon Craig said community partners had recommended a community advisory group for implementing the strategic plan. 1:00:29
- The superintendent said members of the former community advisory team asked to meet about the final plan and continuing an advisory committee, and one board member said the superintendent should take the meeting. 1:02:55
- One board member suggested a hybrid meeting format and regular reporting to the community. 1:04:28
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Video: posted by the district as “Student Achievement Committee of the Whole Meeting October 21, 2026”