001Good evening everyone. We'll go ahead and get started with this working session. Thanks for being with us tonight. Um we will roll right into um comments to the board. And this is uh the point in the meeting where the public can address the board. Um because this is a working session, you'll notice up there the small note that the topic needs to be related to an agenda item. So we did have an item come in, but it was not related to an agenda item. So please feel free to come back to one of our regular session board meetings and address the board if you wish to. Um and next we'll move to celebrating Orioles. Tonight we are um going to celebrate a dance group as well as some high school students. Dr. Windham? Yes, thank
002you, Mrs. Parent. And we are first going to start with continuing um every board meeting we start by celebrating academic excellence and we feature a different school. Uh so over the course of the year we get to feature each school at least once. And this evening we have Middle School North. So principal Mr. McKinney is here and he will introduce some incredible North students that will talk about how they are achieving excellence. Microphone. Mike Duff here. Just hold it. Okay. So I've got or at North really we we had big things happen this year. We brought on sixth grade. And then we took a lot of ILEARN tests. So [snorts] we brought Raphael on because he is a sixth grader. Just among the best and the brightest. And then he also is part of our
003only sixth grader who's part of our math bowl and academic super bowl. And all around great guy. So I also have Miss Bischoff here who's one of our sixth grade teachers. Computer science, also teaches eighth grade. And she had she's also our math bowl and academic super bowl coach and had some nice things to say about Raphael. Hi guys. I just want to talk briefly about Raphael because we feel like um he really embodies academic success at Avon Middle School North. This year you've obviously demonstrated a strong commitment to learning. You've got all A's in all of his classes. And outside of the classroom he's also going above and beyond. He has been a part of our math bowl team, our sixth grade math bowl team that we brought over from the intermediate school. And
004then has joined our academic super bowl team as well. Um so outside of showcasing his knowledge, teamwork, and perseverance there, he was also recently selected as the Oriole of the quarter for his team, the Retrievers, which was a big deal. Um in addition, he's also a student athlete. So he participates in tennis and track and field. So we just feel like this student is a well-rounded example of what it means to be like outstanding academic achievement at North. So we appreciate you. Great job. >> [applause] >> So Raphael was very excited to be here tonight. He felt like this is going to be super formal, professional. And then as a sixth grader what I asked him today what his big goals for the future are next year. And Raphael, what'd you say? I said so
005what I said is I want to try and get into one of your classes this year. So I have a higher chance of getting some bigger opportunities. Okay, such a very awesome and mature answer for a sixth grader. So parents definitely should be proud. Okay, my other two students are eighth graders and two very special students. We're looking forward to sending them to the high school, but we're also sad that they're both leaving. So I'm going to start with Camden. And Camden scored a perfect score on his math checkpoints. And so that that's definitely round of applause worthy. >> [applause] >> Okay, and so I'm going to I'm going to go off memory here. When I asked Camden, he's not just knows in the book kind of guy. Cross country, basketball, track, third chair violin,
006and NJHS member as well. So super well-rounded awesome kid at North and great family, too. And good news, his brother is going to be at North next year. And his brother already told me he's a much better basketball player. >> [laughter] >> Uh Camden did not did not want to make a speech today. Okay, and then I have Samantha Grammer. Oh sorry, Camden I've got something to read from you from your um from your geometry teacher, Mr. Keller. Camden is an absolute pleasure to have in class and makes a positive impact on the the math classroom every day. He is smart, kind, focused, driven, advocates for himself, asks great questions, perseveres, helps peers, and that's just the beginning. Camden sets the standard for excellence and has a bright future ahead. Mr. Keller. >> [applause] >>
007Okay, and then Samantha Grammer. I think every time we have an award ceremony Samantha's involved. So whether it's an outstanding Oriole, student of the month, or things like this, Samantha's just always there. And so she scored a perfect score on her ILEARN checkpoints in ELA. And so a theme you'll hear too is Samantha is like Camden very well-rounded. So let me go from memory here and correct me if I'm wrong. But tennis, softball, NJHS vice president, and then violin. What was the term you told me today that concertmaster violinist. So that sounded really awesome. And then she told me that meant first chair. So a good learning for me today. And then it Did I say NJHS vice president? Okay. And so a super well-rounded kid. And Miss Stout had to say Samantha that you
008have demonstrated your love for learning throughout the year across content areas with your outstanding work ethic, time management, critical thinking, and engagement. Samantha does all this while showing exceptional leadership skills and continuing to demonstrate her value for accountability, respect, and kindness to all. Miss Stout. >> [applause] >> Okay. Okay, thank you guys. Families, appreciate you being here. Board members, do you have any comments for our outstanding students? Uh well, congratulations to the three of you. We grow smart kids everywhere, but to hear what is happening at North is really special. Um and what I find is that students that we recognize in elementary, we tend to see in middle school. And those that we've recognized for high achievement in middle school, we tend to see in high school because you have established a pattern of
009responsibility, caring about your academics and all of your extracurricular activities, and you'll just continue to do that. And so we just could not be prouder to celebrate our high-achieving Orioles and what you're doing at Avon Middle School North. Thank you for being here. Yep, I would echo that and I would say my favorite part of each of those perfect scores are amazing. Don't get me wrong. I don't want to take anything from that. But all of those other things, that whole child aspect, um we spend a lot of time and a lot of effort talking about how do we make sure that everybody's getting the breadth of experience. And hearing these stories just really uh exemplifies so all of those other things um that that lead to excellence everywhere else. Um, just kudos all around,
010um, but especially that side. Congratulations on all your achievements. Big kudos. I mean, you guys are the role models for, you know, younger kids and older kids. So, thank you for being the best of Avon. Um, do you want to introduce your parents that you have with you? >> [laughter] >> Hi mom and dad. Um, this is Andrea, my mom, and this is my little brother Logan, and this is my dad, Jed. Hi. Logan, are you the basketball player? Okay, cool. We'll see you next, okay? This is my dad, Scott. Thank you, parents, for raising exceptional kids. Um, I'm excited to see your guys' future in high school and continued in middle school. So, congratulations. Well, every uh adult in this room will vouch for what I'm about to say. There's a lot of good
011habits and a lot of bad habits that we all pick up along the way. The key is to have a lot more good habits than bad habits and it can make for a pretty good life. And the three of you have already started some important habits. Habits like being involved and trying hard and being diligent and saying, "I want to have a lot of parts to my life." And that's a great habit you're developing. Keep it up because I tell you what, you're you're You must all be about 14 now, right? 14 and soon you'll be 28 and soon you'll be 56. It just doubles real quickly, but I'll tell you, suddenly uh suddenly um you'll look back on your life when you get to those bigger numbers and you'll say, "I wonder why my
012life turned out like it did." And a lot of it has to do with the habits that you developed right now. So, congratulations, but more importantly, congratulations. Keep it up. We can't wait to see more of you and all the good things you'll do in high school. I'll just add that I'm quite impressive that your principal has memorized all your extensive list of activities or I as I wrote down on my notes, your resume. Quite the resume that you have and I have no doubt we will see you here again. So, thank you. But but you remembered. That's still an accomplishment. >> [laughter] >> All right. Um, next up we have some commendations. Dr. Windham. Thank you. First up is Caleb Rashid. So, Caleb, if you'll come forward here. Uh, Caleb is a very accomplished
013student athlete. Um, and if you'd like to learn a little bit more about Caleb, Mr. Shockley recommended he join me on our senior send-off podcast and he did a phenomenal job. Um, but he has accomplished great things both in the classroom and on the athletic field. I want to thank uh some of the coaches that are here, Jack Jarnigan, Steve Yaros, uh Mr. Rinney. Uh, our coach could not be here because of some other conflicts, but uh Caleb has just done great things and represented Avon very well, and I will turn it over to Mrs. Parent to read the commendation. Yes. So, one of our greatest privileges as a board is to give these honors. So, I'm going to go ahead and read this to you. It's a lot of fancy words. >> Okay, thank
014you. Uh, the Avon Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees would like to congratulate Caleb Rashid with the passage of the following resolution. Caleb Rashid won the 2026 indoor state title at the shot put at the Hoosier State Relays State Championship. Caleb Rashid was the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association discus state champion. Caleb Rashid won the 2026 Hoosier Crossroads Conference Indoor Invitational with a winning throw of 59 and 5.5. Wow. Giving him a number one ranking in the nation. Caleb Rashid has a 4.718 GPA and is in the top 13% of his class, is a member of the National Honor Society, a student athlete leadership team member, an Aim mentor, and participated in the Sheltering Wings Men in Action Read program. Caleb Rashid has accepted a full athletic scholarship to DePaul University in Chicago.
015Caleb Rashid has demonstrated excellent work ethic, determination, and commitment and has earned the respect of the entire school community for his high standards and achievements. Caleb Rashid has demonstrated perseverance to achieve excellence at a high level. The highest level of distinction given by the Avon Community School Corporation is a commendation from the Board of School Trustees. Therefore, let it be resolved that Caleb Rashid is hereby commended for his success and achievements. Board members, I will take a motion. I move that the Board of School Trustees approve the commendation for Caleb Rashid as presented. Second. Motion by Kim, seconded by Josh. Did I hear that right? Okay. Is there any discussion? All those in favor? That motion passes 5-0. Congratulations. >> [applause] >> Board members, any comments for Caleb? Well, uh as a former shot putter,
016I I'd have barely say, "Yeah." Uh, except I didn't >> [laughter] >> I didn't uh I never made it out of sectionals and nor out of 40 ft. So, >> [laughter] >> barely can't throw that on my resume too much. Uh, and uh anybody who graduated or or went to DePaul, we always had to say DePaul with a W in Greencastle. So, when when they said DePaul, I was like excited because I was really hoping Never mind. Uh, so DePaul with an L is a fine school. Um, uh but wish you the best. Um, thank you for being amazing and again, the well-rounded um doing all of the things and and excellent at so many of them. Um, so congratulations and keep up the good work. Congratulations on all of your accomplishments including a full
017scholarship to DePaul, which is outstanding. Um, and anyone that knows me, I am an Olympics junkie. Um, I have been to the Paris Olympics. I have tickets to go to the LA Olympics. Uh, so I would love to meet you there. Um, so Okay. Um, I'll see you there. Congratulations. What a resume. I mean, number one in the nation. Amazing. Also, um, in the top 13% of your class. I mean, that's high achievements. Congratulations and thank you for being such a well-rounded student. Speaking about a well-rounded student, Caleb, my wife is Mrs. Langford and she has said amazing things about you. So, it's nice to finally meet you in person and I hear Caleb's a really good speaker. So, maybe at some point you could tell us how you do all the things you do.
018It's great. Also, I was just thinking, we all know the figure of speech, that person really throws their weight around, but you do it literally, don't you? It's really [laughter] kind of amazing. Congratulations on being you and thank you for choosing to be part of the Avon community and such an exceptional student and young man. I'm curious what you're studying at DePaul. Um, yeah, I'm studying I'm studying nursing I That is amazing. It continues to the well-rounded conversation, for sure. I do I I did not do shot put, but I did tour DePaul. That was a potential school and for those of you who are not aware, that is an amazing school. So, yes, being from Chicago, I have to annunciate DePaul versus DePaul around here. So, totally understood that. But, thank you so much
019and thank you, parents, for all you do to pour into him and and and dad is a teacher here and we thank you. All right. Next up is a commendation for our one of our dance teams. Yeah, this has become a bit of a tradition. If you'd like to come up, dance team. Um, this is our large ensemble um from Avon High School and the dance team. And they it they are pretty much here every year for the last six? This is six consecutive, if I'm remembering correctly. So, six consecutive state championships in large ensemble for our dance team. I know you can face this way for now and then they'll take a picture and you can face that way. Um, but we just want to congratulate you. Uh, I know uh Alyssa Hartsock, Mrs.
020Hartsock is here. She's our dance teacher at the high school. Yes. >> [applause] >> Um, Miss York, who is the dance coach, I don't think could be here tonight, but she also plays a a key role in the success of this team as well as these amazing young ladies. So, with that, I'll let Mrs. Parent read the commendation for our dance team. Yes, I feel like we need to just make a seat or several seats for you behind here with the your frequency here. That's awesome. The Avon Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees would like to congratulate the Avon Varsity Dance Team Large Ensemble with passage of the following resolution. Whereas the Avon Varsity Dance Team won the 2026 State Championship in the Large Ensemble category, earning their sixth consecutive State Championship. Whereas the
021Avon Varsity Dance Team Large Ensemble has dedicated countless hours of practice to earn yet another undefeated season. Whereas the Avon Varsity Dance Team Large Ensemble has demonstrated perseverance to achieve excellence at a high level and has demonstrated excellent work ethic, determination, and commitment. Whereas the Avon Varsity Dance Team Large Ensemble has earned the respect of the entire school community for their high standards and expectations. Whereas the highest level of distinction given by the Avon Community School Corporation is a commendation from the Board of School Trustees. Therefore, let it be resolved the Avon Varsity Dance Team Large Ensemble through the work of their students, coaches, and parents is hereby commended for their success and achievements. Congratulations. Board members, I will entertain a motion. I move that the Board of School Trustees approve the commendation for the
022Avon High School Large Ensemble Dance Team as presented. Second. Motion by Jennifer, seconded by Mike. Or, excuse me, Mrs. I should start being more formal. Is there any discussion? All those in favor? That motion carries 5-0. Congratulations. >> [applause] [snorts] >> Board members, comments for our awesome Large Ensemble Dance Team. I would just say that I am thoroughly impressed. I literally could not imagine what you do and and cannot imagine how it gets done, let alone all the hours that you spend doing it. Um definitely not in the shot put category. So, I'm I'm on this one. But, with the grace and power and agility, it's just amazing how you turn the the art into a story and just really impressed. Yes, you know, success breeds success. So, the first time that the dance team
023came and we presented a commendation, I think everyone thought, "Oh, that's so awesome." And I hope they can do it again. And then they did. And they did it again and again and again and again. Um and so, that means that it wasn't a fluke. This is actually a tradition of excellence that has been established at Avon High School because of your dedicated instructors and coaches and then your perseverance. I bet you've been dancing for about as long as you've been walking. Um and that is something that just shows that love that you have for the art of dancing and Avon is better for that. So, thank you for all of those years of dedication to being exceptional and for making Avon now having a reputation as a dance school. Thank you so much. I
024know that you guys work very hard. I know some of you personally, but thanks for being a good role model, especially for my daughter and all the other kids. She is very looking forward to when she gets to high school trying out for the dance team and I know she's just amazed by watching you guys and how well you do. So, thank you for all and congratulations. For sure. You know, teamwork matters in about everything we do in life, but boy, does it really matter with what you do in each and every time. So, congratulations for not only being personally excellent, but for making sure that your teammates are excellent as well. And also, a special shout-out to Ms. Hartzok. She graduated from high school from Avon 10 years ago. So, in the mere 10
025years >> [laughter] >> I mean, how about the class reunion where people show up and say, "What have you been up to?" Well, let me tell you, she's done some great things. So, congratulations and thank you for continuing to be part of the Avon community and and taking these young ladies to amazing places. Yes, I was going to echo Mrs. Hartzok and Mrs. York, who I know is not here. Thank you for all that you do to help grow this, what I believe was a relatively young program. Um so, so much to be proud of. So, congratulations and thank you. All right. I Thank you, parents, too, as well. We We see you over there. >> [laughter] >> And I know that the driving, the practicing, and as one of the other board members stated,
026we know that that's not just a high school thing. This has been going on for probably since they've been walking. So, thank you. All right. Well, this part of the meeting is where we get down to some data. So, everyone is welcome to stay, but if you choose to leave, now is a great time and feel free to get some photos out outside and thank you very much for being here. >> [snorts] >> All right, we will move on to item number four, which is reports and this is our strategic a report where we're going to hear an update on some middle school data that will be from Mrs. Allman, Dr. P O, Mr. McKinney, and Mr. Chapman. Well, good evening. Um you know, we do these tip occasionally throughout the year. Um focus on
027the elementaries, now middle school, and then later in the year will be high school. I'm going to start kick off pretty quickly and I want to focus on two things. One piece is I think we really, when you look at some of the demographic data, should celebrate the great work of redistricting. Cuz we went from two middle schools and when you look at the demographic data of our three middle schools, I'm not sure how you can get them any more similar than they are. Um and you know, that is when you really think about just the way the lines work. I mean, you know, we saw this with two middle schools, but now we're seeing this with three middle schools. So, kudos to the school board and the committee that did redistricting because when you
028look at the numbers, you know, we said we want to stay within 15%. We're within 3% in areas and some of them are are for maybe yeah, I guess 4%. But, and on top of that, not only demographics, but when we look at when we know our ILEARN data and the power of um the class sizes from our referendum that we have steadily gone up and middle school data has definitely helped us in this area to make us one of the top 10% districts in the state of Indiana. And when we zoom in on the middle schools, we looked at it and this is our English language arts. Um we had the spring data where they ended at at North and South and then we redistricted and so these are the same kids to see
029what their data was when we went into three middle schools, but again, look how close they are. Um when we re you know, redistricted kids there and you know, where our average was 54.6 as a district and when you look at the state average, I mean, we were significantly above the state average over you know, about almost 15% above the state average and very similar in that area. And then when you look at our math, um we have if you you know, again, I was so impressed when you look I mean, gosh, North and West after redistricting, we're exactly the same percentage of kids passing. Um and then South was right there, too. And so, it just shows that we continue to have strong testing scores. When you look at these scores in isolation, you
030say, "Wait, 50%?" And we we definitely understand that, but when you still compare us to the other states of in Indiana, we have some of the highest math scores. So, I mean that percentage doesn't tell everything when you look at to where it falls relative across the state. And so, what really the important part of these meetings is to talk about what we're doing. You know, we get data, but data is only as important as what we do with our data. And so, that's when I'm going to invite Dr. Pia, Mr. McKinney, and Mr. Chapin up here to give a little highlight on the work what we're doing across our middle schools. Apologies. I've got a little allergy thing going. So, if my voice suddenly cuts out, Mr. McKinney is going to like just shove
031me off the stage and then he's just going to take over. So, all right. Maybe I should do it on purpose now. Really, we did some work last spring talking about guiding coalitions, which really in our PLC work with solution tree has taking leadership teams to a new level in terms of what they're doing. And I think the makeup of the team is interesting. So, the three of us did a book study along with Dr. Heinz in the spring talking about what a guiding coalition is. I know that there were some other principals in the district, Shelly Moyer in particular, that really has championed the use of that. But, really what it is is it's a group of a cross-section of our teachers across the building. So, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, language arts,
032multilingual learners, special ed, all these different teachers in a room trying to solve the different challenges that we have in the building. So, I think that representative leadership is really important. Um you know, other things we're trying to do I think is come up with actionable things that the teachers can do in their classroom. And we're vetting it with the people who are respected and connected in the building who will then be able to to sell whatever it is we're we're trying to do for kids to make that difference. Our teams meet about once every 2 weeks. And so, we're doing individual work in each building. And then, you know, we took some time this year and we built some incentives to try to help with our ILEARN checkpoints as we're doing those throughout the
033year just because that's a lot of testing sometimes for students and how can we continue to keep them engaged? So, trying to reinforce student effort. And then I think it's just demonstrating our commitment to distributed leadership. I think as a leader one of our main roles as a leader is to grow more leaders. And so, I think providing this opportunity for our teachers is a way to do that. And I I I would I'm I'm sure my colleagues would echo me in terms of the success of our guiding coalitions so far this year. So, I'll turn it over to Mr. McKinney to talk about data dives. He didn't have to shove me off the stage. Well, and we were saying uh we can really clear out a room here. Everybody left when we were getting
034ready to dive into our presentation. Uh yeah, I think my favorite thing about those uh coalition meetings is you really get the opportunity uh to involve your teacher voices. So, at the middle school level, uh that is really huge. I mean, they they want to be able to to be part of it, part of the planning, part part of the decision-making. So, kind of helping steer the ship. Um and I can speak to my building and their buildings, too. We have awesome teachers. So, adding more people to that kind of leadership um you know, that coalition just makes us makes us better schools. So, uh another thing that we focused on, you heard me reference our two students who scored perfect scores on their ILEARN checkpoints. That's awesome. Uh however, not every student gets that
035done, right? So, we have students who who do struggle with those assessments. We have a ton of data provided by the DOE. We have a ton of data from our checkpoints. We have a ton of resources uh that the DOE is providing us. The challenge is it's a ton. And so, trying to get it to a manageable uh trying to get a system in place and try to make sure that we can get that information into our teachers' hands. So, we didn't have like a great name for it, but the name that kind of came up is is data dives. So, our instructional coaches uh collectively are leading data dives. We have some visitors here. Uh lead leading those data dives at each building where we focus on our checkpoint data. Uh we get real
036standard specific and we look at those resources provided by the DOE. And we're setting up those meetings monthly so that they're not just like emails sent to teachers. We're sitting down with teachers, with our instructional coaches face-to-face, eye-to-eye going through that information. And so, we're ideally hoping that it's again a system that's put in place so that it translates to better scores, better instruction, and ultimately better student growth. So, again, it it's certainly not perfect, but at each building you're building in a system to get to look at that data and go through those resources. As as I move through the chat we'll have here about intervention times, I want to highlight something. The the teamwork that happens between the three of us is incredible and that also carries out across all three of our
037schools. Um it was mentioned earlier that the the years begin to double and I understand I'm on the opposite end of that from our kids earlier. And I I understand your your point, Mr. Langford, but one of the things that I've noticed as those years double is that as collaboration and teamwork improves among leaders, so does results among teachers and kids. And that's one of the things that we're in a real sweet spot with that. I've been here 18 years, I think, and this is the best middle school team yet. These guys are incredible. And we work together often to make sure that what's happening in one school is also happening in the other two schools. We truly believe that our our kids deserve more similar than different. And that's what's powerful about what you're
038seeing here. The intervention time that um we have worked as a team to build differently is necessary because of the data that you saw earlier. We do want a much larger passing percentage than what we saw. We know that our kids are doing really good work relative to the state, but we also believe we can push that even higher. And that comes through hard work in the classroom and that intervention time every day with our kids is really important in that work. One of the things that we spent quite a bit of time this year trying to figure out is how can we change that one and structure, that 35-minute intervention time, to get more kids with our expert teachers. So, right now in the setting that we have, kids are are going to their
039math teacher or their language arts teacher to get additional help during that time. All of the other students are using IXL as a way to improve. What we're trying to do is get more students with more adults and spend a little bit less time on IXL and more direct instruction and more reteaching with our staff. So, we are um moving towards getting our science and social studies teachers helping our language arts and math teachers so that we now have double the number of students getting more one on not one on one, but small group intervention time with students and teachers together and not relying so much on that computer helper. The computer helper is good, but we believe strongly that the the teacher is going to be even better when we can we can do
040that. And so, those are the enhancements that we're tweaking. We're not completely there yet. We don't have the every detail worked out, but that's where we're headed next year, which will allow us to push these scores even better. Thank you. Well, we appreciate having this time to come and share an update with you. And I would echo what Mr. Chapin said. I mean, I was thinking they're not a they used to be a dynamic duo, but now they're a tremendous trio of leaders. And you know, our middle schools are more alike than different. I mean, what happens at North to South to West. And it's because of their collaboration and their commitment to the to excellence. So. Any questions? I had a couple questions. Um the percent passing at South uh 56.4 to 50 50.9.
041Do you think um what was some of the aspects of that? Was it adding 6th grade? I mean, what do you think? No, this is actually just the when we mixed kids up. Mhm. It's really all the same kids. But, when we mixed them up, different kids then are at South. Right. So, I didn't know if there was something else that played a factor into that. >> No, it's really just I mean, different kids are at South now. It's just a little bit different. It's just the same data organized in a different way. >> sorry. Yeah, makes sense. Yeah. Yeah. Makes sense. No, but yeah, that's it's really it's just the same data organized in a different way. And we'll get this year's ILEARN results they're saying in the fall, probably August. Um so, it
042then we'll update this for the next school year. But, this is the same test, same kids, just shifting where they go. Yep. >> But, good noticing. Um and then also I know some teachers have voiced concern over the retesting the ILEARN retesting, how it's a lot. So, I don't know if there's some way if that's been discussed, but maybe pool some more teachers to discuss that because I know that's been kind of an issue with some of the teachers. So, just an idea I thought I'd pass along. Yep. Thank you. One question I had on uh just the other side of the data. So, we talked about the student performance on the checkpoints. Are the current year's checkpoints in line with these percentages? Do we expect that to be similar or higher lower? I know
043I'm asking you to look in a crystal ball, but based off data so far. They offer um a predictive score. So, this is all relatively new to us. We took checkpoints last year, but the some of that predictive data is new to us. But, yes, our we with the I don't know. Can I go back with this thing? >> What do you want to see? Um there is a graph that we used from Yeah, that green, yellow, red one is a graph that we used for lack of a better term, it's a way to kind of track and monitor the progress. So, in that scenario, I can't remember which one I snipped, if it was ML or special ed, but it was, you know, the green is good. It means you're tracking towards goals and
044progress, which our goals are set from uh last year's data at a we each set slightly different, but think like a 5 to 8% increase is our goal. So, so, yeah, we actually get great conversation. And then, if a subcategory uh a grade level, a subject area is lagging, that's the beauty of that, you know, that those data dives, the coalition work as you really can get in there and get a lot of uh voices around the table and dive in to think, "What Why is that? Why What do we need to be doing more of?" And it comes down to, you know, a response to student need and an instructional practice that you might say, "Ooh, it's working over here at South, so maybe we can do that at North, or it's working in
045that classroom, and maybe we need to do more of that in this classroom." So, that's a long-winded way to say, "Yes." Good thing I'll say, um this is the graphic on the right side, the AMS South level up. We've tried to talk with students about how they're growing as well, and putting it in a kid-friendly language. And I think the teachers have done a nice job of saying, "Hey, great job. You leveled up. You went up to the next level." You know, considering below, approaching, at, above, kind of level 1, 2, 3, and 4. And so, getting them to own their data has been a a bigger part of this as well. This is not just a an adult thing, but it's a kid thing, too. Do you have anything to add? Uh I want
046to compliment you for always being so collaborative, um and really seeing the value and the benefit to our students and to our families where that um unification of our three middle schools. There's not a have and a have-not middle school in Avon. They're all equally um challenging and equally uh friendly and rewarding and welcoming. And I that's intentional that you the three of you did that. So, thank you for really making that a part of your day-to-day activity to stay connected with one another and move all of our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders along. Thank you for doing that. Um I also want to compliment your um the collaboration that is evident, I think, in all of your buildings. Um you know, to go into continuous improvement uh when you're a teacher or administrator uh
047uh you know, I've I've done that in business for years, and you're like, "Can we be done? I mean, can we just This is where we are, and this is where we'll stay." But, of course, when it comes to education and the demands that are both given to us and those we impose on ourselves, um that work is never done. So, to create an atmosphere where teachers who are already exceptional in their craft I'm looking at that one right over there. Um are willing to come and learn more and do more and be more as teachers, I think that's really laudable. Um so, thank you for creating and and modeling, obviously, that uh continuous improvement and collaboration that the three of you do, and how that carries over to your buildings. I think it's exceptional.
048All right. Well, thank you, everyone. We'll go ahead and adjourn this meeting. Have a good evening.