Tucson Unified School District students are almost back to pre-pandemic English proficiency but will need 'another year or two' to bounce back on math learning progress, officials say.
Genesis Lara Tucson Unified School District students are almost back to pre-pandemic English proficiency but will need"another year or two" to bounce back on math learning progress, administrators told the district board.
People are also reading… During the 2018-2019 school year, the district showed a 33% ELA proficiency among students in grades 3-8. That number dipped to 23% in 2021, and jumped to 27% by the 2021-2022 school year. Sunnyside Unified School District was at the bottom of that list while Catalina Foothills School District was at the top, according to charts TUSD presented Tuesday. TUSD, the largest school district in Pima County, serves about 42,000 students.
In seventh grade, TUSD had an 11% math proficiency while the statewide average was 27%. For ELA, those numbers were 26% for TUSD and 43% statewide. He said part of setting the new goals also means leaders need to figure out how the district could use its resources differently to improve academic achievement.
Board members Jennifer Eckstrom and Shaw suggested the district should increase its partnerships with community organizations that could help with ELA and math tutoring, as well as help provide more one-on-one attention for students. “I just don’t feel like that’s the best way for students to learn,” Eckstrom said. “What are we doing to the mental health of these students if we’re constantly talking about test scores? I think we need to look at that, as well.”
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