Episode 9 - Understanding the School District Report Card: Growth, Achievement, and the Power of “And”

In this episode of our annual meeting recap series, we take a deep dive into the Wisconsin School District Report Card and what it tells us about Oostburg Schools. Joined by district data expert Amy Bares and Middle School principal and assessment coordinator Sherri Stengel, we explain how report cards are calculated, what growth, achievement, and target group scores mean, and how the report card affirms progress toward our "all students" mission. The conversation highlights Oostburg’s fourth-place ranking statewide, exceptional growth among our lowest-achieving students, and how strong academics, student engagement, and robust extra and cocurricular opportunities work together, not separately, to support all learners.