Anchorage School District
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Math Proficiency: Tips for Families
October 2025 Progress Monitoring: Math Proficiency
During the October School Board meetings, ASD Administration and School Board members reviewed the Math Proficiency Board Goal:
The percentage of grade 8 students proficient in mathematics on the state summative assessment (currently AK STAR) will increase from 34.5% in May 2023 to 41.5% in May 2028.
Goal overall progress: Above Target
What are the School Board Goals?
Early Reading Proficiency, Math Proficiency, and College, Career, Life Ready
Each Board Goal has 3–5 clear Priority Action Steps (PASS) to help everyone stay focused on what matters most.
Why it Matters
When we focus on what works and focus on student needs we raise outcomes for all. This is about ensuring every student has the tools to succeed.
Priority Action Steps
| PRIORITY ACTION STEP |
STATUS
|
| M PASS 1: Strengthen Tier 1 instruction by ensuring consistent use of evidence-based, District-adopted materials and high-leverage instructional practices that support high levels of student learning in grades K–8 and Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II (AGA), with a focus on coherent, standards-aligned instruction and conceptual understanding. | IN DEVELOPMENT |
| M PASS 2: Utilize a research-based MTSS fidelity framework to assess current systems, to ensure timely academic interventions identify gaps in Tier 1–3 implementation and adjust practices to ensure equitable access to academic and behavioral supports to improve outcomes for all students through consistent, data-informed implementation. | IN DEVELOPMENT |
| M PASS 3: Leverage the Professional Learning Community (PLC) structure across all divisions to strengthen instruction and accelerate student learning, with a shared focus on data-driven practices that improve 8th grade math proficiency on AK STAR | IN DEVELOPMENT |