PSUSD Board Study Session - 10.27.2026

Palm Springs Unified School District Board study session on October 27, 2026, reviewed student achievement indicators and district strategies. The presentation reported minimal growth in English language arts and mathematics, leading the district to recommend an overall determination of not making reasonable progress on those two indicators. The district reported reasonable progress on five of eight achievement indicators, including English learner proficiency, social science, technology, and the arts. Board members discussed school and student-group results, writing assessments, and supports for English learners and students needing additional academic assistance. No vote on the recommendation was recorded in the transcript.

The district described priorities for strengthening Tier 1 instruction, teacher practice, and multi-tiered systems of support, including professional development and assessment use. It also discussed Classtime, an assessment platform whose consultants are supporting teacher training and classroom implementation; no contract award, purchasing decision, contract value, or related spending action was identified. The presentation noted district technology resources, including about 44,500 devices and 12,650 one-to-one Chromebooks, but did not discuss a procurement decision. Overall, no procurement activity was identified.