District officials reported mixed assessment results: 74.6% of grades 3–8 met/exceeded the ELA benchmark and 72.8% met/exceeded math, both well above state averages; staff emphasized cohort analysis and targeted supports for high-needs students and launched a strategic math review for grades 5–8.

UCP Downtown leaders told the board the school's F grade followed a co‑location technicality with an OCPS Beta program and does not reflect the school's learning gains; UCP presented a detailed SIP focused on ELL gains, reading interventions, professional learning, math practice and attendance supports for high‑needs students.

Superintendent Susan told the board Norwich’s accountability index rose 5.1 points — the district’s largest single‑year gain since 2017–18 — and said Veterans Memorial and Moriarty elementary schools earned Connecticut State Department of Education recognition for growth among high‑needs students.