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Rapid City Area Schools reports strong kindergarten readiness after junior-kindergarten pilot
Summary
District staff told the school board that students who attended a junior-kindergarten pilot last year entered kindergarten better prepared: 27 of 37 assessed students (73%) scored at or above benchmark in fall reading and math. The district is continuing and expanding the pilot to one additional school this year.
Jennifer Roberts, director of teaching, learning and innovation for Rapid City Area Schools, told the board the district’s junior-kindergarten pilot improved kindergarten readiness for participating students.
“When school started this August, 37 of the students who had been in junior kindergarten last year were assessed at the beginning of this year, which was their kindergarten year,” Roberts said. “Our results show that 73 percent of them, 27 of the 37, scored at or above benchmark on the fall kindergarten composite star scores for both reading and…
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