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Smithville R-II discusses enrollment gains, teacher retention and i-Ready–MAP correlations
Summary
At a Smithville R-II school board meeting, district leaders reported a net gain of 28 students, described new-teacher retention and shared analysis showing a strong correlation between i-Ready diagnostic scores and state MAP results that the district plans to use for instruction and PLC interventions.
Smithville R-II district leaders reported a net increase of 28 students and presented analysis tying i-Ready diagnostic results to state MAP outcomes during a board meeting. The superintendent and district instructional staff outlined teacher retention figures, professional learning community (PLC) structures and next steps for using assessment data to target instruction.
The superintendent (name not specified) told board members the district is up 28 students on the state count day of 09/24/25 and that the district’s kindergarten class is the smallest since June 2007. He said the district is seeing growth at the elementary level even as enrollment at the high school level has declined, and that the district will monitor short-term trends rather than projecting far into the future.
District academic staff said the district currently has five first-year teachers (four elementary, one middle) and 10 second-year teachers (nine elementary, one middle). The staff highlighted ongoing onboarding labeled “best practice workshops” for first- and…
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