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District 25 leaders report mixed midyear assessment results; chronic absenteeism rises to about 18%
Summary
DLT reviewed midyear Acadians and I-Ready data showing some gains in math and among special education students but shortfalls against district growth targets; the team flagged chronic absenteeism (≈18%), illness and immigration-related fears as attendance drivers.
District 25 leadership reviewed midyear diagnostic data and progress monitoring during the February DLT meeting and reported mixed results: pockets of growth in mathematics and special education, incremental gains for some subgroups, but the district is not yet meeting its midyear growth targets.
The presenter said the district’s goal was roughly a 5% overall increase this year and 10% growth for subgroups; while some measures improved, those targets had not been met. The presenter noted that, when English-language-learners (children enrolled five months or less) are removed, approximately 79.8% of second-graders were reading on or above grade level, a figure district leaders said still leaves room to grow. The district emphasized decodable-text…
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