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Board approves $12,500 pilot of Flashlight language benchmarks for English learners
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Marshalltown board approved a district pilot of Flashlight Learning’s benchmark assessment for English learners and discussed a data-management platform (Elevation) to track EL growth.
Marshalltown Community School District approved a $12,500 pilot on Feb. 10 to test Flashlight Learning’s benchmark assessments for English learners and review a data-management platform called Elevation, which district staff say will provide benchmark and progress-monitoring data beyond the once-a-year ELPA21 assessment.
Rachel Inks, the district’s EL coordinator, presented the Lau plan and the district’s LEAP goals for English learners, saying elementary and intermediate buildings exceeded state targets on ELPA21 growth while secondary buildings lagged. Inks described…
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