Senate passes Math Counts bill requiring K–6 screeners and tiered interventions
House File 784 passed the Senate 46–1. The bill requires K–6 math screeners three times a year, defines 'persistently at risk' as two consecutive screeners below benchmark, and directs the Department of Education to publish screeners and a statewide math plan by July 1, 2025.
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The Iowa Senate on April 7, 2025, passed House File 784, the governor’s “Math Counts” Act, by a vote of 46–1. The bill requires school districts to screen K–6 students for math proficiency at least three times per school year and to provide tiered interventions for students identified as “persistently at risk.”
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