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District interim tests show marked gains in math, administrators say
Summary
District staff reported substantial interim-test growth in math across multiple grades, reductions in the number of students at the lowest achievement level, and ongoing adjustments to testing schedules and requirements; board was told the interim tests are indicators, not final state summative results.
Miss Slayton, district staff member, told the board that spring interim assessment results show significant growth in math for many classes and grades and urged the board to recognize teachers’ work.
She said many teachers had at least 80 percent of their students meet the district’s defined growth targets on interim exams that indicate how students may perform on upcoming state summative tests. She highlighted individual class results she described as “teaching school,” noting examples including 100 percent growth in several classes and multiple teachers with 90-plus percent growth rates.
Slayton emphasized…
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