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District reports MAP and DRA growth; several grade-level cohorts met winter-to-winter targets
Summary
The district's curriculum director and school site leaders reported winter MAP and DRA results showing multiple cohorts met the district's growth targets; site teams described interventions such as spiraled review, targeted small-group instruction and use of supplemental aides.
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District staff reported winter Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and District Reading Assessment (DRA) results to the Board of Trustees, saying several grade-level cohorts met the district's growth targets between winters and that targeted interventions contributed to gains.
Cleo, the district's curriculum director, told the board the MAP report shows cohorts that met the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) goal of a 5 percent increase from winter to winter in the percent of students at or above the 60th percentile. Cleo said, "All data should answer a question, and that's the question we're looking at tonight, which cohorts met that 5% growth." She summarized which cohorts met the target in reading and math and said the data points answer a specific growth question rather than reflecting overall proficiency.
School administrators then highlighted site-level strategies they credit for improvements. River Oaks principals noted daily spiraling and focused interventions for second grade that staff identified during academic conferences; Greer attributed growth to cross-grade collaboration and personalized MAP goals; Lake Canyon described teacher-led targeted interventions and use of supplemental instructional aides under TOSA guidance; Valley Oaks emphasized academic conferences, PDSA (plan-do-study-act) cycles and targeted strategies that led to seven cohorts achieving double-digit percentage growth in some cases.
During public comments on the assessment item, an eighth-grade student, Molly, said extra help from a staff member contributed to her cohort's growth: "we grew so much in math that I've kind of seen is that we have a teacher, Mister Greg, who's put in a lot of work, extra time ... and that, I believe, I myself grew ... at least 5 points for my MAP score." The board acknowledged the contribution of teachers and support staff and said staff will return in May with spring results that report which cohorts met the district's spring-to-spring growth goal.
Why it matters
MAP and DRA results are used by the district to identify cohorts that met specific growth goals and to target interventions. Several principals said the gains were the result of team planning, spiraled review, frequent data analysis and targeted interventions for students who needed additional practice.
What comes next
District staff said they will report spring MAP/DRA results in May to determine which cohorts meet the 10 percent spring-to-spring DRA target and will continue to use academic conferences and data conversations to refine interventions.
