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Winter MAP data shows mixed gains; administrators flag high chronic absenteeism at elementary levels
Summary
District officials presented midyear MAP results showing pockets of growth, math intervention progress and ongoing literacy work, and raised alarm at chronic absenteeism — NES first/second-grade data showed nearly one-third chronically absent as of March 1 and an internal count suggested elevated rates across early grades.
District curriculum leaders presented winter MAP assessment results and demographic breakdowns on March 18, showing mixed growth across grades and schools, math intervention gains through targeted programs and a renewed focus on literacy materials — but they also spotlighted a high level of chronic absenteeism among younger students.
Mandy Barsley, director of curriculum for STEM, led the presentation. She described the district’s use of MAP to track growth percentiles and achievement percentiles between fall and winter. Barsley said the district wants fall-to-winter growth to reach about the 61st percentile as a target and noted pockets of progress: some grades showed higher-than-typical growth and math…
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