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District presents 2025–26 early learning plan; kindergarten literacy target exceeded, K–3 growth goal not met
Summary
Dr. Cody Reitzel, the district's executive director of teaching and learning, presented the state‑approved 2025 early learning plan. He told the board the kindergarten literacy goal was exceeded — 27 points of growth versus a 21‑point target — while the district did not meet its overall K–3 growth goal and plans to target first grade.
Dr. Cody Reitzel, executive director of teaching and learning, presented the district’s 2025 early learning plan at tonight’s school board meeting and reviewed results from the 2024–25 school year.
Reitzel said the district set a kindergarten literacy goal to increase the proportion of students scoring proficient from the beginning to the end of the year by 21 points and “we exceeded that by 6. We ended up with 27 points of growth on that.” He said the district did not meet its overall K–3 growth goal: “So, we did not achieve the overall growth goal that we are hoping for there,” and added that the district will focus some interventions on first grade.
Reitzel told the board he had emailed members an alternative version of the state‑approved document earlier in the day that he believes is “a little bit easier to consume.” He said the plan lays out the district’s comprehensive approach to early literacy and mathematics instruction in grades K–3 and that the presentation would focus on the 2024–25 results.
Why it matters: Early literacy and K–3 growth are used by the district to set goals and design interventions; the presentation documented a marked improvement in kindergarten literacy but a shortfall on the broader K–3 growth metric.
The transcript excerpt shows Reitzel discussing results and goals; it does not record a formal board vote on adoption or approval of the plan in the portion provided.
Ending: Reitzel emphasized reviewing results and setting goals for the coming year; specific next steps or board actions were not recorded in the excerpt.
