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Superintendent reports gains in literacy, attendance and career pathways; Smarter Balanced results remain preliminary
Summary
Superintendent Doctor Negron presented a year‑end report highlighting DIBELS and NWEA gains, preliminary Smarter Balanced growth projections, expanded career pathways and improved attendance and chronic absenteeism metrics.
Superintendent Doctor Negron reported districtwide academic and programmatic gains and outlined priorities and next steps for 2025–26 during the board meeting.
Negron summarized literacy gains measured by DIBELS from mid‑year to end‑of‑year: kindergarten students at or above grade level rose from 30% to 53%; first‑grade students below grade level fell from 56% to 37%; second‑grade students at or above rose from 35% to 47%; and third‑grade students well above grade level doubled from 13% to 26%.
On broader assessments, the superintendent described preliminary local analysis of Smarter Balanced results indicating a projected 0.5 percentage‑point increase in…
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