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Whitnall presents spring ACT and PreACT results showing gains driven by writing scores
Summary
District staff told the school board that spring assessment results show an overall increase in ELA performance driven largely by higher student writing scores; leaders outlined next steps including continued fluency work, targeted interventions and a practice full-length ACT for juniors.
Whitnall School District leaders told the school board on a district update that spring ACT and PreACT results show measurable gains in English/language arts that staff attribute primarily to improved student writing scores.
The results matter because the ACT and preACT are the district's primary college-readiness measures and are used by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for benchmarking. District staff said the writing gains contributed substantially to the higher combined ELA average for the tested cohort and that the district will continue targeted interventions and practice testing to sustain growth.
Dana, a district assessment staff member, presented the data and cautioned that the figures were…
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