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Orting reports sizable preliminary SBA gains; district adds UFLI reading program midyear
Summary
District leaders presented preliminary Smarter Balanced assessment results showing notable year-over-year gains and described a midyear rollout of the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) for early grades and related curriculum and scheduling changes.
Orting School District officials told the board Wednesday that preliminary Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) results show meaningful year-over-year gains in reading and math, and described steps the district is taking to sustain that progress, including adoption of an explicit early-literacy program.
Director Steve Brown (title in meeting: presenting director) said preliminary ELA grade-level average growth moved from about 1.6% last year to roughly 7% this year; he also reported math growth reversing a prior negative average and improving districtwide. Brown framed the gains as part of a multi-year effort involving curriculum adoption, new interim assessments and teacher collaboration.
"When we look at our ELA grade level data ... the average growth last year of our…
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