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Principal reports strong I-Ready growth; board asks for student-count breakdowns and state comparisons
Summary
Principal Ron presented spring screening results, explained kindergarten screening changes, and discussed I-Ready and SAS trends. Board members requested numeric student counts, growth-goal reporting (typical vs. stretch), and a state/national comparison for fall benchmarking.
Principal Ron presented spring assessment summaries for math and reading on June 2, including I-Ready diagnostic graphics for grades 1–5 and kindergarten screening practices. He said kindergarten teachers will rely on one-on-one measures such as ESGI rather than I-Ready for the youngest students because the I-Ready items were inconsistent for most kindergartners.
Ron described the three-point reporting used in the materials (fall, winter, spring) and explained the colored tiers: green for on-or-above-grade-level, yellow for within one year of grade level and red for two or more years below grade level. He said the district is “really pleased” with year-to-year growth and preliminary SaaS (state assessment) comparisons, and that fifth-grade math remains a challenging area requiring targeted instructional supports.
Board members asked for clarification about what the I-Ready tiers compare against and whether the district could provide counts of students in each tier in addition to percentages. They also asked for typical-growth and stretch-growth counts (how many students met typical growth goals and how many met stretch goals). Ron agreed to provide additional numeric breakdowns and said the district will share end-of-year I-Ready diagnostic reports with families and hopes to present comparative state and national information in September; he also said staff expect to have some comparative reports available electronically before the fall.
Reading-specific details were provided by the district reading specialist, who reviewed kindergarten screening instruments and flagged one discrepancy in the AcadiA (screening) graphic that the specialist said had been corrected; the principal said kindergarteners are currently meeting benchmark on the corrected screening measure.
No formal board action was taken; the board asked staff to return with additional numeric summaries, growth-goal counts and a comparison to state and national benchmarks when available.
