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Richland 1 presents middle-school assessment results; administrators say predictive tests underpredict proficiency
Summary
District staff told the school board that middle-school students met many growth goals on district formative tests but that predictive benchmarks (MVPAs/STAR) tend to underpredict actual SC Ready outcomes. Administrators flagged concerns about eighth-grade gaps and the new ELA standards and tests.
Dr. Hassinger, speaking for the Office of Teaching and Learning, told the Richland County School District One Board of School Commissioners on April 29 that district formative and predictive assessments show mixed results for middle-school students.
Dr. Hassinger highlighted three assessments the district uses to guide instruction: the STAR benchmark, I‑Ready diagnostic, and the district's MVPA predictive assessments. He said 58.7 percent of students in grades 6–8 met their reading growth goals on district measures; the MVPA prediction of SC Ready proficiency for the same group was 42.5 percent. For mathematics, 56.7 percent met district growth goals and the MVPA proficiency prediction was 29.3 percent.
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