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District reports sizable gains on iReady and Istation diagnostics; staff link results to targeted instruction
Summary
District staff said iReady and Istation diagnostics, administered districtwide for the first time this year, show reading proficiency rising from 12% to 32% and math proficiency from 5% to 25%. Staff attributed gains to data-driven instruction and professional learning.
Mary Beal, the district director of leadership development and accountability, presented interim assessment results showing substantial gains in reading and math after districtwide implementation of iReady diagnostic tools this year.
Beal said reading students at or above grade level increased “from 12% at or above grade level to 32 percent,” an increase she quantified as roughly 1,260 additional students reaching proficiency to date. In math, Beal reported proficiency rose from 5% to 25%, an increase she described as about 1,344 additional students at the proficient level.
Beal emphasized that the diagnostics are computer-adaptive and are given three times per year. She said kindergarten students do not take the first diagnostic until December and that iReady is being used to set both “typical” and “stretch” growth targets; 22% of students had already met stretch growth in reading with roughly 30 school days remaining, she said.
Why it matters: staff said two consecutive years of stretch-growth achievement predicts students catching up to grade level, and administrators described using assessment data to personalize instruction, guide professional learning and plan supports. The district will also transition to a single Spanish-language iReady tool for bilingual classrooms so bilingual teachers can compare results more directly.
Trustees asked about alignment with state assessments and how sites use data with parents. Beal said CAASPP testing remains a next step and that staff plan to time diagnostics and parent conferences to make iReady results a regular discussion item with families.
