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District reports early gains from seventh‑grade ELA de‑leveling pilot
Summary
Wallingford‑Swarthmore presented early student, teacher and MAP test data from a seventh‑grade ELA de‑leveling pilot. Presenters said most students report manageable challenge levels, teachers observed richer classroom discussion, and average MAP RIT scores rose modestly from fall to winter.
Dr. Leslie Pratt updated the Educational Affairs Committee on the district’s middle‑school ELA de‑leveling pilot at the March 12 meeting, reporting formative student and teacher data after implementing de‑leveling at seventh grade in September 2024.
De‑leveling is defined in district materials as avoiding permanent tracking that limits students’ access to grade‑level expectations. Pratt told the committee the pilot was designed to give all seventh graders access to grade‑level standards and to create a single, shared prep for teachers so instructional goals could be pursued more deeply across the cohort. “All learners should have access to high level experience and to grade level…
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