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District presents midyear student performance data; principals urged to target grade-level growth
Summary
Elementary and secondary leaders presented midyear reading and math screening results. Elementary screeners showed gains in several grades; secondary mapping (MAP Growth) provided new, near-term achievement and growth data for grades 6'11.
Stillwater Public Schools presented midyear academic screening results to the board, showing measurable gains at many elementary grade levels and the early rollout of MAP Growth screeners across secondary campuses.
Elementary director Diane Fix said district screeners (Istation and IXL) showed reductions in the share of students scoring at the fortieth percentile or below in several grade bands and increases in students at or above the sixtieth percentile. Fix highlighted gains in kindergarten through fifth grade and said the district plans a phased move to the state-adopted Amira screener.
Examples Fix cited (midyear comparisons provided by staff): kindergarten reduced the proportion of students at the fortieth percentile and below from 47% to 40%; first grade decreased the below category from 19% to 10% on IXL and increased on/above-grade-level measures from 77% to 87% in math. Second and third grades showed similar reductions in lower bands and increases in higher bands, with fifth grade showing a rise in the proportion at or above grade level.
Secondary leaders described MAP Growth testing deployed for grades 6'11, with immediate reporting of scores and growth measures. The district said middle-school sites began MAP earlier and served as implementation models for junior high, high school and virtual programs adopted this school year. Presenters noted that block scheduling at the high school creates smaller cohorts for midyear math scoring because students only take the MAP test when they complete a course.
Secondary staff said MAP Growth provides both achievement and growth visuals: students who both meet proficiency and make above-average growth are categorized as leaders; those who show growth but remain below proficiency are considered learners. The district plans to use the screener data for tiered interventions and to inform professional learning communities (PLCs) and curriculum-fidelity efforts.
Board discussion focused on the use of data to set site goals by subgroup and grade, the importance of curricular fidelity and the value of sample furniture and classroom mock-ups to support instructional design at the new high school. Staff said more longitudinal cohort analysis (tracking the same students across years) is forthcoming.
Ending Administrators said they will continue to provide site-level breakdowns and cohort tracking and that the district is piloting Amira as a statewide screener for next year. No action was required; the presentations were informational.
