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Taos Municipal Schools reports mid‑year iReady gains and local school initiatives
Summary
District staff presented middle‑of‑year iReady assessment results showing modest gains in reading and math at several campuses and principals highlighted attendance and targeted interventions.
School leaders and district staff presented middle‑of‑year student achievement data, school‑level progress and programs to the Taos Municipal Schools Board of Education on Feb. 19.
At Rancho's Elementary, Principal Madeline Serrano Marmont reported improvements in reading and math: "for reading, our students have gone from 16% to 28% at or above grade level," she said, and cited decreases in the share of students two to three grade levels below. Serrano described targeted interventions, attendance incentives and an upcoming April 9 college and career fair for families.
Nut graf: District staff said iReady short‑cycle results show districtwide movement toward higher proficiency at the middle‑of‑year checkpoint, though several campuses reported lingering gaps and chronic absenteeism remains a focus for interventions.
Taos Cyber Magnet Principal Carlo Martinez described a site‑level plan to expand tutoring and social‑emotional supports after winter break: "The vision for Taos Cyber Magnet is to find a path for each student so that each student can have a promising and successful future," he said. Martinez reported a new language‑arts tutor on staff and higher course pass rates in several subjects, while noting attendance and displacement affected some assessment participation.
District Director of Title and assessment Melissa Eager reviewed iReady results across campuses and said districtwide percentages at or above grade level rose in reading and math from the beginning to the middle of the year. Eager noted the results vary substantially by campus and by cohort and cautioned that small schools can show large percentage swings when one or two students change performance.
Multiple board members and the superintendent praised school staff and highlighted outreach such as Flex Friday pathways, internships and a Taos High career fair held in February that drew more than 40 community organizations. Several board members asked staff to continue work on attendance strategies and to use the district's intervention staff to focus on tier‑3 chronic absenteeism.
Ending: Staff said follow‑up will include continued tutoring, parent outreach on attendance, and plans to present refined spring‑term growth measures at a future meeting.
