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District presents midyear I‑Ready and PSAT data showing incremental gains; officials call for clearer targets and attendance context
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Beatty reported midyear gains in literacy and math on I‑Ready and PSAT data, highlighted kindergarten progress and cautioned that growth measures are harder midyear because more students are already at grade level; board members asked for explicit goals and attendance‑adjusted analyses.
Detroit Public Schools Community District officials presented midyear assessment data showing incremental improvements in literacy, math, science and social studies on I‑Ready and PSAT indicators, and urged more explicit goals and attendance‑adjusted analyses to better interpret progress.
Superintendent Dr. Beatty told the Academic Committee the district is using I‑Ready for K–8 literacy and math projections into the M‑STEP state test, locally developed science and social‑studies assessments, and PSAT results at the high‑school level. He said midyear…
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