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District presents midyear assessment data showing gains in early grades, mixed results later
Summary
District data presented Feb. 11 shows growth on several interim and curriculum-embedded assessments, with higher proficiency in kindergarten and first grade but continued challenges in middle and high school and low percentages of students on track for ACT benchmarks.
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 officials on Feb. 11 presented midyear achievement data that shows improving interim scores in several grades but continued gaps in proficiency at middle and high school levels.
"Tier 1 is considered effective when 80 percent of students reach mastery," Dr. Jonathan Brown, director of assessment and data, told the board as he reviewed curriculum-embedded (tier 1) assessments and nationally normed interim measures such as NWEA and the preACT. The district reported rising median percentiles in NWEA math for most grades compared with last winter, while reading showed mixed results by grade.
The presentation emphasized that tier 1 — district core…
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