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CFISD trustees hear formative-assessment report showing many students still below grade level; board urges volunteer reading push
Summary
District administrators reported formative-assessment results showing a majority of students who entered fourth grade below grade level remain behind; trustees and staff described targeted interventions, campus plans and a volunteer program to accelerate reading and math gains.
The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District board on Feb. 6 heard a district report on formative-assessment results and plans to accelerate reading and math, with trustees urging greater community volunteering to support campus interventions.
The presentation explained the district’s new system for reporting student progress by month and grade. Dr. Gorey, a district assessment lead, said the reports let campuses and the district “monitor student learning, provide feedback to enhance teaching and learning, identify gaps, and tailor” interventions. She told the board the tool reports grade-and-month benchmarks (for example, 4.1 = fourth grade, first…
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