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Midyear update: St. Lucie reports midyear FAST gains, attendance uptick and expanded acceleration access
Summary
Chief of Schools Dr. Craig Sommer told the board that midyear (PM2) FAST progress monitoring shows districtwide gains in reading and math compared with the prior year, attendance improvements equal roughly 350 more students per day, and a large increase in students accessing acceleration opportunities over the last decade.
St. Lucie Public Schools presented midyear academic and attendance data Jan. 28 showing gains in the district’s progress-monitoring (PM2) FAST assessments and continued expansion of accelerated-course access across the district.
Key takeaways: Chief of Schools Dr. Craig Sommer said districtwide reading proficiency (levels 3–5) showed a net increase at the midyear PM2 compared with the same point last year (+5 percentage points overall across assessed grades), and math proficiency was up modestly (+2 points overall). Attendance rose about 1 percentage point districtwide for the semester — an increase Dr. Sommer quantified as roughly 350 more students attending per day compared with the prior year, equating to about…
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