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Kyrene board reviews early-literacy data; district doubles down on DIBELS, LETRS and smaller K–2 classes
Summary
At a Dec. data retreat the Kyrene Elementary District reviewed district-assessment results, highlighted growth in kindergarten DIBELS scores and outlined interventions — professional development (LETRS), targeted intervention blocks, intersession support and class-size targets — intended to reach an 85% end-of-year kindergarten benchmark.
The Kyrene Elementary District presented midyear district-assessment data at a board data retreat, telling members the district is aiming to reach an 85% end-of-year benchmark on the DIBELS early-literacy screen for each incoming kindergarten cohort.
The target and how the district plans to reach it were front and center. Superintendent Teneas framed the board retreat as the second review in the district’s annual assessment cycle, and Dr. Christy McDougall, director of assessment and student outcomes, and Carrie Feherty, associate superintendent for Future Ready Schools, walked trustees through DIBELS performance and how the district uses multiple assessments to triangulate student progress.
Board members were given context for the goal: kindergarten baseline proficiency on DIBELS was 74% in 2022–23 and rose to 78% in 2023–24. “We’re starting this year with the kindergarten cohort and if we can maintain 85% each year as that cohort moves up, in 2027–28 that group would be K–3 and meet the…
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