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Bay City ISD staff report mixed early-grade assessment results, falling pre-K enrollment and work to limit suspensions
Summary
District staff told the board that kindergarten readiness and first-grade reading showed some gains but math results are affected by a statewide assessment redesign; the district is seeing a drop in incoming pre-K students and is tracking attendance and out-of-school-suspension reductions.
District staff presented data on early-grade assessments, enrollment trends and student safety during the Bay City ISD board meeting.
Staff said kindergarten reading readiness improved slightly compared with the prior year, while math results are difficult to compare because the assessment vendor is redesigning the screener and the vendor’s reporting currently shows incomplete data points. The district reported that some math subdomains—measurement and geometry—were not yet reporting full results for the current year. Administrators said they may consider changing the district’s in-class screener next year because the current platform (Amplify, as discussed in the meeting) has produced unreliable or limited data.
Enrollment and attendance: administrators told the…
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