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Farmington board reviews draft indicators of success and elementary literacy results
Summary
Directors and elementary principals presented a draft district "indicators of success" framework tied to FastBridge screening data, adopted literacy curricula and intervention routines. Principals reported spring-to-spring gains in foundational reading measures while board members pressed for clearer funding and three-year trend reporting.
The Farmington School Board spent the bulk of its meeting on a draft district framework for “indicators of success” and on elementary literacy results, focusing on new assessment data and curriculum changes that district staff say are intended to accelerate reading growth.
Director Busman told the board the draft framework is “part of an interconnected system that flows into building goals and operational plans,” and that it draws heavily on FastBridge screening data for grades K–8 and on TS Gold for pre-K. The presentation described two complementary measures the district will track: students’ risk levels (high risk, some risk, low risk) and student growth percentiles (flat, modest, typical, aggressive).
The indicators-matter section of the presentation links the FastBridge risk bands to percentile ranges: high risk (roughly the 1st–14th percentile), some risk (15th–39th), and low risk (40th percentile and above). FastBridge growth was described using student growth percentiles, with “typical” defined as the 41st–70th percentile and “aggressive” as the 71st–99th percentile. Busman said the district will measure changes…
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